POLYOL COATED FOOD PRODUCTS

摘要

A coated foodstuff having a fragile core and a hard coating consisting substantially of one or more crystalline polyols around the core characterised in that the coating is a solidified melt and a method of making such a foodstuff comprising: (a) forming a fragile core; (b) melting a coating material consisting substantially of one or more polyols; (c) applying the molten coating material around the fragile core; and (d) solidifying the molten coating material to form a crystalline coating around the fragile core.