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'''Copha''', a [[Trademark|registered trademark]] of Peerless, is a form of [[vegetable]] fat [[shortening]] made from [[hydrogenated]] [[coconut oil]]. It is 100% fat, at least 98% of which is [[saturated fat|saturated]]. It also contains [[soybean]] [[lecithin]]. It is popular in [[Australia]] where it is used in many [[food]]s for [[children]], such as [[Rocky road (dessert)|rocky road]], |
'''Copha''', a [[Trademark|registered trademark]] of Peerless, is a form of [[vegetable]] fat [[shortening]] made from [[hydrogenated]] [[coconut oil]]. It is 100% fat, at least 98% of which is [[saturated fat|saturated]]. It also contains [[soybean]] [[lecithin]]. It is popular in [[Australia]] where it is used in many [[food]]s for [[children]], such as [[Rocky road (dessert)|rocky road]], and [[chocolate crackles]], which are made from [[Rice Bubbles]], copha and [[cocoa powder]]. |
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Copha is produced only in Australia, but there are many suppliers of hydrogenated [[coconut fat]] in various forms worldwide. It is a necessary ingredient in traditional Australian sweets such as chocolate crackles and [[White Christmas (food)|white Christmas]], and a "chocolate coating" on baked goods that amounts to a rather waxy form of [[compound chocolate]]. A dramatic decline in the price of [[chocolate]] over the decades is likely to be a significant contribution to the declining popularity of Copha-based [[confectionery]].{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
Copha is produced only in Australia, but there are many suppliers of hydrogenated [[coconut fat]] in various forms worldwide. It is a necessary ingredient in traditional Australian sweets such as chocolate crackles and [[White Christmas (food)|white Christmas]], and a "chocolate coating" on baked goods that amounts to a rather waxy form of [[compound chocolate]]. A dramatic decline in the price of [[chocolate]] over the decades is likely to be a significant contribution to the declining popularity of Copha-based [[confectionery]].{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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Revision as of 12:54, 27 June 2012
Copha, a registered trademark of Peerless, is a form of vegetable fat shortening made from hydrogenated coconut oil. It is 100% fat, at least 98% of which is saturated. It also contains soybean lecithin. It is popular in Australia where it is used in many foods for children, such as rocky road, and chocolate crackles, which are made from Rice Bubbles, copha and cocoa powder.
Copha is produced only in Australia, but there are many suppliers of hydrogenated coconut fat in various forms worldwide. It is a necessary ingredient in traditional Australian sweets such as chocolate crackles and white Christmas, and a "chocolate coating" on baked goods that amounts to a rather waxy form of compound chocolate. A dramatic decline in the price of chocolate over the decades is likely to be a significant contribution to the declining popularity of Copha-based confectionery.[citation needed]
In New Zealand, it is marketed as Kremelta. Known in Europe as coconut fat, it is available either in its pure form, or in solid form with lecithin added as an emulsifier. In France it is marketed as Végétaline and in Germany it is marketed as Palmin. In the United States it is not easily available. Go to this website for picture: http://www.peerlessfoods.com.au/store/viewItem.asp?IdProduct=104
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