Patent ID: 11896029
Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A water-in-oil emulsion obtained by a process comprising:
i. providing (a) a first lipid phase comprising an emulsifier; and (b) an aqueous phase comprising from 5 to 60 wt. % of a sweetener based on the total weight of the emulsion, wherein the sweetener is sucrose, fructose, glucose, honey, maple syrup, molasses, or combinations thereof,
ii. combining and emulsifying the aqueous phase with the first lipid phase to obtain a pre-emulsion of the aqueous phase in said lipid phase,
iii. optionally cooling the pre-emulsion obtained in step ii, and
iv. adding a second lipid phase comprising non-fatty cocoa solids and/or milk solids to the pre-emulsion to produce the water-in-oil emulsion,

v. storing the water-in-oil emulsion at a temperature of 8° C. or lower,
wherein the water-in-oil emulsion comprises from 10 to 70 wt. % of the aqueous phase, wherein at least 95% of the sweetener is in the aqueous phase, and from 30 to 90 wt. % of the lipid phase, each based on the total weight of the emulsion, and all the non-fatty cocoa solids and/or non-fatty milk solids are substantially coated by lipid in the lipid phase.