What is cocoa butter?

What is cocoa butter?

Cocoa butter is the fat present in cocoa beans . Approximately 50% of the content of cocoa beans is butter which is extracted during the production of cocoa powder. Cocoa butter is the essential ingredient for chocolate to have the right shine and texture.

Already in the time of the Mayans and Aztecs, cocoa butter was used to soften cocoa-based drinks and it was also used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. These people cured sunburn and hydrated their lips and skin. .

''The cocoa butter that we find at Casa Perris is obtained from cocoa beans grown in an artisanal way in Peru''

The process of obtaining cocoa butter is done using low-aggressive and cold techniques to keep its properties unchanged and preserve the authentic aroma and flavor of the butter.

What benefits does cocoa butter bring us?

Casa Perris cocoa butter can be used as food and as a cosmetic. We must keep in mind that cocoa butter is solid until 32-35ºC, when it begins to melt.

Cutaneous use:

Cocoa butter contains vitamin E, which prevents skin aging and helps rehydrate it . It also helps soothe irritated skin due to dermatitis or eczema. We can apply a facial or body mask of melted cocoa butter and massage gently.

Alimentary use:

Cocoa butter is a vegetable fat rich in minerals such as magnesium, which gives us energy, zinc, which regulates the immune system, chromium, which helps regulate blood sugar, and iron, which prevents fatigue and tiredness and promotes oxygenation of the body.

Cocoa butter is used, especially in pastries , to make chocolate fluid, make it more malleable and provide it with a shiny finish using the tempering technique. Cocoa butter is also used to give shine to liquid chocolate and to make shiny coatings and coatings on cakes and desserts.

Depending on the degree of fluidity we want to obtain, we will add more cocoa butter to the chocolate or less.