Benefits of Cocoa Butter And Its Side Effects

Cocoa butter is also known as theobroma oil. It is pale-yellow in colour. It is an edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It has a cocoa flavour and aroma and is mainly known for its melting point which is just below human body temperature.

Cocoa butter contains antioxidants and a number of fatty acids like stearic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, arachidic acid and lauric acid. It reatins a lot of healthy fats found in cocoa beans.

Cocoa butter is the main ingredient in all types of chocolate. Pharmaceutical companies also use it widely as it is an ideal base for medicinal suppositories.

Even though cocoa butter has many benefits, it is still high in fat and calories. It must be consumed with caution if a person is suffering from obesity or trying to reduce caloric intake.

Cocoa beans are native to South and Central America as well as the Caribbean from where they are harvested. Cocoa butter is obtained from whole cocao beans in factories all over the world.