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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiharu Kimura, Saitama, JP;
Masakazu Terauchi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426285 ; 426631 ; 426453 ; 426455 ; 426456 ;
Abstract
A process for producing granular cocoa which comprises granulating cocoa powder in a fluidized bed while spraying with a liquid binder prepared by heating cocoa powder and/or cacao extract with or without water to obtain granules having a water content of 15 to 40% by weight, and then drying the granules with hot air in a fluidized bed. The resulting granular cocoa easily dissolves in warm milk or warm water without preliminary kneading.