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US 2023/0404103 A1Published application
Cocoa product and method for making thereof
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsFEDERICO MORA, ELSA VILANOVA, MARINA RESINK-ROMBOUTS, LUIGI POISSON, STEFAN SPRENG, CELINE SARRAZIN-HORISBERGER, SATOSHI OKAMURA
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cocoa product containing elevated amounts of antioxidant molecules. Further aspects of the invention relate to the use of this product for making a beverage and into a capsule and to the process of making this product.
Claims14
Cocoa product comprising a ratio of epicatechin in % by weight to theobromine in % by weight of at least 0.2.
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A process for manufacturing a cocoa product comprising the steps of
- a. providing roast and ground cocoa nibs;
- b. extracting first said roast and ground cocoa nibs with water at temperature between 95° C. and 115° C. at a draw-off ratio between 2 to 4, for 20 to 40 minutes;
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- c. further extracting the roast and ground cocoa nibs of step b) with water at temperature between 160° C. and 180° C. at a draw-off ratio between 2 and 4, for a duration of between 20 to 40 minutes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.