Chocolate Composition with Freeze-Dried Fruit Sweeteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing chocolate production methods rely heavily on refined sugar, which is not aligned with health-conscious dietary trends, and alternative sweeteners like dried dates or honey do not provide the desired flavor and nutritional benefits.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating finely ground, freeze-dried fruits such as bananas, pineapples, and apples into chocolate production to replace refined sugar, leveraging their natural sweetness and nutritional value, while maintaining a pure chocolate flavor and texture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If refined sugar is used as sweetener in chocolate, then sweetness and traditional flavor are achieved, but healthiness and nutritional value deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by replacing refined sugar with freeze-dried fruits that have different carbohydrate profiles - specifically fruits high in fiber and natural sugars but low in refined sucrose. This parameter change achieves reduced sugar content while maintaining sweetness through natural fruit sugars like fructose and glucose.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite material approach by combining freeze-dried fruit pieces with chocolate base. The freeze-dried fruits act as a composite sweetening agent that integrates multiple functions: sweetening, fiber addition, and flavor enhancement. This composite approach allows replacement of refined sugar while improving overall nutritional profile.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If dried dates or honey are used as sweeteners, then refined sugar is replaced, but desired flavor and nutritional benefits are not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the type of sweetening material from concentrated sugars (honey, dates) to freeze-dried fruits with specific compositional parameters. The freeze-drying process preserves natural fruit flavors and nutrients while reducing moisture content, achieving both health benefits and desirable flavor characteristics simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses freeze-dried fruit pieces that can be easily incorporated and dispersed in the chocolate mass. These freeze-dried fruit pieces act as temporary sweetening agents that dissolve and distribute uniformly, providing flavor and sweetness without the need for complex processing or specialized equipment.
3Quantity of substance
If freeze-dried fruits are added to chocolate, then sugar content is reduced and nutritional value is improved, but fruit flavor may become noticeable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by carefully selecting and positioning freeze-dried fruit pieces within the chocolate matrix. The fruit pieces are distributed throughout the mass at controlled concentrations, allowing sweetness and fiber benefits to be experienced locally while the overall chocolate flavor profile is maintained. The freeze-drying process concentrates flavors locally in the fruit pieces while the rest of the chocolate remains unaffected.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The use of freeze-dried fruits reduces sugar content, enhances flavor, improves nutritional value with higher fiber and lower carbohydrates, and provides a delicate melt experience without noticeable fruit flavor, aligning with health-focused diets.
Implementation Method 1
finely ground, freeze-dried fruits such as bananas, pineapples, and apples
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to products such as chocolate, compound chocolate, pralines, etc., without refined sugar, wherein, in addition to date powder, freeze-dried bananas, pineapples, and apples with higher proportions of fiber and vitamins, while having a comparatively lower proportion of carbohydrates, are added to the unsweetened chocolate and cocoa butter as sweeteners and for flavoring, so that the chocolate has a pure, unadulterated chocolate taste, thus without any noticeable fruit flavor, as well as a delicate melt, and offers the olfactory and gustatory chocolate experience desired for high-quality chocolate.