Whats cocoa butter and whats its health effect?
Cocoa butter is a natural, yellowish-white vegetable fat extracted from cocoa beans. Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature and very stable. It is used to add smoothness and flavor in some foods, including chocolate. Cocoa butter has significant amounts of saturated fats, but a main fatty acid is stearic acid which has been shown in studies not to raise blood cholesterol levels like other saturated fats. However, foods containing cocoa butter can be high in calories as well as butterfat and sugar; therefore you should consider them as treats that you eat only once in a while.
