Process for manufacture of coated frozen confection
AssigneeConopeo, Inc.
InventorsDouglas George Brawn, Paul Edward Cheney, Andrew Hoddle
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Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a coated frozen confection, the process comprising the steps of (a) manufacturing a frozen confection, followed by; (b) imparting thermal energy to the surface of the frozen confection, sufficient to cause at least partial melting of the surface of the frozen confection, followed by; (c) allowing the surface of the frozen confection to refreeze, followed by; (d) coating the frozen confection in a liquid coating, which subsequently solidifies to provide a solid coating.
Claims18
A process for the manufacture of a coated frozen confection, the process comprising the steps of
- a) manufacturing a frozen confection, followed by;
- b) imparting thermal energy to the surface of the frozen confection, sufficient to cause at least partial melting of the surface of the frozen confection, followed by;
- c) allowing the surface of the frozen confection to refreeze, followed by;
- d) coating the frozen confection in a liquid coating, which subsequently solidifies to provide a solid coating;
- characterised in that the thermal energy imparted in step b) is imparted by convective means or by radiative means.
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