Patent ID: 11968997
Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 2:
3. A method of preparing a chocolate having an alkalized cocoa flavor profile, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
(a) providing a cocoa liquor composition, wherein the cocoa liquor composition is produced by a method comprising:
(i) providing a nonalkalized cocoa liquor; and
(ii) admixing the nonalkalized cocoa liquor with a potassium salt, resulting in the cocoa liquor composition having the alkalized cocoa flavor profile;

wherein the cocoa liquor composition comprises the nonalkalized cocoa liquor and a potassium salt, wherein the potassium salt is a combination of potassium lactate and potassium acetate, and the potassium salt is admixed with the nonalkalized cocoa liquor at an amount of from about 1% w/w to about 15% w/w by weight of the cocoa liquor;
wherein the method of producing the cocoa liquor is devoid of a drying step; and
wherein the alkalized cocoa flavor profile of the cocoa liquor composition is substantially the same as a flavor profile of a chocolate confectionery made from an alkalized chocolate;
(b) combining the cocoa liquor composition with chocolate ingredients to produce a chocolate mass, wherein the chocolate ingredients comprise cocoa butter and a sweetener; wherein the sweetener comprises sucrose; and
(c) processing the chocolate mass to produce the chocolate.