Patent ID: 9114114
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A21D,A23G,A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A particulate milled cocoa extract comprising cocoa polyphenols including epicatechin, catechin, and procyanidin oligomers thereof, wherein the total cocoa polyphenol content is at least 300 milligrams per gram of the milled extract, and wherein the particulate milled cocoa extract is prepared by a process comprising the steps of i) defatting cocoa beans to obtain a partially or fully defatted cocoa powder, ii) solvent extracting the defatted cocoa powder to obtain a cocoa extract comprising cocoa polyphenols, iii) drying said extract, and iv) milling said extract to a mean particle size of less than about 15 microns and/or to where about 90 volume % of the milled extract particles are less than about 30 microns.