Names to look for on labels
- cacao butter
What to do
No action needed for this additive. Check the rest of the ingredient list, and remember that meat products still need proper halal slaughter.
More about cocoa butter
Cocoa butter is the pale fat pressed from cocoa beans. It is solid at room temperature and melts at body temperature, which gives chocolate its snap and melt.
Despite the name it contains no dairy. It is used in chocolate, cosmetics and some medicines.
Is cocoa butter vegetarian or vegan?
Yes. Cocoa butter is normally made from plant, mineral, microbial or synthetic sources, so it is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Found in 116 UK products we checked
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Why we classify it this way
Halal Plant fat from cocoa beans — nothing to do with dairy butter.
Basis: No concern found. Made from plants, minerals, fermentation or synthesis, or from a permitted animal product. Nothing in normal production raises a pork, alcohol, insect or slaughter question.
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Classification audited 3 November 2026. It has not been reviewed by a scholar. How classifications work · Suggest a correction
Frequently asked questions
Is cocoa butter halal?
Cocoa butter is halal. Plant fat from cocoa beans — nothing to do with dairy butter.
Where does cocoa butter come from?
Cocoa beans.
Is cocoa butter vegetarian or vegan?
Yes. Cocoa butter is normally made from plant, mineral, microbial or synthetic sources, so it is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.