USES OF COCA LEAF OR VALERIAN ROOT TO REDUCE BITTERNESS IN PLANT-BASED FOODS SUCH AS THOSE CONTAINING UNSWEETENED COCOA

摘要

Products that are sugar-free, or are low in sugar (or low in artificial sweeteners), are disclosed herein that comprise extracts from the leaves of the Erythroxylum plant, and one or more plant products, such as cocoa powder, wherein the perceived bitterness of the plant product(s) is reduced. Extracts from other plants, such as Hibiscus and Valerian root, can be used to reduce perceived bitterness.

主权项

1. A cocoa-based foodstuff having reduced bitterness to taste, comprising:
i) C grams of unsweetened cocoa; ii) AL grams of at least one coca alkaloid, said at least one coca alkaloid being effective to reduce the bitterness of said unsweetened cocoa; iii) F grams of fat and S grams of sugar with (F+S)≦C.