Aroma precursors and methylpyrazines in underfermented cocoa beans induced by endogenous carboxypeptidase.

• Main Authors: Selamat, Jinap, Y., Ikrawan, Bakar, Jamilah, Saari, Nazamid, Hanifah Lioe, Nuryani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13272/

Cocoa-specific aroma precursors and methylpyrazines in underfermented cocoa beans obtained from fermentation induced by indigenous carboxypeptidase have been investigated. Fermentation conditions and cocoa bean components were analyzed during 0 to 3 d of fermentation. Underfermented cocoa beans were...