USES OF COCA LEAF OR VALERIAN ROOT TO REDUCE BITTERNESS IN PLANT-BASED FOODS SUCH AS THOSE CONTAINING UNSWEETENED COCOA
申请人:Aharonian Gregory
公开号:US20160021906A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-28
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.