Nestec S.a.

William French

Edward Morris Kuehl

Kurt A Busse

Josephine E Lometillo

Micha&euml;l Peter Gray

Gary P Maul

A coating having a marbled appearance, a confectionery product provided with a coating having a marbled appearance and methods of preparing the same. the coating may be chocolate or water-based.

Coated ice confectionary products

The present invention advantageously provides a method for making and an apparatus for applying a chocolate coating to a confectionery to produce a confectionary with a laced appearing coating. The laced appearing coating preferably includes more than one type of chocolate, preferably two types of chocolate. Advantageously, the laced appearing coating is formed from two layers of chocolate, a foundation chocolate layer and a laced chocolate layer, thus giving the laced appearing chocolate coating a three dimensional texture.

Method for making laced appearing confectioneries

A patterned composite food product has an ice confectionery composition component and an edible material component which is different from the ice confectionery composition, the edible material having a pattern form which is an inclusion pattern zone in the ice confectionery composition, and the pattern may have a layer form wherein a plurality of edible material layers are separated one from another and surrounded by the ice confectionery composition. The composite product is prepared by pumping an ice confectionery composition into a former structure provided with an extrusion die for product extrusion from the former structure and by pumping a the edible material component through an assembly of a hollow spindle with nozzle(s) attached wherein the nozzle(s) is (are) provided with ports, particularly slots, for delivering the edible material to within the ice confectionery composition pumped through the former structure. The spindle of the assembly is located and extends longitudinally towards the die about an axis of the former structure within the ice confectionery stream, and the assembly rotates about the axis and also translates axially in a reciprocating movement so that patterns of the edible material are formed in the ice confectionery composition to provide a composite product having edible material inclusion zones and inclusion-free zones. The composite product so-pumped is extruded via the die to provide a strand which has a cross-section given by the die outlet opening and then the strand is cut to provide composite product portions.

Patterned frozen confectionery product

An apparatus and process for preparing chocolate coatings having a marbled appearance, and confectionery products having a component provided with a chocolate coating having a marbled appearance thereon.

Apparatus for preparing patterned confections

A product with a striped coating, method for making, and an apparatus for applying a coating to a confectionery to produce a confectionary with a striped appearing coating. The striped appearing coating preferably includes more than one type of chocolate, preferably two types of chocolate. Advantageously, the striped appearing coating is formed from two layers of chocolate, a foundation chocolate layer and a striped chocolate layer, thus giving the striped appearing chocolate coating a three dimensional texture.

Patterned chocolate coatings, methods, and apparatus for preparing same

A chocolate coating having a marbled appearance, a confectionary product provided with a chocolate coating having a marbled appearance, and methods for preparing the same. The chocolate coating may be water or chocolate based.

Process for preparing chocolate coating and confectionary products containing same

A composite ice confectionery product of the frozen type is prepared by pumping an ice composition into a former structure provided with an extrusion die so that the composition contained within the former passes through the former to the die for extrusion via the die and by pumping a material of texture different from that of the aerated ice confectionery through an assembly of a hollow spindle with nozzle(s) attached wherein the nozzle(s) is (are) provided with ports, particularly slots, for delivering the material into the ice confectionery composition stream in the former. The spindle is located and extends along and about an axis of the former within the ice confectionery stream and rotates about the axis and also translates axially in a reciprocating movement so that patterns of the material are formed in the ice confectionery to obtain a composite product having material inclusion zones and inclusion-free zones, and the composite product so-pumped is extruded via the die, to provide a strand which has a cross-section given by the die outlet opening, and then the strand is cut to provide slabs.

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

William French