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cocoa butter
(redirected from Cocoa fat)

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cocoa butter [′kō‚kō ‚bəd·ər]
(materials)
A brown fat obtained from cacao seeds; melts at 30-35°C; used in the manufacture of chocolate, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Also known as cacao butter; oleum theobromatis; theobroma oil.


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The vegetable oils from palm kernel, coconut, and palm, as well as cocoa fat, which are used in some commercial products, contain large amounts of saturated fat.
 
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