カカオバター

also: ココアバター

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Meanings

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noun

cocoa butter; cacao butter; theobroma oil

The edible fat extracted from cocoa beans, used in chocolate making and cosmetics.

カカオ・バター
- カカオバター
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes seen in ingredient lists.
- カカオ・バター
ココアバター
Alternative spelling using ココア; less common but understood.
ココア・バター
- ココアバター
  Rare interpunct variant of the ココア spelling.
- ココア・バター

ココアパウダー
Cocoa powder is the dry solid left after pressing out cocoa butter; it has a different texture and fat content.
カカオマス
Cocoa mass (cocoa liquor) is the ground whole cocoa bean, containing both cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

Loanword from English 'cocoa butter' or 'cacao butter', with the spelling カカオ reflecting 'cacao' and ココア reflecting 'cocoa'.