Cocoa butter

Cocoa butter (CAS 8002-31-1), also known as theobroma oil, is a natural vegetable fat extracted from cocoa beans.

Where is Cocoa butter used?

• Confectionery: primary structuring fat in chocolate, controlling snap, gloss and mouthfeel in bars and coatings
• Cosmetics: emollient base
• Lip balms, body butters and skin creams: solid-to-liquid transition at skin temperature delivers a characteristic skin-feel
• Pharmaceuticals: suppository base with a sharp, consistent melting point for controlled drug release
• It also functions as a binder and coating agent in tablet manufacturing and medicated confectionery.

Commercial specifications

• Standard grades include food-grade, FCC, BP and Ph. Eur.
• Deodorized and natural variants; refined and unrefined options; organic-certified material