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Process for selectively extracting procyanidins

US7786315B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MARS, INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Rebecca J. Robbins · Budd Lake, US
Mark A. Kelm · East Stroudsburg, US
John P. Munafo · Hackettstown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2008
Grant date	Aug 31, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07H15/00
WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process is described for selectively extracting cocoa procyanidins from an aqueous mixture of cocoa polyphenols by using a particular sequence of solvents to extract selected procyanidin monomers and/or oligomers. The solvents are n-butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, diethyl ether, or mixtures of methyl acetate and diethyl ether. Preferably, the aqueous mixture of cocoa polyphenols is first extracted with n-butyl acetate. The mixtures of methyl acetate and diethyl ether are between 25:75 and 75:25 (v/v).

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