Spray drying solid particles of sugar and recycled crumb product with liquid component of water,sugar cocoa material,and milk solids to produce chocolate crumb

Abstract

Abstract RECYCLED CRUMB PRODUCT WHILE THE LIQUID PHASE MAY INCLUDE WATER, COCOA BUTTER, AND MILK SOLIDS. A PROCESS FOR PREPARING CHOCOLATE CRUMB, ESPECIALLY MILK CHOCOLATE CRUMB, BY FORMING THE INGREDIENTS (FOR EXAMPLE SUGAR AND COCOA BUTTER, TOGETHER WITH MILK SOLIDS WHEN MAKING WHITE OR MILK CHOCOLATE OR WITH THE COCOA BUTTER IN THE FORM OF COCOA LIQUOR WHEN MAKING SWEET OR MILK CHOCOLATE) INTO SEPARATE LIQUID AND SOLID PHASES, AND SPRAY DRYING THE LIQUID PHASE ONTO THE SOLID PHASE, PREFERABLY IN A CENTRIFUGAL TYPE SPRAY DRIER. THE SPRAY DRIED PRODUCT CRUMB IS REMOVED FROM THE SPRAYING ZONE BY A CURRENT OF HEATED AIR. SOME OF THE CRUMB PRODUCED IS PERFERABLE RECYCLED AS THE SOLID PHASE. THE SOLID PHASE MAY THEREFORE INCLUDE MICRO FINE PARTICLES OF SUGAR AND

Inventors

• 👤 Preston Leonard Veltman
• 👤 Herman Van Brederode
• 👤 Johannes C J Verdonk

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