Abstract: Described is a method for recovering aroma concentrate from a caffeine- or theobromine-comprising food base material, such as coffee or tea, and in particular cocoa, at least including the steps of:
introducing the food base material into an aqueous extractant and incubating the food base material at a suitable temperature and for a suitable period, substantial extraction of the aromas taking place to form an aqueous food extract,
pervaporating the food extract using a hydrophobic pervaporation membrane to form a food aroma permeate,
recovering the permeate to obtain the aroma concentrate.
Also described are food concentrates obtainable via the abovementioned method.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 2001
Date of Patent:
January 14, 2003
Assignee:
ADM Cocoa B.V.
Inventors:
Hans Robert Kattenberg, Jeroen Harold Anton Willemsen, Herman Henk Nijhuis, Dick Antonius Johannes Starmans, Hendrik Derk Hoving, Miranda Gertruida Maria Winters
Abstract: Described is a method for recovering aroma concentrate from a caffeine- or theobromine-comprising food base material, such as coffee or tea, and in particular cocoa, at least comprising the steps of:
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 25, 2001
Publication date:
May 16, 2002
Applicant:
ADM COCOA B.V.
Inventors:
Hans Robert Kattenberg, Jeroen Harold Anton Willemsen, Herman Henk Nijhuis, Dick Antonius Johannes Starmans, Hendrik Derk Hoving, Miranda Gertruida Maria Winters