Tag: Unrefined cocoa butter

Extracted from the cocoa bean, refined cocoa butter is a highly stable vegetable fat that undergoes a process to remove its strong aroma and color. The result is a versatile ingredient prized in cosmetics and confectionery for its neutral properties and functional performance.

Cocoa butter, the fat pressed from cocoa beans, is polymorphic, meaning it can solidify into six different crystal forms. Fundamentally, there are two primary types of cocoa butter available on the market, distinguished mainly by their processing method and resulting characteristics, but further variations exist for specific applications.