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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2004
Applicants:

Sunil Kochhar, Savigny, CH;

Carl Erik Hansen, Epalinges, CH;

Marcel Alexandre Juillerat, Lausanne, CH;

Inventors:

Sunil Kochhar, Savigny, CH;

Carl Erik Hansen, Epalinges, CH;

Marcel Alexandre Juillerat, Lausanne, CH;

Assignee:

Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention pertains to specific peptides obtainable from cocoa beans and giving rise to a particular and distinct savor when subjected to a Maillard reaction with reducing sugars. In particular, the present invention pertains to the use of one or more of these specific peptides for the preparation of a chocolate flavor, specifically a cocoa and a caramel flavor, a floral or specifically, a bonbon flavor, a bready flavor, a roasted flavor or a meat flavor.


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