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Treatment of chocolate so that the chocolate treated contains added water

US5965179A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1997
Grant dateOct 12, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/804
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

To incorporate water into a chocolate, chocolate and an emulsion or dispersion of a thickening or gelling substance in water, particularly a dispersion of microcrystalline cellulose in water, are introduced into an extruder and mixed and passed to an extruder nozzle so that the chocolate mass extrudate from the nozzle has a temperature of from 0.degree. C. to 28.degree. C.

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