可可脂 (kěkězhī) · cocoa butter

Meanings

1 cocoa butter

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

The pale yellow fat of cocoa beans, solid at room temperature and melting near body heat. On chocolate labels, 代可可脂 means a cheaper vegetable fat used instead of it.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

巧克力的主要成分之一是可可脂。

Qiǎokèlì de zhǔyào chéngfèn zhīyī shì kěkězhī.

One of the main ingredients of chocolate is cocoa butter.

HSK 7-9

她用可可脂润肤。

Tā yòng kěkězhī rùn fū.

She moisturizes her skin with cocoa butter.

Tips

usage

可可 is a phonetic loan for 'cocoa'. Watch for related compounds: 可可粉 (cocoa powder), 可可豆 (cocoa bean). The 脂 means 'fat/grease', same character as in 油脂 (fats and oils).