ROASTED CACAO BEANS AND METHOD FOR ROASTING RAW CACAO BEANS

• Main Authors: Yoshino, Keiichi, Shimizu, Toshiki, Kaihara, Kanako
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2022
• Subjects: CHEWING GUM; COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; CONFECTIONERY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Provided are roasted cacao beans with high total polyphenol content and reduced bitterness and the like, and a method for roasting raw cacao beans. Roasted cacao beans are obtained by roasting raw cacao beans in a state in which the pressure has been reduced below atmospheric pressure by heating for...