The application describes comestible products comprising a water-in-oil emulsion, the water-in-oil emulsion comprising cocoa butter and a fat-crystal stabilised aqueous phase dispersed substantially through the cocoa butter continuous phase and optionally one or more additional ingredients of chocolate. Hydrocolloids, such as gelative or carrageenan are typically used to stabilise the aqueous phase. Methods of making comestible products are also provided.

The present invention relates to an inulin-based prebiotic complex enriched with vitamin B12 and selenium, which finds use in the field of food, nutraceutical, herbal, pharmaceutical preparations.

The present invention relates to an inulin-based prebiotic complex enriched with vitamin B12 and selenium, which finds use in the field of food, nutraceutical, herbal, pharmaceutical preparations.

The present invention is intended to provide chocolate being less susceptible to a change in process conditions and having remarkably excellent heat resistance and the method for manufacturing such chocolate. The present invention relates to chocolate having a sugar skeleton and containing the following (a) to (d): (a) 28 to 44 mass % of fats and oils; (b) 30 to 58 mass % of sucrose; (c) 1 to 20 mass % of lactose; and (d) 4 to 32 mass % of powdered milk.

The invention relates to a confectionery product comprising a plurality of beads, each bead comprising an aqueous core, a hydrophobic first coating layer surrounding the aqueous core, and a hydrophilic second coating layer surrounding the first coating layer; to a confectionery product comprising these beads. The invention also relates to a method of production thereof.

The invention relates to a confectionery product comprising a plurality of beads, each bead comprising an aqueous core, a hydrophobic first coating layer surrounding the aqueous core, and a hydrophilic second coating layer surrounding the first coating layer; to a confectionery product comprising these beads. The invention also relates to a method of production thereof.

Disclosed is a method for processing cocoa beans or nibs comprising the steps of: (a) adding water to cocoa beans or nibs to form a suspension; (b) wet grinding said suspension; (c) subjecting said suspension to a heat treatment at a temperature of 70° C. or less; (d) separating the suspension into: a water phase (heavy phase), a fat phase (light phase) comprising cocoa butter, and a solid phase comprising cocoa powder and fluid components; (e) continuously separating the fluid components from the solid phase obtained in step (d) to obtain cocoa aroma and cocoa powder by supplying a flow of said solid phase to a mixing device; wherein the mixing device comprises: a cylindrical, tubular body with a horizontal axis having an inlet opening for the solid phase, an outlet opening for the dried solid phase and an optional outlet opening for a vapor phase comprising cocoa aroma; end plates closing the tubular body at its opposite ends; a coaxial jacket heating or cooling the internal wall of the tubular body to a temperature of from 55° C. to 150° C.; and a bladed rotor, which is supported for rotation in the tubular body, its blades being arranged as a helix and oriented for centrifuging the solid phase and simultaneously transporting it towards the outlet opening.

Disclosed is a method for processing cocoa beans or nibs comprising the steps of: (a) adding water to cocoa beans or nibs to form a suspension; (b) wet grinding said suspension; (c) subjecting said suspension to a heat treatment at a temperature of 70° C. or less; (d) separating the suspension into: a water phase (heavy phase), a fat phase (light phase) comprising cocoa butter, and a solid phase comprising cocoa powder and fluid components; (e) continuously separating the fluid components from the solid phase obtained in step (d) to obtain cocoa aroma and cocoa powder by supplying a flow of said solid phase to a mixing device; wherein the mixing device comprises: a cylindrical, tubular body with a horizontal axis having an inlet opening for the solid phase, an outlet opening for the dried solid phase and an optional outlet opening for a vapor phase comprising cocoa aroma; end plates closing the tubular body at its opposite ends; a coaxial jacket heating or cooling the internal wall of the tubular body to a temperature of from 55° C. to 150° C.; and a bladed rotor, which is supported for rotation in the tubular body, its blades being arranged as a helix and oriented for centrifuging the solid phase and simultaneously transporting it towards the outlet opening.

Disclosed is a chocolate bar containing sucrose palmitate and having a cacao mass content of 35 mass % or more, wherein (i) a sucrose palmitate content is between 0.2 mass % and 0.5 mass % inclusive, and a thickness of the chocolate bar is between 1 mm and 3 mm, inclusive, or (ii) a sucrose palmitate content is between 0.1 mass % and 0.5 mass %, inclusive, and a thickness of the chocolate bar is between 1 mm and 2 mm, inclusive.

Disclosed is a chocolate bar containing sucrose palmitate and having a cacao mass content of 35 mass % or more, wherein (i) a sucrose palmitate content is between 0.2 mass % and 0.5 mass % inclusive, and a thickness of the chocolate bar is between 1 mm and 3 mm, inclusive, or (ii) a sucrose palmitate content is between 0.1 mass % and 0.5 mass %, inclusive, and a thickness of the chocolate bar is between 1 mm and 2 mm, inclusive.