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US 11,968,997 B2Granted
Flavor compositions containing potassium salts
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsJohn P. Munafo, John Didzbalis, Jadwiga Leonczak, Monika Tomaszewski
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Abstract
A flavor composition containing at least one, two, or more potassium salt(s) that can be used to enhance an alkalized cocoa flavor profile of edible compositions including sweet goods, such as fat-based confections comprising chocolate or chocolate liquor.
Claims9
A method of producing a cocoa liquor composition having an alkalized cocoa flavor profile, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- (a) providing a nonalkalized cocoa liquor;
- and
- (b) admixing the nonalkalized cocoa liquor with a potassium salt, resulting in the cocoa liquor composition having the alkalized cocoa flavor profile;
- wherein the potassium salt is a combination of potassium lactate and potassium acetate, and the potassium salt is admixed with the nonalkalized cocoa liquor at an amount of from about 1% w/w to about 15% w/w by weight of the cocoa liquor;
- wherein the method of producing the cocoa liquor is devoid of a drying step;
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- wherein the alkalized cocoa flavor profile of the cocoa liquor composition is substantially the same as a flavor profile of a chocolate confectionery made from an alkalized chocolate.
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A method of preparing a chocolate having an alkalized cocoa flavor profile, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- (a) providing a cocoa liquor composition, wherein the cocoa liquor composition is produced by a method comprising:
- (i) providing a nonalkalized cocoa liquor;
- and
- (ii) admixing the nonalkalized cocoa liquor with a potassium salt, resulting in the cocoa liquor composition having the alkalized cocoa flavor profile;
- wherein the cocoa liquor composition comprises the nonalkalized cocoa liquor and a potassium salt, wherein the potassium salt is a combination of potassium lactate and potassium acetate, and the potassium salt is admixed with the nonalkalized cocoa liquor at an amount of from about 1% w/w to about 15% w/w by weight of the cocoa liquor;
- wherein the method of producing the cocoa liquor is devoid of a drying step;
- and
- wherein the alkalized cocoa flavor profile of the cocoa liquor composition is substantially the same as a flavor profile of a chocolate confectionery made from an alkalized chocolate;
- (b) combining the cocoa liquor composition with chocolate ingredients to produce a chocolate mass, wherein the chocolate ingredients comprise cocoa butter and a sweetener;
- wherein the sweetener comprises sucrose;
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- (c) processing the chocolate mass to produce the chocolate.
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