APPARATUS FOR FORMING A CENTER-FILLED CONFECTIONERY AND METHOD

The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for the continuous production of center-filled confectionery products. The apparatus may include an extruder for forming a continuous extrudate having a plurality of center-filled confectionery ropes. The apparatus may also include a forming de...

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Main Author FORNAGUERA JOAN F
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.05.2007
Subjects
CHEWING GUM
COCOA
COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE
CONFECTIONERY
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
ICE-CREAM
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREPARATION THEREOF
PRESSES
PRESSES IN GENERAL
SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY ASINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for the continuous production of center-filled confectionery products. The apparatus may include an extruder for forming a continuous extrudate having a plurality of center-filled confectionery ropes. The apparatus may also include a forming device for forming individual confectionery pieces, and sealed center-filled confectionery pieces in particular. The forming device provides improved coordination and control of extrudate formation and extrudate feed into the forming device. The apparatus and method of the present disclosure increases product output and reduces the amount of unacceptable product.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060556428