MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541122944 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'thermal shock and ultrasound-assisted extraction of flavanols from cocoa beans.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Sandeep Singh Rana; and Ms. Harsha Jebin.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a method (100, 200) for extracting flavanols from cocoa beans. The method includes subjecting cocoa beans to thermal shock treatment by heating the cocoa beans at a temperature in the range of 95 C to 115 C for 5 minutes in step (110, 112), and performing ultrasound-assisted extraction (204) of the thermally treated cocoa beans using sonication at 50% amplitude for 60 minutes (206). The combination of the thermal shock treatment followed by the ultrasound-assisted extraction achieves enhanced flavanol recovery compared to untreated cocoa beans. The thermal shock treatment inactivates polyphenol oxidase enzymes while the ultrasound-assisted extraction utilizes acoustic cavitation to disrupt cellular structures and enhance mass transfer of flavanol compounds into ethanol solvent without excessive heat exposure."
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