Abstract:
A process for making expanded, malt-flavoured confectionery shapes comprises forming an extrudable edible composition containing malted milk and malt extract as main ingredients, and an expanding agent such as a bicarbonate. The composition is extruded, using an extrusion cooker supplied with carbon dioxide as a further expanding agent, through a die to form an extruded length of expanded malt-flavoured confection. The extruded length is then cut into portions of the desired size, shaped and dried.
Abstract:
A chocolate composition having a total fat content of 18 to 24.9 wt.% is produced by mixing particles of solid chocolate-making ingredients intimately mixed with at least one fat and emulsifier. To reduce the viscosity of the mixture, (a) not more than 1 wt.% of the particles exceed 60 mu m, and (b) not more than 15 wt.% of the particles are less than 2 mu m and/or not more than 20 wt.% of the particles are less than 3 mu m.
Abstract:
A process is provided for producing a chocolate composition reduced in fat and calories, which either contains sugar or is free of added sugar, and which has the taste and mouthfeel of traditional chocolate. The process involves developing the chocolate flavour during a normal chocolate-making procedure up to and including conching, and then removing some of the fat, e.g. by means of a cocoa liquor press.
Abstract:
Shaped confectionery articles, such as animal-shaped confections, are produced by repeatedly effecting the steps of (a) dispensing at least one volume of shape-sustaining edible material through a dispensing nozzle (14) onto a support surface (10), (b) effecting relative movement between the nozzle (14) and the support surface (10) so as to form a shaped edible article from said at least one volume of shape-sustaining edible material, and (c) effecting relative movement between said support surface (10) and said nozzle (14); whereby to form a multiplicity of shaped edible articles (16) on said support surface (10). During steps (a) and (b) to form each shaped article (16), a portion of the material being dispensed is caused to adhere to the outside of the dispensing nozzle (14) so that it does not form part of the shaped edible article (16) being formed at that stage but is detached from the nozzle (14) during the next succeeding step (a) to define a visible feature (24) on the next succeeding shaped edible article (16). The relative movement in step (b) is effected in at least three consecutive stages such that each stage includes relative movement in a direction which is different to that in the adjacent stage(s).
Abstract:
A viscosity reducing agent for chocolate compositions is derived from oats by extraction thereof with a polar solvent, such as ethanol or propanol, followed by evaporation of the solvent until an oil (which is the viscosity reducing agent) separates out. The viscosity reducing agent has properties similar to soya lecithin. A viscosity reducing agent having properties similar to a PGPR-type emulsifier can be produced either by a pre-extraction of the oats with a non-polar solvent e.g. hexane, followed by the polar solvent extraction, or by an extraction of the polar solvent extract with methanol followed by evaporation of the latter.