Abstract: The present invention relates to a lowfat confection comprising a chocolate of full fat texture, said chocolate comprising a fat or fat substitute present in 20.0-24.5% (w/w), and nonfat solids comprising nutritive carbohydrate sweetener, nonfat cocoa solids and an edible emulsifier. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a lowfat chocolate and more specifically, to the process of preparing and formulating said product compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 31, 1995
Date of Patent:
January 20, 1998
Assignee:
Derry, Inc.
Inventors:
James F. St. John, John G. Fetterhoff, John R. Carpenter, B. Douglas Brown, C. Daniel Azzara, Stanley M. Tarka, Jr., Craig Rank, George K. Strohmaier