PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A CHOCOLATE PRODUCT AND A CHOCOLATE PRODUCT PRODUCED USING THE PROCESS

19 ABSTRACT Process for the Manufacture of a Chocolate Product FIG No.2 In a process 10' for the manufacture of a chocolate product, a chocolate ingredient mixture 5 24' containing no, or only small amounts of, cocoa liquor 12 is subjected to a size-reduction process 26 and the size reduced chocolate ingredient mixture later combined with cocoa liquor 12 to produce a chocolate mass. The size-reduced mixture 24a' may be conched 28 and the cocoa liquor 12 added during the liquefying phase of conching or after conching. In one aspect, the mixture 24' comprises more than 15 wt. % fat. In another aspect, the cocoa 10 liquor 12 is added to the size-reduced mixture 24a' after conching 28. The cocoa liquor 12 may be ball milled prior to addition. The process 10' enables a higher yield in finished chocolate product for a given batch size without comprising taste or mouthfeel.