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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
William Jeffrey Hurst, Mt. Gretna, PA (US);
David A. Stuart, Hershey, PA (US);
Angela Isabel Calderon Justavino, Auburn, AL (US);
Richard B. Van Breemen, Elmhurst, IL (US);
William Jeffrey Hurst, Mt. Gretna, PA (US);
David A. Stuart, Hershey, PA (US);
Angela Isabel Calderon Justavino, Auburn, AL (US);
Richard B. Van Breemen, Elmhurst, IL (US);
The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for isolating and enhancing the levels of jasmonates from cacao plant sources. In a preferred embodiment, jasmonic acid and 12-hydroxy jasmonate sulfate are detected in various cocoa products, and the levels of these compounds can be manipulated to increase the beneficial health effects of a food product made with the cocoa products The invention includes methods to prepare edible products containing cocoa jasmonates.