COCOA POWDER AND PROCESSES FOR ITS PRODUCTION

A process for the production of black cocoa powder comprises an alkalization step in which an alkalizing salt is added to cocoa beans, or products derived therefrom, in the absence of iron. The alkalizing salt may be ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium carbonate, ammonium, potassium or...

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Main Authors GACA, PAWEL, GAWLER, JOEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 06.09.2013
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:A process for the production of black cocoa powder comprises an alkalization step in which an alkalizing salt is added to cocoa beans, or products derived therefrom, in the absence of iron. The alkalizing salt may be ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium carbonate, ammonium, potassium or sodium bicarbonate, ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium hydroxide, magnesium oxide or any combination thereof. Cocoa powder resulting from the process, and products comprising the cocoa powder, are also described. L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication de poudre de cacao noir comprenant une étape d'alcalinisation dans laquelle un sel alcalinisant est ajouté à des fèves de cacao, ou à des produits dérivés de celles-ci, en l'absence de fer. Le sel alcalinisant peut être du carbonate d'ammonium, de calcium, de magnésium, de potassium ou de sodium, du bicarbonate d'ammonium, de potassium ou de sodium, de l'hydroxyde d'ammonium, de calcium, de magnésium, de potassium ou de sodium, de l'oxyde de magnésium ou leur combinaison quelconque. L'invention concerne également la poudre de cacao résultant du procédé, et des produits comprenant la poudre de cacao.
Bibliography:Application Number: WO2012GB52416