Patent ID: 7018670
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: A23D,A23G,A23L,C11B

Abstract:
1. A method for producing particles of a foodstuff having a fat content of between 50% and 90%, a sugar content of not more than 20% and a water content of not more than 10%, the method comprising the steps of: providing the foodstuff in liquid form; applying the liquid form of the foodstuff to form a film onto a surface of a rotating cooling roller or a cooling belt; cooling the liquid form of the foodstuff so as to create at least partially hardened foodstuff; thereafter detaching the at least partly hardened foodstuff from the surface of the cooling roller or the cooling belt; and comminuting the at least partially hardened foodstuff to a desired particle size, wherein the method occurs in a sterilizable or pasteurizable vessel, and wherein a temperature of the surface of the cooling roller or the cooling belt is lower than 0° C. or a temperature of a cooling gas surrounding the cooling roller or cooling belt is lower than 0° C.