Whole Cocoa Butter
What is Whole Cocoa Butter?
Cocoa butter is the natural fat found in cocoa beans. It is extracted from the cocoa bean during the process of making chocolate and cocoa powder. It has a mild chocolate flavor and aroma.
Is Whole Cocoa Butter vegan?
Whole Cocoa Butter is not animal-derived. Products that contain it can still include other animal-derived ingredients, so check the full ingredient list.
Is Whole Cocoa Butter gluten-free?
It does not contain gluten.
Is Whole Cocoa Butter a major allergen?
Cocoa butter is not derived from any of the 9 FDA major allergens.
What is Whole Cocoa Butter used for?
Cocoa butter is used as a fat in chocolate confections to give them a smooth texture and melt-in-your-mouth quality.
Is Whole Cocoa Butter safe?
Cocoa butter is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA for food use.
Why it's used
Cocoa butter is used as a fat in chocolate confections to give them a smooth texture and melt-in-your-mouth quality. It's also used in baked goods, ice cream coatings, and some lotions and cosmetics.
Health notes
Cocoa butter is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA for food use. It is primarily composed of saturated and monounsaturated fats. The FDA has not set specific upper intake limits for cocoa butter. JECFA and EFSA have evaluated cocoa and cocoa products, but specific evaluations for cocoa butter as a distinct ingredient with numerical limits are not readily available in public summaries.
Allergen info
Cocoa butter is not derived from any of the 9 FDA major allergens. It does not contain gluten.
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