cocoa butter
noun
variants
or less commonly cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans
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These products use compound coatings made with vegetable oils such as palm oil and shea oil instead of cocoa butter.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Those products use compound coatings made with vegetable oils such as palm oil and shea oil instead of cocoa butter.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The March 4 blast at the Savita Naturals cocoa butter processing plant sent eight people to hospitals.
—Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Formulated with amaranth protein, cocoa butter, hemp seed oil, moringa oil, rice protein and babassu oil, the product doubles as a detangler and a heat protectant.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Those products use compound coatings made with vegetable oils such as palm oil and shea oil instead of cocoa butter.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The March 4 blast at the Savita Naturals cocoa butter processing plant sent eight people to hospitals.
—Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Formulated with amaranth protein, cocoa butter, hemp seed oil, moringa oil, rice protein and babassu oil, the product doubles as a detangler and a heat protectant.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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