What is cocoa butter made of?

Question

((ex. sugar is made from sucrose))

Answer 1

Cocoa butter the eatable natural fat/oil of the cacao bean, which is extracted during the process of making chocolate and cocoa powder. It only has a mild chocolate flavor and smell. Cocoa Butter is what they use to make White Chocolate.

Answer 2

From bean to mass
The processing of raw cocoa beans into cocoa mass contains a number of stages. Before arrival at the factory the raw cocoa beans have been fermented and dried, while during transhipment the first quality control has taken place in port. On arrival at the processing factory the beans are subjected to an other thorough inspection, thereafter to be cleaned, mixed into the desired blend, fragmented and stripped of their husks. What remains is the inner part of the kernel, called ‘nib’. The nibs are heat-treated to eliminate possible bacteria ans subsequently roasted and ground into a liquid cocoa mass. The nibs are alkalized before, during or after the roasting process. This determines the colour and taste of the cocoa mass, which, as an intermediate or semi finished product, is supplied to the chocolate industry and is also basis for the production of cocoa powder and cocoa butter.

From mass to butter
Fat is pressed out of the cocoa mass under high pressure (up to 550 kg/sq.cm). The butter is subsequently filtered, to remove the last remnants of solid cocoa ingredients. The manufacturer supplies the cocoa butter in liquid form in tankers, or in solidified form in cardboard boxes. This product is an important ingredient of chocolate.

If the client so wishes, cocoa butter can be made odourless by means of steam and vacuum extraction. The chocolate industry’s demand is usually for cocoa butter with a neutral taste. Cocoa butter is also used in the production of cosmetics and toiletries.

Answer 3

Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is the edible natural fat of the cacao bean, extracted during the process of making chocolate and cocoa powder. Cocoa butter has only a mild chocolate flavor and aroma. It is the only cacao component used in the confection called white chocolate.

Cocoa butter is one of the ingredients used to make real chocolate. It has a melting point of around 34 to 38 degrees Celsius (93 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit), rendering chocolate a solid at room temperature that readily melts once inside the mouth.

Cocoa butter is one of the most stable fats known, containing natural antioxidants that prevent rancidity and give it a storage life of two to five years, making it a good choice for non-food products. The smooth texture and sweet fragrance of cocoa butter make it a popular ingredient in cosmetics and skin care products, such as soaps and lotions. It has been said to enhance a suntan and help fade the appearance of scars and stretch marks, although its effectiveness is uncertain. Less commonly, it has been used as an excipient in rectal suppositories.

Cocoa Butter has α, γ, β', and β crystals, with melting points of 17, 23, 26, and 35–37 °C respectively. The production of chocolate typically uses only the β crystal for its high melting point. A uniform crystal structure will result in smooth texture, sheen and snap.

Answer 4

Cocoa butter is the natural, cream colored vegetable fat extracted from cocoa beands during the process of making chocolate and cocoa powder. It's used to add smoothness and flavor in some foods (including chocolate) and in making cosmetics and soaps.

Answer 5

Cocoa butter: Theobroma cacao Seed butter

To make it into a creame , minearl oil, purfied water, beeswax, paraffin, sodium borate, lanolin and alcohol and frangrance are added.

I LOVE Cocoa butter!!!!

Answer 6

cocoa butter

Answer 7

Cocoa butter is the creamy, rich fat obtained from the seeds of the cocoa plant.

Answer 8

cocoa beans

Answer 9

now i am not a cook so i could be wrong but i beleave it is ...cocoa and butter

Answer 10

One source of the Cocco seed, choclate liquor is another.