JP3069966B2 - Method for producing decorative chocolate with printed pattern - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing a decorative chocolate having a printed pattern.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, a method for producing a multicolor decorative chocolate having various printed patterns is well known, and at present, this kind of chocolate has been commercialized and is widely available on the market. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-58850 discloses a method for producing a chocolate confection with a printed pattern. In this production method, screen printing is performed on a smooth plate surface using an ink material mainly composed of a colored solid fat or oil. After application, a sink mold of an arbitrary shape is placed on the plate surface, a melted chocolate material is poured into the sink mold, and after solidification, the sink mold is removed to obtain a chocolate candy with a printed pattern.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional manufacturing method, printing is performed using an oil-soluble ink material mainly composed of solid fats and oils, and thus the ink material is not suitable for handling such as temperature adjustment during printing. There was a disadvantage that it took time and effort.

[0004] As another manufacturing method, there is a method of printing using a water-soluble ink material which is easy to handle and has good printability, but a cake to be decorated by placing a chocolate candy with a printed pattern is placed. In recent years, since the surface of the cream has been replaced by fresh cream containing a lot of moisture, when moving to a place with a temperature difference, the moisture contained in the air and fresh cream condenses on the chocolate candy with print pattern There is a drawback that it flows out together with the ink material and a good printed pattern cannot be obtained. Therefore, there has been a strong demand for a method for producing a chocolate confection having a good printed pattern that does not bleed or flow even when a water-soluble ink material having good printability is used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and has an object to prevent various printed patterns from flowing out due to moisture and to be used for confectioneries having a high moisture content. To provide a method for producing decorative chocolate.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned object, and its gist is that a first step of forming a water-resistant coating on an upper surface of a first mold having a concave pattern is formed. And a first chocolate material flowing in the concave pattern
A second step of filling the water-resistant coating surface with various patterns
And a second mold having a perforated portion surrounding the printed pattern and having a peripheral groove portion partitioned by a partition provided around the perforated portion. Place
A fourth step of filling the inside of the partition wall with the second chocolate material in a fluid state to a position higher than the bottom of the peripheral groove, and filling the third chocolate material in a flow state from the inside of the partition wall to the peripheral groove of the outside; And a sixth step of cooling and solidifying the first, second and third chocolate materials and punching out the first and second molds. In the manufacturing method.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a first step of filling a first chocolate material in a flowing state into a concave pattern of a first mold and scraping an upper surface of the mold.
A second step of forming a water-resistant coating on the upper surface, a third step of printing various patterns on the surface of the water-resistant coating, and a perforated portion surrounding the printed pattern, and A second groove having a peripheral groove parted by a partition wall provided around the through-hole part;
A fourth step of placing the molding die of the above and filling the inside of the partition wall with the second chocolate material in a flowing state up to a position higher than the bottom of the peripheral groove section, and a flow state from the inside of the partition wall to the outer peripheral groove section. A fifth step of filling the third chocolate material, and a sixth step of cooling and solidifying the first, second, and third chocolate materials and punching out the first and second molds. The present invention relates to a method for producing a decorative chocolate with a printed pattern comprising:

[0008] Here, as the oils and fats forming the water-resistant film, various known solid oils and fats and emulsions mainly composed of various known solid oils and fats are preferable as the product film, but are not limited to these as long as they exhibit water resistance. The solid fat preferably has a lower melting point than the chocolate material.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A method for manufacturing a decorative chocolate with a printed pattern according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1A to 1F show a printed pattern of the present invention.
Each step is schematically shown as an example of a method for producing a decorated chocolate with a stick .

First, on a flat plate 1 made of a rigid material suitable for food such as metal or plastic and provided with a concave portion 1a having an inverted Fuji shape and a cloud pattern, various known well-known oils such as refined coconut oil and palm oil are provided. Screen printing or coating is performed to form an edible water-resistant coating 2 with an oil-soluble emulsion containing a fat or the like as a main component and solidified (see FIG. 1A). Thereafter, a fluid chocolate brown material 3 having a temperature of about 26 to 32 ° C., which is a first chocolate material, is filled into the concave portion 1 a, and the upper surface of the flat plate 1 is scraped by a scraper 1 b so that the water-resistant coating 2 is not scraped. (See FIG. 1B). In addition, scraping is not necessary as long as the filling amount of the brown chocolate material 3 can be adjusted and the water-resistant coating 2 can be formed on the concave portion 1a. If the water-resistant coating 2 is formed except on the concave portion 1a, the scraping step can be omitted. Next, this brown chocolate ingredient 3
Is transferred by a conveyor (not shown) to a solidifying device (not shown), for example, a cooling tunnel (not shown) maintained at about 4 to 7 ° C., and is vibrated by a vibrator attached to a lower portion of the conveyor. The mixture is cooled for 2 minutes while diffusing bubbles of the brown chocolate material 3. Then, a printed pattern 4 is applied to the water-resistant coating 2 around the concave portion 1a by silk printing or the like (see FIG. 1C), and a bottomless formwork 5 made of plastic or the like is placed so as to surround the printed pattern 4. I do. The form 5 has a substantially inverted trapezoidal longitudinal cross section, and is provided with a peripheral groove 5b around the periphery of which is partitioned by a partition 5a. The inside of the partition 5a up to a position higher than the bottom of the peripheral groove 5b of the form 5 is formed. 2
1 is filled with a fluid white chocolate material 6 having a temperature of about 26 to 32 ° C. (FIG. 1).
(D)). Then, the white chocolate material 6 was transferred by a conveyor (not shown) to a solidifying device (not shown), for example, a cooling tunnel (not shown) maintained at about 4 to 7 ° C., and attached to a lower portion of the conveyor. The white chocolate material 6 is cooled for 2 minutes while being diffused by vibrating with a vibrator. Further, a brown chocolate material 7 as a third chocolate material in the same state as the chocolate material 6 is poured from above the white chocolate material 6 from the inside of the partition wall 5a to the outer peripheral groove 5b, and the upper surface of the mold 5 is removed. Scraping is performed by a scraper (not shown) (see FIG. 1E). Here, the chocolate materials 3, 6, and 7 were filled with the next chocolate material before the chocolate material was solidified in order to improve the adhesion between the chocolate materials. The surface of the chocolate material to be filled slightly melts due to the temperature, and both chocolate materials adhere together. In this way, the brown and white chocolate materials 3, 6, and 7 in the through-hole are transferred by a conveyor or the like to a cooling tunnel (not shown) or the like in which the inside is kept at about 4 to 7 ° C. By vibrating in the same manner as described above, air bubbles in the material are diffused and cooled for 15 to 25 minutes to crystallize and solidify. Thereafter, the chocolate materials 3, 6, 6 are removed from the flat plate 1 and the mold frame 5 by a die-cutting device (not shown) or the like.
7 (see FIG. 1 (f)), a decorative chocolate product 8 having on the surface of the brown chocolate material 3 a Mt. Fuji covered with a water-resistant coating 2 and a three-dimensional portion of a cloud around the Mt. (See FIG. 2). Incidentally, by the applicant of the experiment, water resistance film 2 and the printed pattern 4 when withdrawing the chocolate material 3,6,7, it was found to be transcribed in the chocolate material 6. It is considered that the water-resistant coating 2 and the printed pattern 4 are slightly melted and adhere to the chocolate material 6 depending on the temperature of the chocolate material 6 to be filled. In addition, a printed pattern can be formed in the concave portion 1a by pad printing or the like, and in the case of this embodiment, it can be decorated as if it were snow on the top of Mt. Fuji.

FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (f) schematically show steps of an embodiment different from the above embodiment as a method for producing a multicolor three-dimensional decorative chocolate with a printed pattern of the present invention. The same components as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in these drawings, a first chocolate material, that is, a fluid brown chocolate material 3 having a temperature of about 26 to 32 ° C., is filled into a concave portion 1a on the upper surface of the flat plate 1, and the upper surface of the flat plate 1 is scraped by a scraper 1b. Scraping (see FIG. 3A). The brown chocolate material 3 is solidified by a solidifying device (not shown), for example, about 4 to
The brown chocolate material 3 is transferred by a conveyor (not shown) to a cooling tunnel (not shown) or the like maintained at 7 ° C. and vibrated by a vibrator attached to the lower part of the conveyor.
The mixture is cooled for 2 minutes while diffusing air bubbles. Thereafter, screen printing or coating is performed on the upper surface of the flat plate 1 with an oil-soluble emulsion mainly composed of various known fats and oils such as refined coconut oil and palm oil so as to form an edible water-resistant coating 2 and solidified ( FIG. 3 (b)). The water-resistant coating 2 may be applied on the flat plate 1 excluding the concave portion 1a, and may be a part of the flat plate 1 as long as a printed pattern 4 described later can be waterproofed.
Next, a printed pattern 4 is applied to the water-resistant coating 2 around the concave portion 1a by silk printing or the like (see FIG. 3C), and a bottomless formwork 5 made of plastic or the like is placed around the printed pattern 4. Place. The inside of the partition wall 5a up to a position higher than the bottom of the peripheral groove 5b of the formwork 5 is filled with a fluid white chocolate material 6 having a temperature of about 26 to 32 ° C., which is a second chocolate material (FIG. 3 (d)). )reference). The white chocolate material 6 is transferred by a conveyor (not shown) to a solidifying device (not shown), for example, a cooling tunnel (not shown) maintained at about 4 to 7 ° C., and a vibrator attached to a lower portion of the conveyor The mixture is cooled for 2 minutes while diffusing bubbles of the white chocolate material 6 by vibrating with. further,
A brown chocolate material 7 as a third chocolate material in a state similar to the chocolate material 6 is poured from above the white chocolate material 6 from the inside of the partition wall 5a to the outer peripheral groove portion 5b, and the upper surface of the mold 5 is scraped. (Not shown) by scraping (FIG. 3)
(E)). Here, the chocolate materials 3, 6, and 7 were filled with the next chocolate material before the chocolate material was solidified in order to improve the adhesion between the chocolate materials. The surface of the chocolate material to be filled slightly melts due to the temperature, and both chocolate materials adhere together. In this way, the white and brown chocolate materials 3, 6,
7 is transferred by a conveyor or the like to a cooling tunnel (not shown) or the like in which the inside is kept at about 4 to 7 ° C., and is vibrated by a vibrator in the same manner as described above to diffuse bubbles in the material. Cool and crystallize for ~ 25 minutes. Thereafter, the chocolate materials 3, 6, and 7 are extracted from the flat plate 1 and the mold frame 5 (see FIG. 3 (f)) by a die-cutting device (not shown) or the like (see FIG. 3 (f)). A decorative chocolate product 8 ′ having a printed pattern 4 covered with a functional coating 2 is obtained (see FIG. 4).

Here, in the above embodiment, the printing pattern is formed around the concave portion, but it is also possible to print over the concave portion. In addition, the printed pattern is applied by silk printing, which is a kind of screen printing method. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other screen printing or another alternative printing method may be used. Further, as an ink material used for printing, a non-toxic mud-like or cream-like dissolved and colored edible ink or the like is used. For example, edible inks include thickener stabilizers, sucrose fatty acid esters, propylene glycol, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, edible yellow No. 4 lake, edible yellow No. 5 lake, water,
Contains glycerin fatty acid ester, hardened vegetable oil and silicone resin (antifoaming agent).
O / W emulsion ink which disperses together with emulsifier and is easily soluble in water, vegetable hardened oil, beeswax, glycerin fatty acid ester, lecithin, medium chain fatty acid triglyceride,
Calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, edible yellow No. 4 lake,
W contains edible yellow No. 5 lake and water, becomes entirely oily, disperses together with colorant / emulsifier, and becomes sparingly soluble in water.
/ O emulsion ink. Further, when a large number of colors are required for this printing, the colors are printed one by one as in the case of general multicolor printing, but at this time, after the first printing ink is solidified or dried, the next printing is performed. It is advisable to repeat the operation of overprinting with the ink of the color.

[0014] Further, the above-mentioned flat plate and mold forming mold are
By pre-heating to the same temperature as the temperature of the fluid chocolate to be filled, a temperature difference between the inside and the outside of the mold does not occur, so that a chocolate product having a good color and gloss and a smooth surface can be obtained.

Furthermore, if a water-resistant coating is previously applied to the mold 5 as the second mold, the chocolate-resistant product is transferred to the chocolate material when the chocolate product is extracted after cooling and solidification. A water-resistant coating is formed on all surfaces except the bottom surface, so that it is possible to further waterproof.

[0016]

As described above, according to the method for producing a decoration with a printed pattern according to the present invention, a water-resistant film is formed to cover the printed pattern. It is possible to prevent the ink material from flowing out due to moisture generated due to a temperature difference at the time of moving or moving, and it is possible to easily and reliably manufacture a three-dimensional decorative chocolate product with a printed pattern. Therefore, even when used for other foods with a high moisture content, the printed pattern can be waterproofed from this moisture, particularly when used for cakes having the surface of fresh cream, and when the cake is frozen, evaporating water or air generated from the fresh cream will be in the air. The printed pattern can also be waterproofed by the condensation of the contained water.

Further, if the first, second and third chocolate ingredients have different colors and tastes, various tastes can be enjoyed, and since they have a three-dimensional portion, they can be enjoyed visually. A possible chocolate product can be produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 (a) to 1 (e) are views schematically showing each step of a production method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a printed pattern obtained in the manufacturing process shown in FIG.
1 shows an overall perspective view of a decorated chocolate.

3 (a) to 3 (e) are views schematically showing each step of the manufacturing method of the present invention which is different from FIG.

4 is a printed pattern obtained in the manufacturing process shown in FIG.
1 shows an overall perspective view of a decorated chocolate.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first step of forming a water-resistant coating on an upper surface of a first mold having a concave pattern formed therein, and a step of forming a water-resistant coating in the concave pattern.
A second process for filling the first chocolate material in a fluid state
And a third step of printing various patterns on the water-resistant coating surface.
And a second mold having a perimeter portion surrounding the printed pattern and having a peripheral groove portion partitioned by a partition provided around the perforation portion is placed, A fourth step of filling the inside of the partition wall with the second chocolate material in a fluid state up to a position higher than the bottom of the partition, and a fifth step of filling the third chocolate material in a flow state from the inside of the partition wall to the outer peripheral groove. And a sixth step of cooling and solidifying the first, second and third chocolate materials and punching out the first and second molding dies. 2. A first step of filling a first chocolate material in a fluid state into a concave pattern of a first mold and scraping an upper surface of the mold, and forming a water-resistant coating on the upper surface. A second step, a third step of printing various patterns on the surface of the water-resistant coating, and a partition wall having a perforated portion surrounding the printed pattern and provided around the perforated portion. A second mold having a peripheral groove parted by the above is placed, and the second mold in a fluid state inside the partition wall to a position higher than the bottom of the peripheral groove part is placed.
A fourth step of filling the third chocolate material in a flowing state from the inside of the partition wall to the outer peripheral groove;
And third chocolate was cooled and solidified, the first and sixth step the method of manufacturing a printed patterned decorative chocolate comprising die cutting from the second mold.