cocoa butternoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ ˌbʌt.ər/us/ˈkoʊ.koʊ ˌbʌt̬.ɚ/a substance from the cocoa bean that contains a lot of fat and is used in some foods and also in products for the skin and hair
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Fats & oils in food & cooking
- argan oil
- bergamot
- butter
- corn oil
- dripping
- fat
- ghee
- lard
- margarine
- monounsaturated
- oil
- Olestra
- olive oil
- palm oil
- safflower
- shea butter
- trans fat
- unsaturated
- vegetable oil
- virgin
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Examples from literature
- In cocoa, the fat known as cocoa butter amounts to fifty per cent.
- It will come off easy enough if a little cocoa butter is used on it.