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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9417
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9417
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "cocoa butter." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service  17 May 2005 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "cocoa butter." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service  17 May 2005 .
  
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: cocoa butter: density=0.89-0.91; melting point = 34.1; iodine value=36.5; saponification  value = 193.8; refractive index=01.4568
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: cocoa butter: density=0.89-0.91; melting point = 34.1; iodine value=36.5; saponification  value = 193.8; refractive index=01.4568

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Description

A yellowish-white solid with a chocolate odor and taste. Theobroma oil is extracted from roasted cacao beans (Theobroma cacao). It primarily contains glycerides of stearic, palmitic, oleic, arachidic, and linoleic acids. Theobroma oil is used in the manufacture of chocolates and soaps.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Theobroma cacao; cacao butter; cocoa butter; aceite de teobroma (Esp.); burro di cacao (It)

Other Properties

Soluble in hot ethanol, ether and chloroform. Insoluble in water.

Saponification no. = 188-195; Iodine no. = 35-43.

Melting Point 30-35
Density 0.858-0.864
Refractive Index 1.4537-1.4585

Hazards and Safety

Combustible.

Authority

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9417
  • Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "cocoa butter." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 17 May 2005 .
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: cocoa butter: density=0.89-0.91; melting point = 34.1; iodine value=36.5; saponification value = 193.8; refractive index=01.4568

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