Methods and apparatus for processing chocolate
JP2024150457A5Active Publication Date: 2025-09-17TRUE ESSENCE FOODS INC
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024101887
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2018-05-25
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2038-07-16
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Conventional chocolate production methods involve complex, multi-stage processes that lead to over-grinding, heating-induced flavor loss, and inefficient moisture removal, resulting in poor quality chocolate products and high environmental conditioning costs.
Method used
A modular grinding system with adjustable media configuration and integrated moisture removal using molecular sieves under controlled atmospheric conditions, allowing for single-step processing that maintains flavor and quality while reducing energy consumption.
Benefits of technology
The system produces high-quality chocolate by preventing over-grinding and flavor loss, while significantly reducing environmental conditioning costs and energy usage.
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Abstract
To provide a versatile modular system and method for processing cacao products while enabling easier maintenance, less transfer steps, increased particle selection capability, and superior output quality.SOLUTION: One aspect is a system for processing food products including: a base member; a vessel member defining a vessel volume; an opening formed through the vessel member; at least one vessel lip surrounding the opening; a vessel lid connected to the vessel member to substantially seal the opening; a motor shaft; at least one mixing member connected to the motor shaft and within the vessel volume; a motor connected to the motor shaft; and grinding media within the vessel volume for grinding and mixing the food products. Energizing the motor urges the motor shaft and urges the at least one mixing member to rotate within the vessel volume to agitate the grinding media. The grinding media include first grinding media and second grinding media.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1B
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