cocoa butter
variants: or less commonly cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans
Recent Examples on the Web
//They are made possible by new technologies that, for example, whip coconut oil and cocoa butter into tiny globules of white fat that give the Beyond Burger the marbled appearance of ground beef.
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Julia Moskin, New York Times, "How Do the New Plant-Based Burgers Stack Up? We Taste-Tested Them," 22 Oct. 2019
//The company reformulated its product last summer, adding bits of coconut oil and cocoa butter that emulate the white fat flecks that give ground beef flavor and juice.
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Emily Heil, Washington Post, "Impossible vs. Beyond: We tested cook-at-home versions to see who makes a better vegan burger," 3 Oct. 2019
//Formulated with avocado oil to hydrate, cocoa butter to soften, and shea butter to protect from further dehydration, this rich eye cream acts as the perfect barrier against the arid air in the cabin.
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Andrea Cheng, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Skin Care Routine For Your Next Flight: A Step-By-Step Guide," 30 Aug. 2019
//Finally,, the truffle is spray painted with colors made with cocoa butter.
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Adriana Ramirez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This Port Washington candy shop goes through more than 6,000 pounds of chocolate each year," 26 July 2019
//The combinations frequently change, but one of her stellar creations is a small orb filled with milk chocolate ganache infused with Guinness and enrobed in dark chocolate, its exterior an inky colored cocoa butter.
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Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, "It’s time to enjoy Tick Tock Chocolates," 1 July 2019
//The new product announcement comes a week after Beyond Meat introduced a new patty that uses coconut oil and cocoa butter to create a marbling effect to make the texture mimic real meat more closely.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "Beyond Meat will start making 'ground beef'," 17 June 2019
//For Atoma, designer Alexandra Genis created 3D models of spices’ molecular compounds using cocoa butter.
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Diana Budds, Curbed, "The most bizarre and brilliant projects from a Dutch design fair," 5 Nov. 2018
//The liquid that comes out of this process becomes the cocoa butter used to make your favorite chocolate bar; any residue is turned into cocoa powder.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Chocolate has an even earlier origin than we thought, new study finds," 29 Oct. 2018
First Known Use of cocoa butter
1868, in the meaning defined above
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