
Originally Posted by
Theresa
Cocoa butter is mostly lipids, but a very small amount of it, around three percent, is not fat. I have a new severe allergy to cocoa and am trying to find out whether or not I can still eat white chocolate. This stems from my allergies to most nuts as the cocoa bean is botanically similar to the kola nut. White chocolate has no cocoa solids, which is what I react to, but does have a lot of cocoa butter. I'm not sure exactly what cocoa has in common with the kola nut, and if those shared details are at all present in the fat of the bean.