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Process of producing cacao flavor by roasting combination of amino acids and reducing sugars

US5676993A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateOct 14, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L27/28
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a means of enhancing the cocoa flavor to a fat matrix by adding thereto about 0.3 g to about 4.0 g phenylalanine, 0.75 g to about 2.0 g leucine, and about 0.5 g to about 3.0 g reducing sugar and optionally about 0.05 g to about 0.8 g alanine for each 100 g of unroasted fat matrix and roasting the same, and to the products produced therefrom.

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