CPC A23G 1/0006 (2013.01) [A23G 1/002 (2013.01); A23G 1/0033 (2013.01); A23G 1/0036 (2013.01); A23G 1/46 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method for producing a recombined cocoa product, which method comprises the steps of:
grinding cocoa nibs to create a coarse cocoa,
separating the coarse cocoa slurry in a single separating step to create a precipitate and a supernatant, wherein less than 50% of the coarse cocoa slurry by weight is in the precipitate after the separating step, and wherein the separating step is filtration, centrifugation or decantation,
mixing the precipitate composition ingredients with a sweetener ingredient,
refining that mixture comprising the precipitate in a
refining step to create a refined precipitate composition, and
combining the refined precipitate composition and the supernatant to form the recombined cocoa product.
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