cocoa butter

noun

variants or less commonly cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans

Examples of cocoa butter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sade Baron’s cocoa butter and sweet almond oil All Moi Multipurpose Balm comes in a small stick that can be tucked in a back pocket. Eimear Lynch Monica Khemsurov Kurt Soller Gisela Williams Caitie Kelly Elissa Suh, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 She’s used white chocolate and colored cocoa butter to create the festive mold. Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024 White chocolate combines milk, sugar, and cocoa butter. USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 And yes, the dark chocolate really does taste like dark chocolate, despite using palm oil instead of cocoa butter for its fat, presumably for better flow. Sean Hollister, The Verge, 17 Feb. 2024 When chocolate is first melted, the cocoa butter’s fat crystals melt completely. Eric Kim, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024 No more dry patches or itchiness for your pup, as the balm's blend of moisturizing cocoa butter, shea butter, and vitamin E will leave their skin nourished and hydrated. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2023 His obscenely fudgy double-chocolate brownies are one example of what a few tablespoons of that fat can do to enhance the effect of the chocolate’s cocoa butter. Charlotte Druckman, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024 Baby Bum's Mineral Sunscreen Lotion is formulated with ultra-hydrating ingredients including coconut oil, cocoa butter, and shea butter to keep their skin soft and healthy. Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 1 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cocoa butter was in 1868

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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cocoa butter

noun
: a pale fat obtained from cacao beans

Medical Definition

cocoa butter

noun
variants or cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories

called also theobroma oil

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