METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF ACRYLAMIDE IN COCOA PRODUCTS, CACAO PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED LEVELS OF ACRYLAMIDE

Roasted cocoa beans having reduced levels of acrylamide, cocoa beans having reduced levels of asparagine, and an article of commerce. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for reducing the level of acrylamide in roasted cocoa beans comprising reducing the level of asparagine in cocoa beans....

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Hauptverfasser:	HOWIE, JOHN, KEENEY, LIN, PETER, YAU, TAK, ZYZAK, DAVID, VINCENT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHEWING GUM COCOA COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS HUMAN NECESSITIES ICE-CREAM PREPARATION THEREOF SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Zusammenfassung:	Roasted cocoa beans having reduced levels of acrylamide, cocoa beans having reduced levels of asparagine, and an article of commerce. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for reducing the level of acrylamide in roasted cocoa beans comprising reducing the level of asparagine in cocoa beans. In another aspect, the invention provides a method for reducing the level of asparagine in cocoa beans comprising adding an asparagine-reducing enzyme to cocoa beans. In still another aspect, an article of commerce communicates to the consumer that the product comprising cocoa beans has reduced or low levels of asparagine and/or acrylamide.