Reduced calorie and reduced fat chocolate confectionery compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorJosephine L. Y. Kong-Chan
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Abstract
Reduced calorie chocolate confections in which a nondigestible polyol fatty acid polyester is substituted for the natural fat, and an artificial sweetener plus a partially or wholly nondigestible carbohydrate bulking agent is substituted for sugar.
Claims9
A reduced calorie chocolate confection composition comprising:
- (a) from about 5% to about 35% of a source of cocoa, selected from cocoa powder or chocolate liquor;
- (b) from about 0.001% to about 60% of an artificial sweetener;
- (c) from about 0% to about 60% of a partially or wholly non-digestible carbohydrate bulking agent;
- (d) from about 25% to about 70% of a chocolate confectionery fat substitute which is a non-digestible polyol fatty acid polyester having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, wherein the polyol is selected from the group consisting of sugars and sugar alcohols containing from 4 to 8 hydroxyl groups and wherein each fatty acid group has from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, and having a clear melting point of 30.degree.-36.degree. C. and an SCI of at least about 66 at a temperature 6.6.degree. C. below its clear melting point.
The composition of any of the foregoing claims wherein the chocolate confectionery fat substitute is a polyester of sucrose.
A reduced calorie chocolate confection composition comprising:
- (a) from about 5% to about 35% of a source of cocoa, selected from cocoa powder and chocolate liquor;
- (b) from about 30% to about 60% of a natural sugar;
- (c) from about 25% to about 70% of a chocolate confectionery fat substitute which is a sucrose esterification product wherein the fatty acid ester groups are myristate and laurate in a mole ratio of 5:3 and wherein the degree of esterification is greater than about 7.5.
A novel chocolate confectionery fat substitute which is a sucrose esterification product wherein the fatty acid ester groups are myristate and laurate in a mole ratio of about 5:3 and wherein the degree of esterification is greater than about 7.5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.