Claims
- 1. A process for producing a candy coating comprising:
- 1. providing a mixture in a paste form having the following ingredients:
- a. 30 to 65 parts fat,
- b. 40 to 70 parts sugar,
- c. 0 to 8 parts milk and/or whey solids,
- d. 0 to 2 parts emulsifier,
- e. 0 to 12 parts cocoa, and
- f. 0 to 2 parts flavors; and
- 2. conching the paste mixture by high speed shearing and mixing, wherein the mixture is subjected to shearing forces having an average shear component of 75.degree. or greater to produce an essentially mechanically generated conching temperature in the mixture of about 150.degree. to 250.degree. F in a conching time of less than 20 seconds and to reduce the
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the ingredients are: 30 to 35 parts fat; 45 to 55 parts sugar; 4 to 12 parts cocoa; and 3 to 8 parts milk and/or
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the ingredients also include: 0.1 to 0.8
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the ingredients are: 30 to 35 parts hard
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein the ingredients also include 0.1 to 0.8
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the ingredients are: 30 to 65 parts fat;
- 7. the process of claim 6 wherein the ingredients also include 0.1 to 0.8
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein the conching temperature is below
- 9. The process of claim 1 where the average shear component is at
- 10. The process of claim 9 where the average shear component is at
- 11. The process of claim 1 wherein the conching temperature is between
- 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the conching temperature is between
- 13. The process of claim 1 wherein the conching time is less than 15
- 14. The process of claim 12 wherein the conching time is less than 10
- 15. The product produced by the process of claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 628,559, filed 11/3/75, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,976,806.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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