Cacao fragmentation ones, the cacao extract, cracking doing the production mannered null cacao bean of the cacao

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide cacao extract having favorable flavor through improving odd taste and miscellaneous flavor which conventional extract has, beverage having cacao flavor used in the extract, and crushed cacao for preparing the cacao extract; and to provide a method for producing the crushed cacao. PSOLUTION: The method for producing crushed cacao comprises the following process: a process of cracking cacao beans, eliminating hull and embryo to obtain cacao nib; a process of subjecting the cacao nib to alkaline treatment; and a process of roasting cacao nib subjected to the alkaline treatment. The method for producing crushed cacao comprises alkaline treatment and addition of at least one kind selected from juice, tea and coffee at the time of alkaline treatment or roasting. The crushed cacao is obtained by the method. The cacao extract is obtained by extracting the crushed cacao. The cacao beverage is obtained by using the cacao extract. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI