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cocoa butter
cocoa butter The fat from the cocoa bean, used in chocolate manufacture and in pharmaceuticals; it has a low sharp melting point, between 31 and 35 ° C, so it melts in the mouth; mostly 2‐oleopalmitostearin.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "cocoa butter." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "cocoa butter." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cocoabutter.html DAVID A. BENDER. "cocoa butter." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cocoabutter.html |
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cocoa butter
co·coa but·ter • n. a fatty substance obtained from cocoa beans and used esp. in the manufacture of confectionery and cosmetics. |
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"cocoa butter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cocoa butter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cocoabutter.html "cocoa butter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cocoabutter.html |
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cacao butter
cacao butter See cocoa butter.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "cacao butter." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "cacao butter." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cacaobutter.html DAVID A. BENDER. "cacao butter." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cacaobutter.html |
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