Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat which can be eaten without being deformed, becoming sticky at the surface or sticking to each other while maintaining the original mouthfeel of chocolate. As a result of the present inventors' intensive studied, it has been found out that a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat can be provided by making the surface of a refined chocolate paste absorb moisture or bringing chocolate into contact with a moisture-containing food material, and then baking.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat which can be eaten without being deformed, becoming sticky at the surface or sticking to each other while maintaining the original mouthfeel of chocolate. As a result of the present inventors' intensive studied, it has been found out that a process for producing confectionery highly stable to heat can be provided by making the surface of a refined chocolate paste absorb moisture or bringing chocolate into contact with a moisture-containing food material, and then baking.

Abstract: There is disclosed a chocolate containing disaturated monolinoleate and non-tempering type hard butter as its oil ingredients. A process for producing a rolled chocolate by rolling-up a chocolate containing disaturated monolinoleate and non-tempering type hard butter as its oil ingredients is also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a chocolate containing as its oil ingredients 10-85 wt % of di-saturated mono-unsaturated glycerides (S.sub.2 U) and 15-90 wt % of di-unsaturated mono-saturated glycerides (SU.sub.2) plus tri-unsaturated glycerides (U.sub.3), at least 35 wt % of the di-saturated mono-unsaturated glycerides (S.sub.2 U) being di-saturated mono-linoleate (S.sub.2 L). Chocolate-utilizing food containing this chocolate such as in frozen desserts and the like are also disclosed.

Abstract: A hard butter composition suitable for the production of solid chocolate having soft mouth feel at the beginning of mastication and sharp melting in the mouth, while it can provide sufficient shape retention at an ordinary temperature. The hard butter composition comprises at least 85% by weight of a triglyceride component mainly composed of triglycerides having one unsaturated bond in one molecule and triglycerides having at least three unsaturated bonds in one molecule, and at most 15% by weight of a nontriglyceride component based on the total weight of said composition. SFI of the composition is at most 65% at 5.degree. C., 20 to 55% at 30.degree. C., 2 to 35% at 35.degree. C., at most 3% at 40.degree. C., and difference between SFI at 5.degree. C. and that of 25.degree. C. being at most 15%.

Abstract: A process for producing an imitation marzipan which comprises soaking dehulled, degerminated and cracked soy beans in hot water, cooling and dehydrating the soy beans, adding the soy beans with sugar and a fat ingredient, mixing and grinding the mixture, and subjecting the resulting mixture to heat treatment and cooling.