Confectionery and methods of production thereof
OwnerShama Karu Vaman, Sarah Jayne Prestwood Pearson +1inventors
InventorsShama Karu Vaman, Sarah Jayne Prestwood Pearson, Clive Richard Thomas Norton
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising a first extruded portion and a second extruded portion, wherein each portion has a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, and the capillaries of the first and second portions are: a) discontinuous; and/or b) continuous and oriented in more than one direction. The present invention also relates to a process for making the same.
Claims25
A confectionery product comprising a first extruded portion and a second extruded portion,
- wherein each portion has a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, and the capillaries of the first and second portions are:
- a) discontinuous;
- and/or
- b) continuous and oriented in more than one direction
- wherein the capillaries of each portion are formed substantially parallel to one another and the width or diameter of the capillaries are substantially uniform and/or the distance between adjacent capillaries remains substantially the same.
(canceled)
14-16. (canceled)
A process for manufacturing a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, wherein the capillaries of each portion are formed substantially parallel to one another and the width or diameter of the capillaries are substantially uniform and/or the distance between adjacent capillaries remains substantially the same, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) extruding an extrudable confectionery material with a plurality of capillaries disposed therein;
- and either
- b) cutting the extrudate into two or more pieces having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein and forming a confectionery product incorporating the pieces;
- or
- c) folding the extrudate and forming a confectionery product incorporating the folded extrudate.
A process for manufacturing a confectionery product comprising a body portion, having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, wherein the capillaries of each portion are formed substantially parallel to one another and the width or diameter of the capillaries are substantially uniform and/or the distance between adjacent capillaries remains substantially the same, the process comprising extruding an extrudable confectionery material with a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, wherein the capillaries are continuous and oriented in more than one direction.
27-30. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.