FOOD PRODUCTS WITH HIGH CONTENT OF COCOA POLYPHENOLS, IMPROVED TASTE AND AROMA, CONTAINING MILLED COCOA EXTRACTS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A23G1/00 A23G3/00 A23L3/00 A23L1/00 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: in the milled cocoa extract for edible products total content of cocoa polyphenols (CP) isequal to at least nearly 300 mg and, preferably, from nearly 300 to nearly 700 mg per g of the milled extract; the average particle size is equal to less than nearly 15 microns and/or nearly 90% particles have size equal to less than nearly 30 microns. The cocoa polyphenols are represented by epicatechin, catechin and/or procyanidins oligomers. Additionally, the additives to the edible product, the food product, the healthful product, the food additive, the pharmaceutical product, chocolate contain in their composition the milled cocoa extract with high content of polyphenols and average particle size preferably less than 10 microns and more preferably - less than nearly 5 microns. The chocolate production method envisages the said milled cocoa extract usage.

EFFECT: inventions allow to improve the taste and aroma of additives and products containing milled cocoa extracts; the products, for example chocolate, have a less astringent and a less bitter taste.

22 cl, 9 dwg, 29 ex