Abstract:
A method is provided for producing an ice-containing product which method comprises in the following order: (i) cooling a product concentrate to a temperature of below -4 °C; (ii) combining the cooled concentrate with frozen particles, a substantial proportion of which have a particle size of greater than 5 mm; and (iii) mechanically reducing the size of the frozen particles such that substantially all of the resulting frozen particles have a size of greater than 0.5 mm and less than 5 mm.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing frozen aerated confectionery products is provided, the process comprising; providing two rollers wherein each roller has a multiplicity of open cavities on its surface and wherein the rollers are aligned so that the surfaces touch; providing filling means for filling said cavities with a frozen aerated confection at a temperature higher than the temperature of the rollers; filling two cavities, one on each roller, with a frozen aerated confection having an overrun of between 10% and 130%; allowing the frozen aerated confection to expand outside its cavity; and counter-rotating the rollers so that respective cavities in the two rollers lie opposite one another and the frozen aerated confection in a cavity of the first roller is pressed against the frozen aerated confection in an opposite cavity of the second roller; characterised in that the surfaces of the rollers in which the cavities are located are conical. An apparatus for operating the process is also provided.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing frozen aerated confectionery products is provided, the process comprising; providing two rollers wherein each roller has a multiplicity of open cavities on its surface and wherein the rollers are aligned so that the surfaces touch; providing filling means for filling said cavities with a frozen aerated confection at a temperature higher than the temperature of the rollers; filling two cavities, one on each roller, with a frozen aerated confection having an overrun of between 10% and 130%; allowing the frozen aerated confection to expand outside its cavity; and counter-rotating the rollers so that respective cavities in the two rollers lie opposite one another and the frozen aerated confection in a cavity of the first roller is pressed against the frozen aerated confection in an opposite cavity of the second roller; characterised in that the surfaces of the rollers in which the cavities are located are conical. An apparatus for operating the process is also provided.
Abstract:
An ice-containing product is provided which comprises at -18°C, (i) a first population of frozen particles, which first population consists essentially of frozen edible particles, or a mixture of frozen edible particles and ice particles, having a particle size of greater than 0.5 mm; and (ii) a second population of ice particles having a mean particle size such that the ratio of the mean particle size for the first population to the mean particle size for the second population is greater than 10 and less than 100, wherein the ratio of the weight of the first population of particles to the weight of the second population is from 2:3 to 9:1 and the first population and second population together provide at least 90% of the frozen particles present in the product. A process for making such products is also provided.
Abstract:
An unaerated ice-containing product is provided which comprises at -18°C, a first population of frozen particles having a particle size of greater than 0.5 mm and a second population of frozen particles having a mean particle size such that the ratio of the mean particle size for the first population to the mean particle size for the second population is greater than 10 and less than 100, wherein the ratio of the weight of the first population of particles to the weight of the second population is from 2:3 to 9:1 and the first population and second population together provide at least 90% of the frozen particles present in the product. A process for making such products is also provided.
Abstract:
An unaerated ice-containing product is provided which comprises at -18°C, a first population of frozen particles having a particle size of greater than 0.5 mm and a second population of frozen particles having a mean particle size such that the ratio of the mean particle size for the first population to the mean particle size for the second population is greater than 10 and less than 100, wherein the ratio of the weight of the first population of particles to the weight of the second population is from 2:3 to 9:1 and the first population and second population together provide at least 90% of the frozen particles present in the product. A process for making such products is also provided.
Abstract:
An improved method of serving a slushy drink is provided wherein a manufactured slush is filled into a container (I) to occupy at least 70% of the volume of the container and then hardened to produce a frozen product in the container. The frozen product is then transported through a cold chain to a retail outlet. Following warming to a temperature of between -14 and -5°C, the frozen product is transformed into the slushy drink, preferably by deforming the container.
Abstract:
An apparatus for producing frozen confectionery products is provided, the apparatus comprising: means for supplying a frozen confection to the inlets of a nozzle; the nozzle comprising a chamber and an extrusion plate, wherein the extrusion plate defines one or more apertures; the apertures having a width of from 1 to 5mm and a length of at least 10mm; means for moving the nozzle in the opposite direction to the direction of extrusion. A process for producing frozen confectionery products, the process comprising: supplying a frozen confection to a nozzle, the nozzle comprising a chamber and an extrusion plate, wherein the extrusion plate defines one or more apertures; wherein the apertures have a width of from 1 to 5mm and a length of at least 10mm; extruding the frozen confection from the chamber of the nozzle through the apertures of the extrusion plate; and simultaneously moving the nozzle in the opposite direction to the direction of extrusion; and stopping the flow of the frozen confection is also provided.