Unsweetened Chocolate
Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Sweetened Chocolate
Bittersweet Chocolate (dark
chocolate)
Milk Chocolate
White Chocolate
Chocolate ingredients are mixes to a paste and
crush into flakes which
are significantly reduced in size.
Grinding or Refining
step is important in producing smooth chocolate texture.
Most chocolate manufacturers use a
roll refiner or ball mill for the
refining process.
Two functions of refining:
Conching
Improves the flavor of
chocolate by
Conching process Improves the flavor of
chocolate by
evaporating various volatile
flavor components including organic acids.
The chocolate flavor produce depends on
the
temperature and processing time
used.
Cook flavor start to occur
occur at temperature
above 70oC.
For milky flavor chocolate, conching
temperature must be kept
< 50oC to avoid
Maillard flavor.
To ensure the uniform coating of
solid particles,
the fat andemulsifier present in the chocolate must coat the sugar and other solid particle uniformly depending on the mixing action of the conche.
Conching facilitate
particle coating,
promoting a smooth texture in the
final product.
Two different types of mixing
Shear mixing-Elongational mixing
Shear mixing-
chocolate is between two
surfaces moving relatively to one another
Elongational mixing
the material is
squeezed through or spread over a surface
Effect of shear rate on the chocolate mixing: Slow shear rate
the viscosity will come to an equilibrium level.
Higher shear rate
produce lower viscosity and thinner chocolate.
Medium shear rate
The viscosity is at a lower value and tends to
be reached more quickly.
Three phases of conching:
Dry phase: Pasty phase: Liquid phase: