Editing Cocoa butter (section)

{{short description|Pale-yellow, edible fat extracted from the cocoa bean}}
{{redirect-distinguish|Coco butter|coconut butter}}
{{For|the Alicia Keys song|Here (Alicia Keys album)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox oils
 |name=Cocoa butter
 |image=Cocoa butter p1410148.JPG
 |imagesize=
 |caption=Raw cocoa butter
 |composition=
 |fat=
 |water=
 |solids=
 |sterols=
 |fatcomposition=y
 |sat=57–64%:<br /> [[stearic acid]] (24–37%), [[palmitic acid]] (24–30%), [[myristic acid]], (0–4%), [[arachidic acid]] (1%), [[lauric acid]] (0–1%)
 |interster=
 |trans=
 |unsat=36–43%
 |monoun=29–43%:<br />[[oleic acid]] (29–38%), [[palmitoleic acid]] (0–2%)
 |polyun=0–5%:<br />[[linoleic acid]] (0–4%),<br />[[Alpha-Linolenic acid|α-Linolenic acid]] (0–1%)
 |o3=
 |o6=
 |o9=
 |properties=y
 |energy_per_100g={{convert|3699|kJ|kcal}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://convert-to.com/656/cocoa-butter-conversion-and-nutrition.html |title=Cocoa butter amounts converter |publisher=Convert-to.com |date= 15 August 2011|accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref>
 |melt={{convert|34.1|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, {{convert|35|-|36.5|C|F}}
 |boil=
 |smoke=
 |roomtemp= solid
 |sfi20= 
 |sg20=
 |visc20=
 |refract=1.44556–1.44573
 |iodine=32.11–35.12, 35.575
 |acid=1.68
 |sapon=191.214, 192.88–196.29
 |unsapon=
 |reichert=
 |polenske=
 |kirschner=
 |shortening=
 |peroxide=
}}

'''Cocoa butter''', also called '''theobroma oil''', is a pale-yellow, edible [[Vegetable oil|fat]] extracted from the [[cocoa bean]] (''Theobroma  cacao''). It is used to make [[chocolate]], as well as some [[ointment]]s, [[toiletries]], and [[pharmaceuticals]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9024603/cocoa-butter |title=Cocoa butter |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |date=July 1998 |accessdate=10 September 2007}}</ref> Cocoa butter has a cocoa [[Flavoring|flavor]] and [[aroma]]. Its melting point is slightly below human body temperature. It is an essential ingredient of chocolate and related confectionary products. Cocoa butter does not contain [[butter]] or other animal products; it is [[veganism|vegan]].<ref>{{cite web|last= Adams |first= Ashley |title= Is Cocoa Butter Vegan and Dairy-Free? |date= August 12, 2019 |accessdate= January 30, 2024 |website= The Spruce Eats |publisher= [[Dotdash Meredith]] |url= https://www.thespruceeats.com/is-cocoa-butter-dairy-free-1000939}}</ref>