METHOD OF MAKING COCOA BUTTER-DERIVED PRODUCTS CONTAINING CANNABINOIDS
The present technology generally relates to methods of making cocoa butter-derived products that comprise cannabinoids. The present technology further generally relates to cocoa butter-derived products resulting from such methods.
1 . A method of making cannabinoid-containing cocoa butter, the method comprising mixing cocoa butter with a cannabinoid concentrate during preparation of the cocoa butter.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mixing of the cocoa butter with the cannabinoid concentrate involves infusing the cocoa butter with the cannabinoid concentrate.
3 . The method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the mixing is performed during conching of the cocoa butter.
4 . The method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the mixing is performed before conching of the cocoa butter.
5 . The method according to claims 1 to 2 , wherein the mixing is performed during refining of the cocoa butter.
6 . The method according to claims 1 to 2 , wherein the mixing is performed after grinding of the cocoa butter.
7 . The method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the mixing is performed after grinding but before conching of the cocoa butter.
8 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate comprises a cannabinoid distillate.
9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the cannabinoid distillate comprises a THC distillate.
10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the THC distillate is obtained from a THC-dominant Cannabis strain.
11 . The method according to claim 9 or 10 , wherein the THC distillate comprises between about 60% and about 90% THC.
12 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate comprises a CBD isolate.
13 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate comprises a mixture of THC distillate and CBD isolate.
14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the mixture of THC distillate and CBD isolate has a THC:CBD ratio of 1:1.
15 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the cannabinoid distillate has a THC:CBD ratio of 4:3.
16 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is mixed with the cocoa butter in a ratio of between about 5:95 to about 25:75.
17 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is formulated into a delivery system.
18 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is encapsulated.
19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is encapsulated by at least one molecular encapsulation agent.
20 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is incorporated into a self-emulsifying drug delivery system.
21 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is formulated into coacervates.
22 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is formulated into cubosomes.
23 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 22 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is edible.
24 . A method of making a cocoa butter-derived product comprising cannabinoid, the method comprising:
i) mixing cocoa butter with a cannabinoid concentrate to obtain a cannabinoid-containing cocoa butter; and
ii) formulating the cannabinoid-containing cocoa butter to the cocoa butter-derived product.
25 . The method according to claim 24 , wherein the cocoa butter-derived product is chocolate.
26 . The method according to claim 24 , wherein the step of mixing of the cocoa butter with the cannabinoid concentrate involves infusing the cocoa butter with the cannabinoid concentrate.
27 . The method according to claim 26 , wherein the cannabinoid-containing cocoa butter is cannabinoid-infused cocoa butter.
28 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 27 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is mixed with conched cocoa butter.
29 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 27 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is mixed with refined cocoa butter.
30 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 29 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate comprises a cannabinoid distillate.
31 . The method according to claim 30 , wherein the cannabinoid distillate comprises a THC distillate.
32 . The method according to claim 31 , wherein the THC distillate is obtained from a THC-dominant Cannabis strain.
33 . The method according to claim 31 or 32 , wherein the THC distillate comprises between about 60% and about 90% THC.
34 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 29 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate comprises a CBD isolate.
35 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 29 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate comprises a mixture of THC distillate and CBD isolate.
36 . The method according to claim 35 , wherein the mixture of THC distillate and CBD isolate has a THC:CBD ratio of 1:1.
37 . The method according to claim 30 , wherein the cannabinoid distillate has a THC:CBD ratio of 4:3.
38 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 37 wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is mixed with the cocoa butter in a ratio of between about 5:95 to about 25:75.
39 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 38 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is formulated into a delivery system.
40 . The method according to any one of claims 24 to 38 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate is encapsulated.
41 . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 40 , wherein the cannabinoid concentrate comprises a carrier oil.
42 . The method according to claim 41 , wherein the carrier oil includes medium-chain triglycerides, medium-chain fatty acids, long-chain triglycerides, long chain fatty acids, glycerol or any combination thereof.
43 . A cocoa butter-derived product comprising cannabinoid, the cocoa butter-derived product comprising the cannabinoid-containing cocoa butter obtained by the method as defined in any one of claims 1 to 42 .
44 . A cocoa butter-derived product comprising;
i) a cannabinoid; and
ii) cocoa butter;
the cocoa butter being infused with the cannabinoid in a cocoa butter:cannabinoid ratio of between about 95:5 and about 5:95.
45 . The cocoa butter-derived product according to claim 44 , the cocoa butter being infused with the cannabinoid in a cocoa butter:cannabinoid ratio of between about 90:10 and about 80:20.
46 . The cocoa butter-derived product according to claim 44 , the cocoa butter being infused with the cannabinoid in a cocoa butter:cannabinoid ratio of between about 80:20 and about 67:33.
47 . The cocoa butter-derived product according to claim 44 , the cocoa butter being infused with the cannabinoid in a cocoa butter:cannabinoid ratio of between about 20:5 and about 75:25.
48 . A cocoa butter-derived product comprising;
i) a cannabinoid; and
ii) cocoa butter;
the cannabinoid being infused in the cocoa butter in a cannabinoid:cocoa butter ratio of between about 5:95 and about 95:5.
49 . The cocoa butter-derived product according to claim 48 , the cannabinoid being infused in the cocoa butter in a cannabinoid:cocoa butter ratio of between about 10:90 and about 20:80.
50 . The cocoa butter-derived product according to any one of claims 44 to 49 , wherein the cannabinoid is a cannabinoid concentrate.