4 results about "Cocoa Extract" patented technology

An object of the present invention is to provide a cacao derived composition containing a free ceramide, as well as a moisturizing agent, a skin quality improving agent, a hair quality improving agent, a cosmetic for skin, a cosmetic for hair, a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition each containing the cacao derived composition, and the present invention provides a cacao derived composition containing a cacao derived free ceramide, wherein the amount of the cacao derived free ceramide is 1.2% by mass or more based on the mass of the cacao derived composition, as well as a moisturizing agent, a skin quality improving agent, a hair quality improving agent, a cosmetic for skin, a cosmetic for hair, a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition each containing the cacao derived composition.

This invention discloses a method for processing cocoa beans or cocoa granules, comprising the steps of: (a) adding water to cocoa beans or cocoa granules to form a suspension; (b) wet milling the suspension; (c) subjecting the suspension to heat treatment at a temperature of 70°C or lower; (d) separating the suspension into: an aqueous phase (heavy phase), a lipid phase including cocoa oil (light phase), and a solid phase including cocoa powder and fluid components; (e) continuously separating the fluid components from the solid phase obtained in step (d) by supplying the solid phase to a mixing device to obtain cocoa aroma and cocoa powder; wherein the mixing device... The device includes: a cylindrical tubular body having a horizontal axis, the tubular body having an inlet opening for a solid phase, an outlet opening for a dried solid phase, and an optional outlet opening for a vapor phase including cocoa aroma; end plates closing the tubular body at opposite ends; a coaxial sleeve for heating or cooling the inner wall of the tubular body to a temperature of 55°C to 150°C; and a bladed rotor supported in the tubular body for rotation, the blades of the bladed rotor being arranged in a helical shape and oriented for centrifugally separating the solid phase and simultaneously transporting the solid phase toward the outlet opening.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cacao derived composition containing a free ceramide, as well as a moisturizing agent, a skin quality improving agent, a hair quality improving agent, a cosmetic for skin, a cosmetic for hair, a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition each containing the cacao derived composition, and the present invention provides a cacao derived composition containing an extract of cacao bean shell, as well as a moisturizing agent, a skin quality improving agent, a hair quality improving agent, a cosmetic for skin, a cosmetic for hair, a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition each containing the cacao derived composition, wherein the extract of cacao bean shell contains a cacao derived free ceramide, and wherein the extract of cacao bean shell is obtained by a method including: a step of winnowing a crushed product of cacao bean to separate it into a cacao bean nib fraction and a cacao bean shell fraction and obtaining the cacao bean shell fraction as a first cacao derived raw material; and a step of subjecting the first cacao derived raw material to an extraction treatment with an extraction solvent to obtain the extract of cacao bean shell.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cacao derived composition containing a free ceramide, as well as a moisturizing agent, a skin quality improving agent, a hair quality improving agent, a cosmetic for skin, a cosmetic for hair, a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition each containing the cacao derived composition, and the present invention provides a moisturizing agent, a skin quality improving agent, a hair quality improving agent, a cosmetic for skin, a cosmetic for hair, a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition each containing a cacao derived composition, wherein the cacao derived composition contains a cacao derived component, and wherein the cacao derived component contains a ceramide AP.