cacao butter

noun

variant of cocoa butter

: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans

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This particular bar weighs in at 81% cacao and has a remarkable fatty smoothness from an abundance of cacao butter. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026 The ingredients list being as short as organic cacao, organic cane sugar and organic cacao butter, makes for the majority of the bars to be vegan-friendly and others keto-friendly with only being sweetened by monk fruit, a zero calorie sweetener. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Cacao butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cacao%20butter. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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cacao butter

variant of cocoa butter

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