cocoa butter

or cacao butter

noun

1. a fatty substance obtained from the seeds of the cacao, used in making soaps, cosmetics, and other products.

cocoa butter

noun

1. a yellowish-white waxy solid that is obtained from cocoa beans and used for confectionery, soap, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocoa butter¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

No success with this so far, but after turning to cocoa butter, there’s surely no shortage of imaginative solutions.

From The Daily Beast

Curious about what occurs on a molecular level during tempering, Marangoni and colleagues focused on the ingredient that gives chocolate its texture — cocoa butter.

From Science News

Removing these minor components from the cocoa butter and adding them back in one by one allowed the researchers to figure out each component’s role during tempering.

From Science News

A little more than 50 percent of the paste is cocoa butter, which is extracted and saved to add to the chocolate later.

From The Daily Beast

Chocolate contains a non-volatile fat (cocoa butter) in large amount, and should be classed as a food as well as a beverage.

From Project Gutenberg

One-half the weight of the cocoa-bean consists of a fat called "cocoa-butter," from its resemblance to ordinary butter.

From Project Gutenberg

This pressure removes a part of an oily substance known as "cocoa butter."

From Project Gutenberg

I suggested, scenting mischief as well as cocoa butter in the air, since the usually tactful Dee was on the war-path.

From Project Gutenberg

She and Dum hated the odor of cocoa butter, declaring it made their room smell like an apothecary's shop.

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