Patent ID: 8329242

Claim:
Process for producing a chocolate or chocolate-like product comprising: (i) mixing a part of the components of the chocolate or chocolate-like product to form a mixture; (ii) homogenizing the mixture with fat, wherein the fat includes added fat, using a rotor/stator homogenizer; and (iii) conching the homogenized mixture; and wherein: a) the weight ratio of (fat present in (i)):(fat added in (ii)):(fat added in (iii)), based on the weight of the total fat in the product, is from (0 to 6):(50 to 90):(10 to 50); b) the weight ratio of (fat present in (i)):(fat added in (ii)):(fat added in (iii)), based on the weight of the total fat in the product, is from (6 to 35):(50 to 90):(10 to 50); or c) the weight ratio of fat present in the steps (i):(ii):(iii) is (70 to 100): (80 to 100): (90 to 100) based on the weight of the fat in the product.