DRY COCOA MIXTURE CONTAINING DRY COCOA SUBSTANCES WITH HIGH POLYPHENOL CONTENT Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A23G1/00 A23G1/02 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention deals with food products, in particular - with a dry cocoa mixture. The dry cocoa mixture contains non-alkalised dry cocoa substances produced of cocoa beans having a fermentation index below 300 and a high polyphenol content. The dry cocoa substances have a high content of a substance with a chocolate taste and aroma and contain at least one ingredient selected from among an antioxidant, an emulsifier, a fat, a flavouring agent or mixtures thereof. The -alkalised dry cocoa substances are produced of bluish-grey or violet cocoa beans. The dry cocoa mixture additionally contains dry milk substances and albumen. Polyphenols contained in the dry cocoa mixture are preferably selected from among catechines, epicatechines or oligomers thereof - cocoa procyanidins.

EFFECT: invention enables production of a dry mixture containing a considerable amount of polyphenols as well as development of methods for protection or retention of higher oligomers.

5 cl, 2 tbl, 9 ex