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 an extruded body portion, the body portion having three or more capillaries disposed therein which extend substantially parallel to one another in two or more different planes, the capillaries being distributed in groups at one or more locations within the body portion and/or distributed around the periphery of the body portion. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.
Claims38
A confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having three or more capillaries disposed therein which extend substantially parallel to one another in two or more different planes, the capillaries being distributed in groups at one or more locations within the body portion and/or distributed around the periphery of the body portion.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the capillaries are distributed throughout the body portion in a substantially circular, semi-circular, elliptical or polygonal configuration.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the capillaries have an average width or diameter of no more than 3 mm.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the capillaries are filled with a fluid material.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the product further comprises a coating portion to envelop the extruded body portion.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the capillaries or groups of capillaries have different widths or diameters.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the capillaries or groups of capillaries have different cross-sectional profiles.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the body portion incorporates a central cavity.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the product further comprises a centre fill.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the capillaries in the extruded body portion result in a voidage in the range of 5-99%.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the capillaries have an average diameter or width of no more than 2 mm.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim where the body portion comprises 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.
A confectionery product as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein one or more of the capillaries are filled with a material which is different from that of the material used to form the extruded body portion.
A process for manufacturing a confectionery product comprising an extruded body having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, the process comprising the step of:
- a) extruding an extrudable confectionery material with three or more capillaries disposed therein which extend substantially parallel to one another in two or more different planes, the capillaries being distributed in groups at one or more locations within the body portion and/or distributed around the periphery of the body portion.
A confectionery product substantially as described herein and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A process for producing a confectionery product substantially as described herein and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.