Frozen confection sauce composition
A novel frozen confection sauce composition comprising from 10 to 18 wt % vegetable fat that is solid at 4° C., from 24 to 32 wt % vegetable fat that is liquid at 4° C., from 5 to 10 wt % nut paste and from 30 to 40 wt % sugar. A novel frozen confection sauce composition for the reduction of sugar bloom.
1. A frozen confection sauce composition, comprising:
from 10 to 18 wt % vegetable fat that is solid at 4° C.,
from 24 to 32 wt % vegetable fat that is liquid at 4° C.,
from 5 to 10 wt % nut paste,
and from 30 to 40 wt % sugar,
wherein a total vegetable fat present in the frozen confection sauce excludes fat originating from nut paste,
wherein a total fat content of the frozen confection sauce composition is 35 to 62 wt %, wherein the total fat content includes fat originating from nut paste.
2. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the vegetable fat that is solid at 4° C. is selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, hydrogenated oils and mixtures thereof.
3. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the vegetable fat that is solid at 4° C. comprises coconut oil.
4. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the vegetable fat that is liquid at 4° C. is selected from the group consisting of soya bean oil, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, corn oil, canola oil and mixtures thereof.
5. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vegetable fat that is liquid at 4° C. comprises soya bean oil.
6. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the nut paste comprises hazelnut paste.
7. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the sugar is selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose and sucrose and mixtures thereof.
8. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the sugar comprises sucrose.
9. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the frozen confection sauce further comprises an additive selected from one or more of the group consisting of cocoa powder, fruit, fruit extract, nut and mixtures thereof.
10. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the frozen confection sauce further comprises skimmed milk powder.
11. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the total fat content of the frozen confection sauce composition is 41 to 60 wt %, wherein the total fat content includes fat originating from nut paste.
12. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein at least one surface of the frozen confection sauce composition is contact with a gaseous atmosphere.
13. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the total fat content of the frozen confection sauce composition is 45 to 55 wt %, wherein the total fat content includes fat originating from nut paste.
14. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the sugar is 30 to 35 wt %.
15. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the frozen confection sauce further comprises skimmed milk powder, and a content of the skim milk is 10 to 20 wt %.
16. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the vegetable fat that is liquid at 4° C. comprises soya bean oil, and the vegetable fat that is solid at 4° C. comprises coconut oil.
17. A frozen confection sauce composition according to claim 1 , wherein the vegetable fat that is liquid at 4° C. comprises soya bean oil, the vegetable fat that is solid at 4° C. comprises coconut oil, and the nut paste comprises hazelnut paste.