SUPPLEMENTAL CACAO FERMENTATION

Provided is a method for production of a myceliated cacao product having reduced acidity, astringency, and/or bitterness tastes which optionally includes the steps of providing harvested cacao comprising beans, pulp and/or pods from the fruit pods of the species Theobroma cacao and fermenting the ha...

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Main Authors CLARK, Anthony J, LANGAN, James Patrick, NADAL, Marina
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.10.2024
Subjects
CHEWING GUM
COCOA
COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE
CONFECTIONERY
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
ICE-CREAM
PREPARATION THEREOF
SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Summary:Provided is a method for production of a myceliated cacao product having reduced acidity, astringency, and/or bitterness tastes which optionally includes the steps of providing harvested cacao comprising beans, pulp and/or pods from the fruit pods of the species Theobroma cacao and fermenting the harvested cacao, preferably by a conventional fermentation process. In another step, a fungal inoculum comprising a filamentous fungus comprising, in one embodiment, Hericium erinaceus is used to inoculate the harvested cacao and the combination is cultured in a supplemental fermentation step for, for example, 1 to 2 days to produce the myceliated cacao product. The myceliated cacao product is optionally dried. In one aspect, a chocolate produced from the myceliated cacao product has reduced acidity, astringency, and/or bitterness tastes compared to a chocolate prepared from an unmyceliated cacao product. Products prepared by the methods described herein are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20210862662