Cocoa Butter
oil ingredient
What is it?
Cocoa Butter is an oil or fat ingredient. Graded medium: nutritionally adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout ingredient either way.
Other names on labels: theobroma cacao
At a glance
- Base score
- 0.5 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 0 products
No products in our catalogue currently list this ingredient.
Try another entry in the ingredient glossary.
Common questions about cocoa butter
Is Cocoa Butter good for dogs?
We grade it medium: nutritionally adequate, but not a standout either way. The overall recipe matters more than any single ingredient.
Is cocoa butter safe for dogs?
Cocoa butter is the fat pressed from cacao beans. It is not the same as chocolate and contains much less theobromine, but it is still a rich fat and not a typical ingredient in dog food. If you see it listed, check the recipe as a whole and avoid feeding pure cocoa butter to your dog.
Why is cocoa butter used in dog food?
Cocoa butter adds fat and can improve texture in some recipes. It is not a standard dog food fat source, and because cacao products can be problematic for dogs, many owners prefer foods that use clearly named animal fats or plant oils.
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How many UK dog foods contain cocoa butter?
None of the UK products in our database currently list cocoa butter as an ingredient.
What else is cocoa butter called on labels?
Manufacturers can also list it as theobroma cacao. We match this to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade cocoa butter?
We grade it medium: nutritionally adequate, but nothing special either way. Every ingredient is converted to its dry-matter share and scored from our glossary before a recipe gets its 1-100 rating; the full method is on our methodology page.