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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Haruyasu Kida, Kitasoma-gun, JP;
Masako Arai, Tsukuba-gun, JP;
Yoichi Tashiro, Kitasoma-gun, JP;
Hideki Baba, Sennan-gun, JP;
Fuji Oil Company, Limited, Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
Chocolate having excellent hardness and melting properties in the mouth upon eating at a temperature range of freezing or refrigerating is disclosed. The chocolate is subjected to tempering treatment and has a softening point of 15.degree. to 30.degree. C. Its fat ingredient comprises 95 to 40% by weight of fats rich in 2-unsaturated-1,3-disaturated triglycerides (SUS) the main constituent fatty acids of which are palmitic acid (P) and stearic acid (St) with a P/St ratio of at least 1.0 and 5 to 40% by weigh of lauric fats, the relation of P/St ratio of SUS to the fat content in the chocolate being on or in the higher fat content region above line 1 as shown in FIG. 1.