Chocolate & Cocoa
Cocoa Butter
Overview
Why use cocoa butter?
Cocoa butter is pure fat pressed from cocoa beans, the ingredient that gives chocolate its melt-in-the-mouth texture. It carries small amounts of vitamin E and vitamin K, but at 884 kcal and 100 g of fat per 100 g it belongs in the cooking-fat column of your diet, used in modest amounts.
Good to know: One tablespoon delivers 8.1 g of saturated fat, about 41% of the daily value, so use it sparingly if you are watching saturated fat intake.
Stable cooking fat
Its high saturated content makes cocoa butter resistant to oxidation, so it keeps well and holds up to gentle heat without turning rancid quickly.
Some vitamin K
Cocoa butter supplies 24.7 micrograms of vitamin K per 100 g, about 21% of the daily value, a nutrient needed for normal blood clotting and bone proteins.
A little vitamin E
With 1.8 mg per 100 g (12% DV), it contributes vitamin E, a fat-soluble antioxidant that helps protect cell membranes from oxidative damage.
Overview drafted with AI from USDA FoodData Central figures. For education, not medical advice.
Nutrition facts
What’s in cocoa butter?
Calories
884kcal
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
100g
Fiber
0g
Sugars
0g
Vitamins
- Vitamin E1.8 mg12%
- Vitamin K25 µg21%
% Daily Value is based on FDA reference amounts for adults. Bars cap at 100%.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, “Oil, cocoa butter” (SR Legacy, FDC ID 171421).View the USDA record ↗ (opens in a new tab).