Patent ID: 9078456
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A23G,A23V

Abstract:
1. A panned sugar shelled confectionery made by a cold-forming process comprising (a) providing a flowable, particulate fat based material to a forming apparatus comprising (i) first and second counter rotating forming rolls with forming pockets in corresponding alignment, wherein at least one of the forming rolls has one or more continuous grooves provided in a surface of the respective roll such that each continuous groove extends around a circumference of the respective roll in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the respective roll and intersects a plurality of discrete forming pockets intersected by said plane; and (ii) one or more forming pins positioned between the counter rotating rolls and within the respective continuous groove of the respective roll and operably disposed to provide at least one hollow section in a shaped confectionery center formed by compressing the particulate fat based material with the counter rotating rolls, wherein the at least one formed hollow section has ends that are sealed by the fat based material and the at least one hollow section extends through a substantial portion of the center, and wherein the shaped confectionery center has a percent density reduction of at least about 5% achieved by creating the at least one hollow section in the center; and (b) panning the shaped confectionery center having the at least one hollow section to provide the panned sugar shelled confectionery having a sugar shell, wherein the panned sugar shelled confectionery exhibits a lower incidence of cracking and fat bleeding through the sugar shell when exposed to a temperature of 45° C. or higher than a conventional panned sugar shelled confectionery.