Ieme BLONDEEL,Dirk De Clercq,Herwig Bernaert,Christophe Leclerc
申请号:
US14070200
公开号:
US20140199463A1
申请日:
2014.04.07
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for producing a soluble cocoa product from cocoa powder. The present invention further relates to cocoa products obtained by the present method and uses thereof. The present invention is also directed to a cocoa-derived material comprising a soluble cocoa powder and a cocoa extract, wherein said extract comprises more than 25 wt % based on the extract of polyphenols. The cocoa-derived material can be a syrup, a ready to use beverage or a powder composition. The invention also relates to uses of this cocoa-derived material for preparing carbonated beverages containing cocoa. The invention further relates to a carbonated beverage comprising said cocoa-derived material and to methods for preparing such cocoa-derived materials and beverages. The invention also provides an ice cream comprising a cocoa powder, and in particular to an ice cream comprising up to 15 wt % of a soluble cocoa powder, wherein said cocoa powder has a solubility in water of at least 50% at a temperature of less than 10° C. The invention further relates to a method for preparing such ice cream and the use thereof in food products.