Patent ID: 6908637
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining peanut heart material substantially free of bitter taste and having improved peanut flavor, the method comprising: (1) washing peanut heart material with an aqueous alkaline solution; (2) separating and collecting the washed peanut heart material and the aqueous alkaline solution; (3) repeating steps (1) and (2) until the peanut heart material is substantially free of bitter taste; (4) neutralizing the alkaline-washed peanut heart material with a first aqueous acidic solution; (5) treating the aqueous alkaline solution collected from at least the first separating and collecting step (2) in order to remove bitter compounds while maintaining flavor compounds or precursors therein; (6) neutralizing the treated aqueous alkaline solution from step (5) with a second aqueous acidic solution; (7) treating the neutralized alkaline-washed peanut heart material from step (4) with the neutralized aqueous alkaline solution from step (6); and (8) drying the peanut hearts from step (7) to obtain the peanut heart material substantially free of bitter taste and having improved peanut flavor.