Enzymatic process

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016331010-A1
Application number	US-201615202047-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	Dec 12, 2008
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a process of forming a vanilla extract wherein green ripe vanilla beans are exposed to a high drying temperature, extracted with a solvent, and treated with beta-glucosidase enzyme to convert glucovanillin to vanillin enzymatically, thereby providing a vanilla extract with a good vanillin yield and complex well-balanced vanilla aroma lacking undesirable off-notes.

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13 . A vanilla extract product comprising a vanilla extract produced by a process of producing a vanilla extract comprising the steps of:
a) preparing dried vanilla beans by comminuting green ripe vanilla beans and incubating them at a drying temperature of about 65° C. to about 120° C. for about 5 to about 24 hours in an environment where moisture can escape until a moisture content of less than 10% is reached, c) incubating the dried vanilla beans, or an extract thereof, with one or more beta-glucosidase enzyme provided as an additive, to convert glucovanillin to vanillin, and d) extracting the dried vanilla beans or the incubated vanilla beans with a solvent before or after step c).

14 . A vanilla extract product comprising a vanilla extract produced by the process of claim 13 .

15 . A vanilla extract product comprising a vanilla extract produced by process according to claim 13 , and the additional process step of:
adjusting the volume of the vanilla extract by adding a food-grade solvent thereto to achieve a desired concentration of vanilla extract.

16 . A vanilla extract product comprising a vanilla extract produced by a process of claim 13 , which includes the step:
d) extracting the vanilla beans with a solvent prior to the enzyme incubation step c).

17 . An ingestible composition comprising a vanilla extract produced by the process of claim 13 .

18 . An ingestible composition comprising a vanilla extract produced by the process of claim 15 .

19 . An ingestible composition comprising a vanilla extract produced by the process of claim 16 .

20 . A flavoring composition comprising a vanilla extract produced by the process according to claim 13 .

21 . A flavoring composition comprising a vanilla extract produced by the process according to claim 15 .

22 . A flavoring composition comprising a vanilla extract produced by the process according to claim 16 .

Assignees

• Givaudan Sa

Inventors

• Binggeli Eva Christina Maria
• Kirsch Thomas
• Otiv Surendra Ramchandra

Classifications

• A23L27/12

  from fruit, e.g. essential oils · CPC title

• A23L27/11 Primary

  obtained by solvent extraction · CPC title

• C12P7/24 Primary

  containing a carbonyl group · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title