US4156030A
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Cocoa shell extract
Assignee: Nestec SA
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Filing: 1977-12-29
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Granted: 1979-05-22
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Expires: 1997-12-29
Abstract
Abstract An extract is prepared by treating cocoa shells with acidified ethanol. Other features of the invention appear in the following specification.
Inventors
- 👤 Ingmar B. Eggen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:50
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G1/00; A23G1/30; A23G1/56; A23G1/02; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/346; A23G9/00; A23G9/52; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/38; A23L2/40; A23L27/00; A23L27/10; A23L27/11; A23L5/00; A23L5/40; A23L5/42; A23L5/43; A23G2200/00; A23G2200/14; A23G2220/00; A23G2220/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
31 words
A process for preparing a berry-like flavorant and colorant cocoa shell extract, which comprisesextracting cocoa shells with an acidified ethanol solution and separating the resulting extract from the cocoa shell residue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process for preparing a berry-like flavorant and colorant cocoa shell extract, which comprisesextracting cocoa shells with an acidified ethanol solution and separating the resulting extract from the cocoa shell residue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the cocoa shells are of an average particle size from 50 to 1000 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the extraction is carried out at the reflux temperature of the ethanol solution for a period in the range 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the acidified ethanol solution contains 85 to 90% ethanol and 10 to 15% of an acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 4, in which the acid is hydrochloric, phosphoric, citric or tartaric acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 1, in which ethanol is removed from the extract to produce a concentrated extract.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 6, in which the concentrated extract is dried to a solid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A flavoring and coloring extract of cocoa shells prepared by the process of claim 1.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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