Food products and chocolate compositions containing coffee cherry byproducts and methods of forming the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016015051-A1
Application number	US-201314774124-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Food products having portions of a dried deseeded coffee cherry are described, as well as components thereof and methods of forming. The food product may include one or more portions of a dried deseeded coffee cherry and a chocolate composition.

First claim

1 . A food product comprising:
one or more portions of a dried deseeded coffee cherry; and a chocolate composition.

2 . The food product of claim 1 , wherein the one or more portions of the dried deseeded coffee cherry comprises one or more of a hull, a mucilage, a silverskin, a parchment coat, a pectin layer, a pulp, and an outer skin.

3 . The food product of claim 1 , wherein the one or more portions of the dried deseeded coffee cherry do not comprise a coffee bean.

4 . The food product of claim 1 , wherein the chocolate composition is present in the food product in an amount of about 2% to about 95% by weight of the food product and comprises at least one of cocoa solids and cocoa liquor.

5 .- 9 . (canceled)

10 . The food product of claim 1 , wherein the one or more portions of the dried deseeded coffee cherry are present in the food product in an amount of about 5% to about 30% by weight of the food product, wherein the one or more portions of the dried deseeded coffee cherry have:
a water content of about 6% to about 12% by weight; an average particle size of about 0.1 μm to about 3000 μm; and a peak viscosity of about 30 rapid visco units to about 3000 rapid visco units.

11 .- 13 . (canceled)

14 . The food product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one fluid, wherein the fluid comprises at least one of water, liquor, juice, dairy milk, non-dairy milk, nut milk, rice milk, tea, coffee, and kava.

15 . (canceled)

16 . The food product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one natural flavoring agent, wherein the natural flavoring agent comprises at least one of a vanilla flavoring, a chocolate flavoring, an orange flavoring, a blood orange flavoring, a mandarin orange flavoring, a lemon flavoring, a lime flavoring, a cherry flavoring, a grape flavoring, a raisin flavoring, a banana flavoring, an apple flavoring, an apricot flavoring, a fig flavoring, a peach flavoring, a pear flavoring, a plum flavoring, a strawberry flavoring, a raspberry flavoring, a blueberry flavoring, a persimmon flavoring, a pineapple flavoring, a cactus fruit flavoring, a papaya flavoring, a guava flavoring, a pumpkin flavoring, an avocado flavoring, a cherimoya flavoring, a pomegranate flavoring, a kiwi flavoring, a palm fruit flavoring, a tamarind flavoring, a mint flavoring, a peppermint flavoring, a peanut flavoring, an almond flavoring, a hazelnut flavoring, a chestnut flavoring, a brazil nut flavoring, a walnut flavoring, a cashew flavoring, a pecan flavoring, a clove flavoring, a ginger flavoring, a cinnamon flavoring, a pepper flavoring, a currant flavoring, a caramel flavoring, a coffee flavoring, a coconut flavoring, a kumquat flavoring, a lavender flavoring, a salt flavoring, a bacon flavoring, a chili flavoring, a rose flavoring, a honey flavoring, a meringue flavoring, a liqueur flavoring, a marshmallow flavoring, a nougat flavoring, and a toffee flavoring.

17 . (canceled)

18 . The food product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one artificial flavoring agent, wherein the artificial flavoring agent comprises at least one of a vanilla flavoring, a chocolate flavoring, an orange flavoring, a blood orange flavoring, a mandarin orange flavoring, a lemon flavoring, a lime flavoring, a cherry flavoring, a grape flavoring, a raisin flavoring, a banana flavoring, an apple flavoring, an apricot flavoring, a fig flavoring, a peach flavoring, a pear flavoring, a plum flavoring, a strawberry flavoring, a raspberry flavoring, a blueberry flavoring, a persimmon flavoring, a pineapple flavoring, a cactus fruit flavoring, a papaya flavoring, a guava flavoring, a pumpkin flavoring, an avocado flavoring, a cherimoya flavoring, a pomegranate flavoring, a kiwi flavoring, a palm fruit flavoring, a tamarind flavoring, a mint flavoring, a peppermint flavoring, a peanut flavoring, an almond flavoring, a hazelnut flavoring, a chestnut flavoring, a brazil nut flavoring, a walnut flavoring, a cashew flavoring, a pecan flavoring, a clove flavoring, a ginger flavoring, a cinnamon flavoring, a pepper flavoring, a currant flavoring, a caramel flavoring, a coffee flavoring, a coconut flavoring, a kumquat flavoring, a lavender flavoring, a salt flavoring, a bacon flavoring, a chili flavoring, a rose flavoring, a honey flavoring, a meringue flavoring, a liqueur flavoring, a marshmallow flavoring, a nougat flavoring, and a toffee flavoring.

19 . (canceled)

20 . The food product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of oil, butter, margarine, shortening, and lard.

21 . The food product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:
a sweetener comprising at least one of glucose, fructose, lactose, sucrose, isomaltose, maltodextrin, corn syrup, maltose, dextrose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, saccharin, and sucralose; an emulsifier comprising at least one of an ethoxylated fatty alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, an ethoxylated fatty acid, a sorbitan derivative, a sucrose ester, a sucrose derivative, an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer, a fluorinated alkyl polyoxyethylene ethanol, lecithin, natural seed weed, a natural seed gum, a natural plant exudate, a natural fruit extract, a bio-synthetic gum, a starch, a fiber, a polysorbate, a polyglycerol ester, a polyglycerol polyricinoleate, a sugar ester, castor oil, an ethoxylated castor oil, an ammonia solution, an ammonium phosphatide, butoxyethanol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, an ethylene glycol polymer, polyethylene, and methoxypolyethylene glycol; and a flour composition made from at least one of cereal grains, seeds, nuts, beans, and roots; and one or more of soy flour, tapioca flour, rice flour, oat flour, wheat flour, buckwheat flour, barley flour, rye flour, bean flour, peanut flour, almond flour, chestnut flour, acorn flour, amaranth flour, hemp flour, sorghum flour, sweet potato flour, chickpea flour, quinoa flour, taro flour, arrowroot flour, coconut flour, potato flour, starch hydrolyzate, hydroxyalkylated starch, starch ester, cross-linked starch, starch acetate, starch octenyl succinate, guar gum, xanthan gum, gellan gum, carrageenan gum, gum Arabic, gum tragacanth, and pectic acid.

22 .- 28 . (canceled)

29 . The food product of claim 1 , wherein the food product is at least one of a milk chocolate item, a dark chocolate item, a white chocolate item, a baked good, a pre-fabricated good, a fried good, a chilled good, a nutritional supplement, a steamed good, a cracker, a brownie, a cake, a cake-like product, a pastry, a snack, an energy bar, a batter coating, a granola bar, a chocolate bar, a cookie, a bread, a pasta, a noodle, a filled food product, a flatbread, a dumpling, a steamed bun, a breaded coating, and a cereal.

30 .- 31 . (canceled)

32 . The food product of claim 1 , wherein the one or more portions of the dried deseeded coffee cherry have mycotoxin levels of less than about 20 parts per billion for total aflatoxins, less than about 2 parts per million for total fumonisins, less than about 10 parts per billion for total ochratoxins, and less than about 5 parts per million for total vomitoxins.

33 .- 36 . (canceled)

37 . The food product of claim 1 , wherein the food product has a gluten content of less than about 20 parts per million.

38 . A composition comprising:
one or more portions of a dried deseeded coffee cherry, wherein the one or more portions have an average particle size of about 0.1 μm to about 3000 μm; and a chocolate composition.

39 . (cancel

Assignees

• Empire Technology Dev Llc

Inventors

• Belliveau Daniel Alderic

Classifications

• A21D10/005 Primary

  Solid, dry or compact materials; Granules; Powders · CPC title

• A21D13/066 Primary

  Gluten-free products · CPC title

• A23L7/117

  Flakes or other shapes of ready-to-eat type; Semi-finished or partly-finished products therefor (cereal granules or flakes to be cooked and eaten hot A23L7/143; cereal germ products A23L7/152) · CPC title

• A23G1/48 Primary

  containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds or extracts (containing gums A23G1/40) · CPC title

• A23L27/00

  Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof · CPC title