High internal phase agar hydrogel dispersions in cocoa butter and chocolate as a route towards reducing fat content. Skelhon, T., S., Olsson, P., K., A., Morgan, A., R., & Bon, S., A., F. Food & Function, 4(9):1314, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013.
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Reducing the fat content of chocolate formulations is a major challenge for the confectionery industry. We report the suspension of aqueous microgel agar particles of up to 80% v/v within sunflower oil, cocoa butter, and ultimately chocolate. The optimised emulsification process involves a shear-cooling step. We demonstrate the versatility of our method when applied to white, milk, and dark chocolate formulations, whilst preserving the desired polymorph V of the cocoa butter matrix. In addition, we show that this technology can be used as a strategy to disperse alcoholic beverages into chocolate confectionery.
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