UTZ Certified Pure Cocoa Butter
How many times have you heard people talk about cocoa butter but don't know what it is and how it works? Understanding that, Cocoa Trong Duc would like to introduce to you some information about cocoa butter - the current UTZ standard ingredient.
What is Cocoa Butter?
Cocoa Butter is an organic fat extracted from cocoa fruit that contains many vitamins, fatty acids, natural antioxidants and a variety of minerals beneficial to health.
Cocoa butter is widely used in food processing such as baking, chocolate and is a common active ingredient in cosmetics such as creams, lipsticks, etc.
How is cocoa butter extracted?
In order to keep the taste and complete nutrients, the cocoa butter extraction process has to go through many stages and is carefully monitored as follows:
Step 1: Harvest the cocoa fruit and separate the seeds.
Step 2: Roast and press to separate cocoa butter.
Step 3: The rest continues to be used to process pure cocoa powder.
What nutrients does cocoa butter include?
With the nutrients contained in the ingredients, cocoa butter has many effects on human health. So, specifically, what nutrients does cocoa butter include?
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), one tablespoon (tbs) or 13.6 grams (g) of cocoa butter contains the following nutrients:
- 120 calories.
- 13.6 grams of fat.
Besides, in Cocoa Butter also contains Vitamin K and Vitamin E.
What are the uses of pure Cocoa Butter?
Cocoa butter has a number of main uses such as ingredients in beauty products, ingredients in food technology and effects on human health.
Cocoa butter has a beauty effect
With ingredients including antioxidants and many nutrients Vitamin K, Vitamin E cocoa butter has a particularly good effect on skin, so it is widely used in cosmetics.
Some of the beauty benefits of Cocoa Butter can be mentioned as:
Lotion
With fatty acids in the ingredients, cocoa butter helps to provide moisture to help the skin be naturally moisturized, improve elasticity, form a protective layer to help prevent dry, cracked skin in cold weather.
Cocoa butter is used in many creams to help reduce wrinkles, increase smoothness, and rosy skin.
Balm
Similar to the use of skin care, the active ingredient in cocoa butter helps keep lips from chapping, keeps lips soft and limits swallowing chemicals in lipstick into the body.
Prevent stretch marks
Preventing stretch marks, fading scars is one of the special uses of Cocoa Butter. That explains why cocoa butter is recommended by doctors during pregnancy and after giving birth to limit skin radiance.
Although not scientifically verified, with 100% pure cocoa bean ingredients, cocoa butter is not harmful to the health of mother and fetus.
Anti aging skin
With natural plant compounds (phytochemicals) in the ingredients, cocoa butter works to protect the skin from UV rays in the sun, improve blood flow to the skin and slow down the aging process. skin.
Cocoa Butter has health benefits
With the nutritional ingredients in cocoa butter, it helps to relax the mind and has a positive effect on people. Some substances in cocoa butter also help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Cocoa Butter for Cakes and Chocolate
Cocoa butter is used by many famous restaurants and chefs in the world as an ingredient for making cakes and high-class chocolates.
Notes when using Cocoa Butter
Choose cocoa butter of clear origin
This is an important factor when purchasing and using Cocoa Butter. Should choose a reputable address to buy cocoa butter at supermarkets, distribution agents with clear origin. The simplest way to identify quality cocoa butter is by taste. The more natural the taste, the better the aroma, the better the quality, without the accompanying oil smell (proving that cocoa butter is not mixed).
Use in moderation
Anything too much is not good, using too much cocoa butter can create unhealthy side effects. Only use a sufficient amount commensurate with the volume of baking powder or chocolate to achieve the best effect.
Store cocoa butter properly
When the temperature is lower than 20°C Cocoa butter is often brittle and breaks easily. At a temperature of 30-32°C, the butter will soften and 35 -37°C is the melting point of the butter. Therefore, it is necessary to store Cocoa butter at a reasonable temperature, to avoid spoilage when using. use.
Where to buy Cocoa Butter?
Cacao Trong Duc is proud to be a supplier of 100% pure cocoa butter and pure cocoa powder products with a nationwide dealer network. Trong Duc Cacao is committed to providing 100% pure products, without mixing impurities or additives.