Patent ID: 6906023

Claim:
An extrusion process for preparing bar composition comprising: (1) at least 20% by wt. fatty acid soaps; (2) 0 to 30% by wt. surfactant other than soap such that total of (1) and (2) is less than about 55% by wt. total; (3) greater than 25% by wt., reducing and/or non-reducing sugar or sugars; (4) 0.5 to 10% by wt. co-structurant which is a water soluble polymer; (5) 4 to 10% by wt. final water content of bar, wherein said process comprises: (a) first mixing about 15-25% water and fatty acid soaps of (1) at temperature greater than about 50° C. to about 100° C. until substantially homogeneous; (b) subsequently adding sugar or sugars of (3); (c) adding co-structurant and minors each independently or both together, during step (a) or (b); and (d) adjusting water level prior to extruding such that final water level of (5) is obtained and yield stress of final bar is 90 to 300 kPa.