CPC A23G 1/36 (2013.01) [A23D 7/0056 (2013.01); A23G 1/40 (2013.01); A23L 25/30 (2016.08)] | 19 Claims |
1. A low sugar content sweet food spread comprising:
20-60% by weight sugar alcohols and high intensity sweetener, wherein the food spread comprises at least 20% by weight sugar alcohols;
15 to 50% by weight of at least one vegetable oil;
1 to 40% by weight maltodextrin or another carbohydrate or polysaccharide selected from fructooligosaccharides, starch and soy powder;
2 to 20% by weight of at least one nut product;
2 to 25% by weight cocoa powder; and
1 to 15% by weight cocoa butter;
wherein the sugar alcohols and high intensity sweetener, the at least one vegetable oil, the maltodextrin or another carbohydrate or polysaccharide, the at least one nut product, the cocoa powder, and the cocoa butter make up at least 90% by weight of the food spread,
wherein a palm oil content of the food spread is less than 5% by weight of the total spread; wherein said food spread comprises less than 10% by weight sugar; and wherein the vegetable oils in combination have a reduced melt temperature compared to pure palm oil, and
wherein the food spread is spreadable at 3° C.
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