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Cocoa
Assignee: CACAO DE ZAAN BV
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Filing: 1985-12-10
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Granted: 1987-11-03
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Expires: 2005-12-10
Abstract
Abstract A cocoa which has a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of more than about 0.25 percent by weight produces chocolate milk products which are more stable and chocolate pudding products which have a higher gel strength.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans R. Kattenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:00
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G1/00; A23G1/02; A23G1/30; A23G1/56; A23G2200/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
28 words
A cocoa having a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter color coordinate L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.25% by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
A cocoa having a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter color coordinate L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.25% by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cocoa as in claim 1 wherein the simple polyhydroxyphenols content is at least 0.30% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
An edible composition comprising a food product admixed with a cocoa, wherein said cocoa has a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter coordinate L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.25% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An edible composition comprising a food product admixed with a cocoa, wherein said cocoa has a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter coordinate L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.25% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
An edible composition as in claim 3 wherein the food product is milk.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An edible composition as in claim 3 wherein the food product is skim milk.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
An edible composition as in claim 3 wherein the food product is ice cream.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
An edible composition as in claim 3 wherein the food product is a dry milk concentrate such that a chocolate flavored ice cream is obtained when the edible composition is hydrated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
An edible composition as in claim 3 wherein the food product is pudding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
An edible composition as in claim 3 wherein the food product is milk or a dry milk concentrate such that a chocolate flavored pudding is obtained when the edible composition is combined with sugar, a starch, and carrageenan; heated with stirring; cooled with stirring; and allowed to stand.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
An edible composition comprising a food product admixed with a cocoa, wherein said cocoa has a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter coordinate of L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.30% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
An edible composition comprising a food product admixed with a cocoa, wherein said cocoa has a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter coordinate of L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.30% by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
An edible composition as in claim 10 wherein the food product is milk.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
An edible composition as in claim 10 wherein the food product is skim milk.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
An edible composition as in claim 10 wherein the food product is ice cream.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
An edible composition as in claim 10 wherein the food product is a dry milk concentrate such that a chocolate flavored ice cream is obtained when the edible composition is hydrated.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
An edible composition as in claim 10 wherein the food product is a pudding.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
An edible composition as in claim 10 wherein the food product is milk or a dry milk concentrate such that a chocolate flavored pudding is obtained when the edible composition is combined with sugar, a starch, and carrageenan; heated with stirring; cooled with stirring; and allowed to stand.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
141 words
A method for the preparation of an improved cocoa having a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter color coordinate L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.25% by weight comprising the steps of: (a) moistening whole deshelled cocoa beans (or a coarse fraction of cocoa nibs) with a hot concentrated alkaline processing liquid so that the processing liquid does not penetrate completely into the beans or nibs; (b) drying the moistened cocoa beans or nibs; (c) roasting the dried cocoa beans or nibs; (d) coarse grinding the roasted cocoa beans or nibs; (e) fine milling the ground cocoa beans or nibs; (f) pressing the fine milled cocoa beans or nibs in a filter press so as to remove cocoa butter and form a press cake; and (g) pulverizing the press cake to form cocoa powder.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
141 words
A method for the preparation of an improved cocoa having a Hunterlab Digital Color Difference Meter color coordinate L of 16.0 or less and a simple polyhydroxyphenols content of at least about 0.25% by weight comprising the steps of: (a) moistening whole deshelled cocoa beans (or a coarse fraction of cocoa nibs) with a hot concentrated alkaline processing liquid so that the processing liquid does not penetrate completely into the beans or nibs; (b) drying the moistened cocoa beans or nibs; (c) roasting the dried cocoa beans or nibs; (d) coarse grinding the roasted cocoa beans or nibs; (e) fine milling the ground cocoa beans or nibs; (f) pressing the fine milled cocoa beans or nibs in a filter press so as to remove cocoa butter and form a press cake; and (g) pulverizing the press cake to form cocoa powder.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 17 in which the processing liquid has an alkali content equivalent to at least 20% by weight of potassium carbonate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 17 in which the processing liquid has an alkali content equivalent to about 24% by weight of potassium carbonate and about 75 milliliters to about 125 milliliters of processing liquid are absorbed per kilogram of cocoa beans or cocoa nibs.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 17 in which the cocoa beans or cocoa nibs which have been moistened with the processing liquid are dried after an interval of about 4 to about 15 minutes.
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