Reduced calorie coated confections
AssigneeKraft Foods, Inc.
InventorBruce E. Campbell
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Abstract
An improved filling composition for coated confectionery products, particularly chocolate and chocolate-based confectionery products with an unrefrigerated shelf-life of more than about four weeks, when properly stored and handled is provided. Provided is a filling composition with a significant reduction in fat content, particularly in cocoa butter and other saturated fats, and a significant reduction in overall caloric content when compared to conventional chocolate-based, coated confections. This calorie reduction, for example, may be more than about 40% in a confection of the invention with a 1:1 ratio by weight of coating and filling when compared to similar conventional confections.
Claims18
A reduced fat, reduced calorie confectionery product comprising a filling and a coating wherein said coating has a water activity of less than about 0.3, and wherein said filling has a water content of about 15 to about 25% by weight and consists essentially of a mixture of water, at least one fat mimetic, at least one sucrose substitute, a flavoring composition, and at least one humectant in an amount effective to maintain a water activity for the mixture of less than about 0.80 under unrefrigerated conditions for at least about four weeks.
A reduced fat, reduced calorie confectionery product comprising a filling covered by a confectionery coating wherein said coating has a water activity of less than about 0.3, wherein the filling consists essentially of an emulsion of about 15 to about 25% by weight of water, at least about 20% by weight of one or more one fat mimetics, at least one reduced calorie sucrose substitute, at least one texture and mouth feel enhancer, at least one humectant, and cocoa liquor;
- wherein the filling has a water activity of less than about 0.8;
- and the confectionery product has an unrefrigerated shelf life of at least about 4 weeks.
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