Cocoa Butter, also called theobroma oil, is a pale-yellow, edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is used to make chocolate as well as some ointments, toiletries, and pharmaceuticals. Cocoa butter has a cocoa flavorand aroma. Its best known attribute is its melting point just below human body temperature. Cocoa butter is a major ingredient in practically all types of chocolates(white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate). This application continues to dominate consumption of cocoa butter. Cocoa butter can be found on sale as an ingredient in most supermarkets, and the process of preparing small amounts of chocolate from cocoa butter and cocoa powder means that the practice of making chocolate at home has become relatively popu
Function of Cocoa Butter
1.Cocoa butter is the major ingredient in the commercial production of both white chocolate and milk chocolate. This application continues to dominate consumption of cocoa butter. Pharmaceutical companies exploit cocoa butter's physical properties. As a nontoxic solid at room temperature that melts at body temperature, it is considered an ideal base for medicinal suppositories.
2.Cocoa butter is one of the most stable fats known, a quality that coupled with natural antioxidants that prevent rancidity, grants it a storage life of two to five years. The velvety texture, pleasant fragrance and emollient properties of cocoa butter have made it a popular ingredient in products for the skin, such as cosmetics, soaps and lotions. 3.The moisturizing abilities of cocoa butter are frequently recommended for prevention of stretch marks in pregnant women, treatment of chapped skin and lips, and as a daily moisturizer to prevent dry, itchy skin. However, the largest clinical study regarding the effects of cocoa butter on stretch marks in pregnant women found that results were no different from placebo.
Application OF Cocoa Butter
1. When cocoa butter applied in food field, it is mainly used for drinks, manufacturing chocolate, candy, pastry, ice cream and other food.
2. When cocoa butter applied in health product field, it is used to lose weight. And it is popular among women.
3. When cocoa butter applied in pharmaceutical field, it can be used as cough medicine.
