FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINING SUBSTANTIALLY DRY MASS BASED ON CHOCOLATE OR ANALOG THEREOF, IN CONTACT WITH WET MEDIUM Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing industry.

SUBSTANCE: food product contains substantially dry mass based on chocolate or analog thereof, in contact with wet medium in unfrozen state, and further includes local content of unbound water in the range of 45-88%, said substantially dry mass exhibiting insignificant moisture absorption under appropriate storage conditions. Substantially dry mass of chocolate or analog thereof includes, wt%: fats 43-80; dry fat-free cocoa less than 18; dry fat-free milk less than 17; sugar more than 13. Weight ratio of dry fat-free cocoa and sugars, to which may be added dry fat-free milk, is less than 0.45. Dry substance content is such that at local content in wet medium in the range of 45-88%, moisture absorption index (τ) is less than 3, said index (τ) being determined from equation: τ=-[water]+0.37)xF+(5.25x[water]-1.67)x(S+DFFM)+(26.2x[water]-9.6)xC+(61x[water]-14.5)x(S+DFFM)xC, where [water] is local content of unbound water (wt%) in wet medium contacting with dry mass; F is fat content (wt%) in chocolate or analog thereof; S+DFFM is content of sugar + dry fat-free milk in chocolate or analog thereof (wt%); C is content of dry fat-free cocoa (wt%) in chocolate or analog thereof.

EFFECT: improved quality and provision for keeping of crunchy properties of food product.

15 cl, 5 tbl, 24 ex