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Enzymatic process

US8580322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Givaudan SA · CH

Inventors

Eva Christina Maria Binggeli · Männedorf, CH
Thomas Kirsch · Cincinnati, US
Surendra Ramchandra Otiv · Stillwater, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2009
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA23V2002/00
WIPO fieldFood chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided is a process of forming a vanilla extract wherein green ripe vanilla beans are exposed to a high drying temperature, extracted with a solvent, and treated with beta-glucosidase enzyme to convert glucovanillin to vanillin enzymatically, thereby providing a vanilla extract with a good vanillin yield and complex well-balanced vanilla aroma lacking undesirable off-notes.

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