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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. 26, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2009
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/185 (2006.01); C12N 9/99 (2006.01); A23G 1/48 (2006.01); A23G 1/56 (2006.01); A23L 1/30 (2006.01); C07C 303/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/99 (2013.01); A23G 1/48 (2013.01); A23G 1/56 (2013.01); A23G 2200/14 (2013.01); A23L 1/3002 (2013.01); C07C 303/24 (2013.01);
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.


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