Patent ID: 9185923
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A23G,A23P,A23V,B29C,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method for printing a 3D crystalline chocolate structure, comprising: printing a liquid first layer of chocolate material having a first crystal structure with a drop-on-demand printer to cover at least a portion of a second layer of material having a type V cocoa butter crystal structure that is different from the first crystal structure, wherein the printing of the liquid first layer deposits a 3D shape from the drop-on-demand printer onto the second layer of material; and processing the printed liquid first layer to solidify the first layer of chocolate material to form at least a portion of the 3D crystalline chocolate structure wherein, during the processing of the printed liquid first layer, the second layer functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the printed liquid first layer such that the liquid first layer of chocolate material having the first crystal structure solidifies to have a type V cocoa butter crystal structure; and dehumidifying ambient air around the liquid first layer during the processing of the printed liquid first layer of chocolate.