Cocoa Butter

How can Cocoa Butter benefit me?

COCOA BUTTER IS VERY HEALTHY FOR THE HUMAN BODY IF CONSUMED IN MODERATION. IT’S CONSIDERED A HEART-HEALTHY FAT AS IT’S HIGH IN MONOUNSATURATED AND POLYUNSATURATED FATS. HEALTHY FATS NOT ONLY SUPPORT YOUR BRAIN HEALTH, BUT THEY ALSO BOOST YOUR MOOD AND CAN EVEN HELP LOWER BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS.
IT’S ALSO A GOOD SOURCE OF MAGNESIUM, IRON AND VITAMIN E. MOREOVER, COCOA BUTTER IS PACKED WITH POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANTS FLAVANOLS. ANTIOXIDANTS HELP LOWER INFLAMMATION IN THE BODY AND SUPPORT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
BUT AS WE LEARNT IN THE SECTION ABOVE, ALL OF THESE HEALTH BENEFITS ARE FOUND IN THE NON-DEODORISED VARIETY. THE INJECTION OF STEAM TO DESTROY THE FLAVOURS AND ODOURS ALSO DESTROYS THE NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS AND OTHER NUTRIENTS.

The COCONUTA difference

The high demand for cocoa butter, which is used in many fields (cosmetology, cooking and medicine), inspired us to expand the range of “Coconuta”.
On the market, cocoa products are offered in a different assortment. The most valuable is virgin cocoa butter, obtained by pressing cocoa beans. There are a lot of ingredients obtained by a chemical method on the market, therefore this affects the quality of the oil itself in a bad way. In the production of cocoa butter brand “COCONUTA” products are made from the best varieties of cocoa beans in Ghana.
The COCONUTA brand offers cocoa butter based on high quality cocoa beans (Ghana), as evidenced by the fatty acid composition. It has ideal microbiological characteristics and retains all its beneficial properties. The bright taste and naturalness of the product has received well-deserved reviews from cosmetologists.
We control all stages of production: from purchasing to sales and monitor the quality of the supplied goods.

The History of Cocoa Butter

THE COCOA TREE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE DAWN OF MAN. THE FIRST RECORDINGS OF THE COCOA TREE COME FROM BEFORE 1000 B.C. THE SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO USE THE COCOA TREE. BUT THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CIVILIZATIONS WERE THE BIGGEST USERS OF CHOCOLATE. IT WOULD BECOME THE STAPLE OF MAYAN CIVILIZATION.
THE MAYANS WERE THE FIRST CIVILIZATION TO CULTIVATE THE COCOA TREE. IT WAS CALLED XOCOATL BY THE MAYANS.
IT IS COMMON LEGEND THAT THE COCOA BEAN WAS A SACRED GIFT FROM THE MAYAN AND AZTEC GODS. COCOA BEANS WERE ALSO THE CURRENCY OF THE AGE IN MAYAN CIVILIZATION.
LEGEND ALSO SAYS THAT MONTEZUMA DRANK 50 GOBLETS OF CHOCOLATE DRINK A DAY. COCOA IS A LAXATIVE.COCOA BUTTER’S PAST DATES BACK IN MILLENNIUMS BUT ONLY RECENTLY HAS THE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF COCOA BUTTER BEEN REVEALED. NOW, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE USE COCOA TO HEAL THEIR SKIN OR JUST RELAX.

What is Cocoa butter made of?

CACAO BUTTER IS MADE FROM COCOA BEANS, WHICH ARE THE SEEDS OF THE THEOBROMA CACAO TREE. BUTTER ISN’T PRESSED FROM THE RAW BEANS, INSTEAD, THEY ARE FIRST FERMENTED, DRIED, ROASTED AND CRACKED TO CREATE CACAO NIBS.
THESE NIBS ARE THEN GROUND INTO A THICK PASTE KNOWN AS COCOA LIQUOR.
THE NIBS AND COCOA LIQUOR ARE PRESSED, WHICH SEPARATES THE SOLID CONTENT FROM THE FAT (THE CACAO BUTTER). THE SOLID CONTENT GOES ON TO BECOME COCOA POWDER.

Where does Cocoa butter come from?

COCOA BEANS, NATIVE TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, HAVE BEEN HARVESTED TO MAKE A POTENT BEVERAGE AS WELL AS NATURAL SKIN MOISTURIZERS FOR CENTURIES. WITH ITS MILD, PLEASANT FRAGRANCE AND ABUNDANT, HYDRATING EMOLLIENT PROPERTIES, COCOA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS MEDICINAL PURPOSES FOR ALMOST 3,000 YEARS. A FAVOURITE AMONG THE ANCIENT AZTECS AND MAYANS, COCOA WAS OF TREMENDOUS VALUE, USED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES INCLUDING CURRENCY TO EXCHANGE FOR CLOTHING, FOOD, AND OTHER STAPLES.
COCOA BUTTER IS STILL A VERY POPULAR INGREDIENT TODAY FOR USE IN A WHOLE HOST OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND FOODS. IN RECENT YEARS, WITH THE INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF USING COCOA, RESEARCHERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE EFFECTIVE INGREDIENTS, COMPOUNDS CALLED PHYTOCHEMICALS, THAT PROVIDE SO EFFECTIVELY FOR IMPROVED SKIN AND BODY HEALTH.