WHITENING-FREE NUTS, AND CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY USING SAME

Title:

WHITENING-FREE NUTS, AND CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY USING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/038657

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A whitening prevention method according to the present invention comprises: coating the whole circumference or at least cut plane, etc. of small nut pieces with one or more coating agents selected from among a molten hardened oil, a liquid emulsifier and a mixture of such a hardened oil with such an emulsifier; cooling the coated small nut pieces to thereby harden the coating(s); and thus forming a coating film on the whole circumference or at least cut plane of the small nut pieces. Whitening-free nuts according to the present invention comprise small nut pieces wherein the whole circumference or at least cut plane or crushed plane is coated with a film formed of one or more coating agents selected from among a hardened oil, an emulsifier and a mixture of a hardened oil with an emulsifier. A confectionery with nuts according to the present invention comprises a confectionery to which the whitening-free nuts are stuck in a state of being exposed to the outside.

Inventors:

OGIHARA TOSHIYUKI (JP)
OKADA TOJI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2013/074044

Publication Date:

March 13, 2014

Filing Date:

September 06, 2013

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TABATA CO LTD (JP)

International Classes:

A23L25/00; A23G1/00; A23G1/30

Foreign References:

JP2005278446A	2005-10-13
JP2009082002A	2009-04-23
JPS50132144A	1975-10-20
JPH01312985A	1989-12-18
JPS5467056A	1979-05-30