The present disclosure provides freeze-dried chocolate and a preparation process thereof, and belongs to the fields of chocolate processing technology and freeze-dried food processing technology. The freeze-dried chocolate provided by the present disclosure uses a chocolate powder with a total fat content of ?25% and a particle size of ?35 ?m as an ingredient. The chocolate powder is mixed with a solvent to successively undergo filling, freeze-forming, freeze-drying, and demolding to obtain the freeze-dried chocolate. A skeleton for constructing a porous structure of the freeze-dried chocolate provided by the present disclosure includes non-fat materials, which do not construct a continuous fat phase and do not have the problem of deformation, collapse, and oil-off caused by oil/fat melting at high temperatures.

The present invention discloses a non-hydrogenated cocoa butter replacer chocolate and manufacturing method thereof consisting of the following percentages of raw materials: a non-hydrogenated vegetable oil: 35-50%; a white sugar: 30-50%; a cocoa powder: 6-30%; a milk powder: 5%-40%; a maltodextrin: 1-10%; a soybean protein: 2-8%; a glyceryl monostearate: 1-5%; a soybean phospholipid: 0.2-0.5%; a polyglycerol polyricinoleate: 0.1-0.3%; a sucrose fatty acid ester: 0.1-0.3%; a food flavor: 0.01-0.1%. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: (1) The non-hydrogenated cocoa butter replacer chocolate of the invention does not contain hydrogenated vegetable oil and does not contain trans-fatty acids and can meet people's requirements in health and nutritious foods in today's society. (2) When non-hydrogenated vegetable oil is used as a raw material to prepare cocoa butter replacer chocolate in the present invention, the synergistic effect of the emulsifier overcomes the disadvantages of non-hydrogenated vegetable oils in the process of chocolate production being a soft texture, the process being not easy to operate and the product having a bad taste, and it meets the requirements on quality by the customers.

The present invention discloses a non-hydrogenated cocoa butter replacer chocolate and manufacturing method thereof consisting of the following percentages of raw materials: a non-hydrogenated vegetable oil: 35-50%; a white sugar: 30-50%; a cocoa powder: 6-30%; a milk powder: 5%-40%; a maltodextrin: 1-10%; a soybean protein: 2-8%; a glyceryl monostearate: 1-5%; a soybean phospholipid: 0.2-0.5%; a polyglycerol polyricinoleate: 0.1-0.3%; a sucrose fatty acid ester: 0.1-0.3%; a food flavor: 0.01-0.1%. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: (1) The non-hydrogenated cocoa butter replacer chocolate of the invention does not contain hydrogenated vegetable oil and does not contain trans-fatty acids and can meet people's requirements in health and nutritious foods in today's society. (2) When non-hydrogenated vegetable oil is used as a raw material to prepare cocoa butter replacer chocolate in the present invention, the synergistic effect of the emulsifier overcomes the disadvantages of non-hydrogenated vegetable oils in the process of chocolate production being a soft texture, the process being not easy to operate and the product having a bad taste, and it meets the requirements on quality by the customers.

The present invention patent refers to the formulation of an optional chocolate-type food alternative, obtained from green banana flour (Musa spp) derived from green bananas or semi green ones from the plant varieties Prata, Terra, Cavendish, Nanica or Nanico. The product presents sensory attributes (taste, colour, aroma and texture) that are similar to cocoa-based products, being presented in the form of tablets, bars, chocolates, toppings, etc. It is recommended for a public that shows dietary restrictions both from pathological and/or philosophical character, due to it containing special nutritional characteristics: the lack of lactose, sugar and cocoa. Besides, the presence of resistant starchRSand dietary fibreFAin the composition of the green banana flour present a preventive action for some non-communicable chronic diseases, which makes the product substantially different.

The present invention patent refers to the formulation of an optional chocolate-type food alternative, obtained from green banana flour (Musa spp) derived from green bananas or semi green ones from the plant varieties Prata, Terra, Cavendish, Nanica or Nanico. The product presents sensory attributes (taste, colour, aroma and texture) that are similar to cocoa-based products, being presented in the form of tablets, bars, chocolates, toppings, etc. It is recommended for a public that shows dietary restrictions both from pathological and/or philosophical character, due to it containing special nutritional characteristics: the lack of lactose, sugar and cocoa. Besides, the presence of resistant starchRSand dietary fibreFAin the composition of the green banana flour present a preventive action for some non-communicable chronic diseases, which makes the product substantially different.

The invention patent relates to improvements in the formulation of a product based on carob bean which can take various forms (solid tablets, bars, candies), yielding an alternative chocolate product with special nutritional characteristics to meet the requirements of consumers with food restrictions due to health problems or through their lifestyles or convictions, providing characteristic colour, odour and taste attributes, without using soy, milk (lactose-free and milk protein-free), caffeine, theobromine, with or without added sugar, gluten-free, with or without fibres, with low glycemic index sugars and without any allergenic ingredients.

The invention patent relates to improvements in the formulation of a product based on carob bean which can take various forms (solid tablets, bars, candies), yielding an alternative chocolate product with special nutritional characteristics to meet the requirements of consumers with food restrictions due to health problems or through their lifestyles or convictions, providing characteristic colour, odour and taste attributes, without using soy, milk (lactose-free and milk protein-free), caffeine, theobromine, with or without added sugar, gluten-free, with or without fibres, with low glycemic index sugars and without any allergenic ingredients.

The present invention relates to a vegetable fat composition for edible applications wherein, in said vegetable fat composition, the sum of saturated fatty acids is in the range from 93.0% to 99.0% by weight; sum of saturated C12:0 fatty acids is in the range from 40.0% to 60.0% by weight; sum of mono-unsaturated C18:1 fatty acids is in the range from 1.0% to 6.0% by weight; and sum of mono-unsaturated C40:1 to C48:1 triglycerides is in the range from 1.0% to 5.5% by weight. The invention also relates to uses of the vegetable fat composition in coating or enrobing for bakery, confectionary and/or moulding applications, such as chocolate or chocolate-like coating, as well as an edible application product comprising the vegetable fat composition.

The present invention relates to a vegetable fat composition for edible applications wherein, in said vegetable fat composition, the sum of saturated fatty acids is in the range from 93.0% to 99.0% by weight; sum of saturated C12:0 fatty acids is in the range from 40.0% to 60.0% by weight; sum of mono-unsaturated C18:1 fatty acids is in the range from 1.0% to 6.0% by weight; and sum of mono-unsaturated C40:1 to C48:1 triglycerides is in the range from 1.0% to 5.5% by weight. The invention also relates to uses of the vegetable fat composition in coating or enrobing for bakery, confectionary and/or moulding applications, such as chocolate or chocolate-like coating, as well as an edible application product comprising the vegetable fat composition.

A fat composition comprises: from 55 to 75% StOSt; from 10 to 25% POSt; and less than 10% POP;
said percentages being by weight based on total triglycerides present in the composition, and has the following N-values: N35 of less than 45; and N10 of greater than 80.