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US 8,298,605 B2Granted
Process for producing chocolate
AssigneeBarry Callebaut AG
InventorsLuc Joseph Paul Antonie Marie Rumbaut, Rik Jan Theo Weetjens
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Abstract
A process for producing a chocolate or chocolate-like product comprising: (i) dry grinding a mixture of solid components of chocolate or a chocolate-like product; and (ii) homogenizing the ground mixture with fat to form a liquid chocolate or chocolate-like product.
Claims22
Process for producing chocolate or a chocolate-like product comprising:
- (i) dry grinding a mixture of solid components of chocolate or a chocolate-like product;
- and
- (ii) homogenizing the ground mixture with fat to form a liquid chocolate or chocolate-like product, wherein the mixture comprises fat in an amount of less than 22% by weight of the mixture
- wherein the process is carried out without a conching step.
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Process for producing chocolate or a chocolate-like product comprising:
- (i) dry grinding a mixture of solid components of chocolate or a chocolate-like product;
- and
- (ii) homogenizing the ground mixture with fat to form a liquid chocolate or chocolate-like product, wherein the homogenizing is carried out to give a mixture having a Casson viscosity (measured at 40° C.) of less than 3000 mPas,
- wherein the process is carried out without a conching step.
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Process for producing chocolate or a chocolate-like product comprising:
- (i) dry grinding a mixture of solid components of chocolate or a chocolate-like product;
- and
- (ii) homogenizing the ground mixture with fat to form a liquid chocolate or chocolate-like product, wherein the homogenizing is carried out such that the reduction in the particle size during homogenization is less than 25%
- wherein the process is carried out without a conching step.
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