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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2015
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
John P. Munafo, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Mark S. Mackey, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Nancy Chiang, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Laura Lukasewycz, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A white chocolate comprising nonendogenous amounts of isovaleric acid and/or 2-methylbutyric acid is provided. It has now been surprisingly discovered that small amounts of isovaleric acid, i.e., less than 400 ppb, and/or nonendogenous amounts of 2-methyl butyric acid can provide enhanced organoleptic properties to white chocolate, for an extended period of time, thereby enhancing the shelf life of the white chocolate. Methods of providing the white chocolate and providing a white chocolate having an enhanced shelf life are also provided.