>this is? The butter part made me think it is milk related and would have lactose. Rob, Cocoa butter is dairy free. It comes from a part of the chocolate making process after grinding down the cocoa beans into chocolate liquor & its separated out. Don't remember all of the details from our Hershey Chocolate factory tour this summer, but it is dairy free. We use the Ghiradelli chocolate with no problem. It is made on a line that uses dairy but is washed in between runs, so should be okay for lactose issues. Janice