What is Cocoa butter?
[[Image:Cocoa butter p1410148.JPG|thumb|Cocoa butter]] '''Cocoa butter''', also called '''theobroma oil''', is the pale-yellow, pure [[vegetable fat]] of the [[cacao]] bean. It is used to make solid chocolate bars, and mixed with [[cocoa powder]] to make solid pieces of chocolate. Cocoa butter is removed from the cacao beans and can be used to make [[chocolate]], [[pharmaceuticals]], [[ointment]]s, and [[toiletries]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9024603/cocoa-butter |title=Cocoa butter -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia |work=Britannica Encyclopedia article |date=July 1998 |accessdate=2007-09-10}}</ref> Cocoa butter has a mild chocolate [[flavor]] and [[Odor|smell]]. It is one of the most stable fats known. ==References== {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Food ingredients]]