Method of shaping chocolate products
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsNeil A. Willcocks, Frank W. Earis, Thomas M. Collins, Ralph D. Lee, William Harding, Steven D. Stephens
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Abstract
Methods of producing shaped, embossed, or decorated confectionery chocolate products by using chilled forming, shaping, or embossing devices.
Claims74
A method of forming a shaped chocolate product comprising the steps of:
- (a) depositing an edible mass comprising a chocolate composition having a liquid fat phase onto a deposit surface;
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- (b) contacting at least one surface of said edible composition with a chilled forming device having a contacting surface at a temperature below 10° C. thereby at least partially solidifying at least one outer surface layer of said chocolate composition in a form corresponding to said forming device, forming a shaped chocolate product.
The method of claim 1 or 24, wherein said deposited chocolate composition is bounded by a containment means.
A method of forming a chocolate confection comprising the step of contacting an outer surface of a chocolate composition containing a liquid fat phase with a chilled embossing member having a contacting surface temperature below 10° C. thereby forming an embossed chocolate surface.
A method of forming a shaped chocolate product comprising the step of contacting at least one surface of an edible mass comprising a chocolate composition having a liquid fat phase with a forming device for a contacting time less than 1.5 minutes, thereby at least partially solidifying at least one outer surface layer of the chocolate composition in a form corresponding to said forming device forming a shaped chocolate product.
A method of forming a chocolate product comprising the step of contacting at least one surface of an edible mass comprising a chocolate composition having a liquid fat phase with an embossing member for a contacting time less than 1.5 minutes, thereby at least partially solidifying at least one outer surface layer of the chocolate composition in a form corresponding to said forming device forming an embossed chocolate product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.