Process for producing cocoa extract

US5389394A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Jacobs Suchard AG · CH

Inventors

• Bernd Weyersbach · Ganderkesee, DE
• Ortwin Culmsee · Bremen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 1990
• Grant date: Feb 14, 1995
• Expiry date: Apr 9, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23L2/38
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for producing cocoa extract which involves the extraction of cocoa with water and the separation of aqueous extract and extracted cocoa, the starting material used being broken cocoa seeds which are extracted with water in a static fixed bed at a temperature of between 40.degree. C. and 100.degree. C.