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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Chr. Hansen A/s, Hørsholm, DK;
Inventors:
Sofie Saerens, Skovlunde, DK;
Jan Hendrik Swiegers, Fredensborg, DK;
Assignee:
CHR. HANSEN A/S, Hoersholm, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/30 (2006.01); A23G 1/00 (2006.01); A23G 1/42 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01); A23G 1/02 (2006.01); C12R 1/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/30 (2013.01); A23G 1/002 (2013.01); A23G 1/02 (2013.01); A23G 1/42 (2013.01); C12N 1/165 (2021.05); C12R 2001/84 (2021.05);
Abstract
Described areyeast strains with advantageous properties useful in cacao fermentation processes, and related methods and products, including fermented cocoa beans having a ratio of isobutyl acetate/isobutanol higher than 1 and/or a ratio of isoamyl acetate/isoamyl alcohol higher than 0.005, and cocoa-based products prepared therefrom, as well as methods for the fermentation of cocoa beans comprising using at least oneyeast strain, fermented cocoa beans obtainable thereby, and cocoa-based products prepared therefrom and obtainable thereby.