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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Cacao comes from a tropical South American evergreen tree, from which chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter originate.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
The cocoa butter and sandalwood in the base give it this fluffy, comforting quality that keeps it from being one-dimensional.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Jan. 2026
The higher the cocoa butter content, the longer the chocolate will last, but even an unopened bar of Halloween chocolate is typically fine past its expiration date.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Shea butter and cocoa butter are thick and great ingredients that generally can’t be overused.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2025
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
The cocoa butter and sandalwood in the base give it this fluffy, comforting quality that keeps it from being one-dimensional.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Jan. 2026
The higher the cocoa butter content, the longer the chocolate will last, but even an unopened bar of Halloween chocolate is typically fine past its expiration date.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Shea butter and cocoa butter are thick and great ingredients that generally can’t be overused.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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