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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2005
Keiko Takeda, Okayama, JP;
Sae Murai, Okayama, JP;
Kazuyuki Oku, Okayama, JP;
Michio Kubota, Okayama, JP;
Shigeharu Fukuda, Okayama, JP;
Keiko Takeda, Okayama, JP;
Sae Murai, Okayama, JP;
Kazuyuki Oku, Okayama, JP;
Michio Kubota, Okayama, JP;
Shigeharu Fukuda, Okayama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo, Okayama, JP;
Abstract
The present invention has objects to provide a method of inhibiting the 2,3-butanedione formation in order to produce a satisfactorily flavorful processed cacao bean product and an agent for inhibiting the 2,3-butanedione formation which is used for the method, and solves the above objects by providing a method of inhibiting the 2,3-butanedione formation during the process and/or preservation, and an agent for inhibiting the 2,3-butanedione formation which comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of maltitol, α,α-trehalose and saccharide derivatives of α,α-trehalose as effective ingredients.