Abstract: The invention relates to a chocolate confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having at least one capillary or cavity disposed therein, the extruded body portion comprising a first chocolate component and the capillary or cavity containing a second chocolate component, wherein the first component is more stable at elevated temperatures than the second component. The invention also related to a process for the manufacture of the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product including an extruded body portion; and a plurality of capillaries the extruded body portion, in which the body portion includes a mixture of confectionery compositions, particularly, a hard candy composition and a chewing gum composition. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery composition comprising an at least partially convoluted or rolled sheet of a confectionery material having at least one capillary disposed therein, wherein the composition has a longitudinal axis which extends along the convolutions or axis of rolling and the at least one capillary runs parallel, perpendicular or at an inclined angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the product. The present invention also relates to a method of production of the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion being formed with a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, wherein the capillaries have a non-uniform cross section along their length. The present invention also provides a method of producing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable biscuit product comprising an extruded biscuit portion, the body portion being formed with one or more channels disposed therein, wherein the one or more channels contain a substance which is different from the substance of the body portion and wherein at least one of the channels does not extend along the full length of the body portion. The present invention also provides a method of production of the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion and at least one extruded tubule, wherein the tubule comprises a tube or a flfst material and a bore of a second material, and the tube is formed of a different material than that of the body portion and/or the bore. The invention also relates to a method of production of the same.

Abstract: A savoury water-in-oil food emulsion comprises a fat phase and an aqueous phase. The aqueous phase comprises at least 50% dissolved solids. Also provided are a food composition comprising the emulsion, and a method of preparing the emulsion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, one or more of the capillaries being at least partially filled with a fill material which is a different material from that of the extruded body portion, the fill material comprising an active and/or reactive component and wherein two or more different active/reactive components are provided in the same or different capillaries. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chocolate confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having at least one capillary or cavity disposed therein, the extruded body portion comprising a first chocolate component and the capillary or cavity containing a second chocolate component, wherein the first component is more stable at elevated temperatures than the second component. The invention also related to a process for the manufacture of the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having three or more capillaries disposed therein which extend substantially parallel to one another in two or more different planes, the capillaries being distributed in groups at one or more locations within the body portion and/or distributed around the periphery of the body portion. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion being formed from a material which is liquid during extrusion and which has a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, the capillaries having an average width or diameter of no more than 3 mm. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising a first extruded portion and a second extruded portion, wherein each portion has a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, and the capillaries of the first and second portions are: a) discontinuous; and/or b) continuous and oriented in more than one direction. The present invention also relates to a process for making the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, one or more capillaries being at least partially filled with a fill material and the body portion and/or the fill material comprising gum. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.