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Patent Number:
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WO/2008/051519
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Inventors:
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HANSELMANN, William [CH/US]; 139 West Granada Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033 (US).
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Applicant:
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THE HERSHEY COMPANY [US/US]; Law Division, 100 Crystal Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 (US) (All Except US).
HANSELMANN, William [CH/US]; 139 West Granada Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033 (US) (US Only).
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Publication Date:
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02/05/2008
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Application Number:
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PCT/US2007/022429
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Filed:
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23/10/2007
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The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of making a cocoa-containing beverage product or ingredient by mixing a gel network into micro-particles to form a gel-in-water suspension. The continuous phase of the suspension is preferably water or a milk, such as skim milk. Various beverage products, cocoa-containing products, and highly-concentrated cocoa flavanol-containing beverages are also disclosed.
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