JP2021061762A - Edible hollow body - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an edible hollow body, outer shells of which can be broken easily by giving impact to the edible hollow body housing a built-in object.SOLUTION: An edible hollow body 1 comprises: two hemispherical outer shells 2 formed of an edible material containing sugar as a main ingredient; and a built-in object 3. The outer shells 2 contain a higher weight ratio of the sugar component than other components. The outer shells 2 are formed in a thickness in a range of 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less. The two hemispherical outer shells 2 are formed into a sphere 10 by mutually joining at a joint 4 in a state where the built-in object 3 is housed. The sphere 10 has a diameter in a range of 150 mm or more and 500 mm or less. When impact force equal to or more than a predetermined value is given from outside to the joint 4, the outer shells 2 of the sphere 10 are crushed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an edible hollow body made of an edible material containing the contents.

Conventionally, a chocolate ball in which a doll or the like is built in a hollow body made of chocolate has been proposed. For example, the chocolate ball containing a prize described in Patent Document 1 is a doll that constitutes the appearance of the ball game in the play by combining it in the internal space of a hollow chocolate body that imitates the shape of a ball used for the ball game. , Each part of the body is disassembled and housed as a group of parts. Since the chocolate balls with prizes contain the prizes inside the chocolate body, there is an effect that you can expect what kind of prizes you will win.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-191828

However, the conventional chocolate ball containing a prize does not have a specific structure for taking out a built-in doll or the like, and there is no description of how to take it out from the chocolate ball. Therefore, there is a problem that it is necessary to take time and effort such as decomposing chocolate using a tool such as a knife.

An object of the present invention is to solve a conventional problem, and an edible hollow body in which an outer shell can be easily destroyed by giving an external impact to an edible hollow body containing an internal component. Is to provide.

The edible hollow body according to the aspect of the present invention includes two hemispherical outer shells formed of an edible material containing sugar as a main component and contents, and the outer shell contains the sugar component and others. The two hemispherical outer shells are formed to have a weight ratio of 1 mm or more and a thickness in the range of 15 mm or less, and the two hemispherical outer shells are joined to each other at a joint to form a sphere while the contents are stored. The sphere has a diameter of 150 mm or more and a range of 500 mm or less, and when an impact force of a predetermined value or more is applied to the joint portion from the outside, the outer shell is crushed. ..

According to this, when an impact force of a predetermined value or more is applied to the joint portion of the edible hollow body from the outside, the outer shell is crushed, so that the contents can be easily taken out.

Further, in the edible hollow body, the joint portion may be joined by the bonding agent containing the sugar and may have a protruding portion toward the inside of the outer shell. In this case, since the joint portion has a protrusion toward the inside of the outer shell, the joint range is increased and the joint strength is increased. Therefore, when an impact force is applied to the joint portion from the outside, it is easily broken from the joint portion having high strength and propagated to other parts of the outer shell to be crushed.

Further, the edible hollow body further contains gelatin and water in the components of the outer shell, and the total weight of the sugar and the gelatin may be 90% by weight or more of the edible material. In this case, the shape of the outer shell of the edible hollow body is maintained, and a certain degree of strength is maintained. Further, after the outer shell is crushed, the outer shell can be eaten as a sugar confectionery.

Further, the edible hollow body further contains cocoa butter as a component of the outer shell, the sugar contains 35% by weight to 45% by weight of the edible material, and the cocoa butter contains 25% by weight of the edible material. It may contain from% by weight to 35% by weight. In this case, the shape of the outer shell of the edible hollow body is maintained, and a certain degree of strength is maintained. Further, after the outer shell is crushed, the outer shell can be eaten as white chocolate.

Further, in the edible hollow body, the component of the outer shell further contains cocoa mass, the sugar contains 40% by weight to 50% by weight of the edible material, and the cocoa mass contains 25% by weight of the edible material. It may contain 40% by weight. In this case, the shape of the outer shell of the edible hollow body is maintained, and a certain degree of strength is maintained. Further, after the outer shell is crushed, the outer shell can be eaten as chocolate.

It is a figure which showed the edible hollow body 1 of this invention, and is the figure which made it into the partial cross-sectional view to show the content 3 and the outer shell 2. It is a figure which showed the outline of the manufacturing method of the edible hollow body 1 of this invention, (a) is a schematic diagram of the method of manufacturing the edible hollow body 1a of the first embodiment, (b) is the second. It is the schematic of the method of manufacturing the edible hollow body 1b, 1c of 3rd Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the outline of the manufacturing method of the edible hollow body 1 of this invention, and showed the method which put the content 3 in one hemispherical outer shell 2 and join with the other hemispherical outer shell 2. It is a figure. It is a figure which showed the state which the sphere 10 in the edible hollow body 1 of this invention was crushed by the impact force by the joint part 4, and the small piece of the outer shell 2 and the content 3 were scattered.

Hereinafter, the edible hollow body 1 that embodies the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The reference drawings are used to illustrate the technical features that can be adopted by the present invention. The configurations and others described in the drawings are not intended to be limited thereto, but are merely explanatory examples.

<Structure common to each embodiment>
A common configuration and a manufacturing method according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The edible hollow body 1 includes two hemispherical outer shells 2 formed of an edible material 5 containing sugar as a main component, and a content 3. In the outer shell 2, the sugar component has a weight ratio higher than that of the other components. The outer shell 2 is formed to have a thickness in the range of 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less. The two hemispherical outer shells 2 are formed into a sphere 10 by joining each other at a joint portion 4 in a state where the contents 3 are housed. The sphere 10 has a diameter of 150 mm or more and 500 mm or less. When an impact force of a predetermined value or more is applied to the joint portion 4 of the sphere 10 from the outside, the outer shell 2 is crushed.

Further, in the edible hollow body 1, the joining portion 4 is joined by a joining agent 6 containing sugar, and the edible hollow body 1 has a protruding portion 7 toward the inside of the outer shell 2. The protruding portion 7 protrudes from the periphery of the joint portion 4, and the protruding amount may be thicker than the thickness of other parts of the outer shell 2. Alternatively, the thickness of the outer shell 2 of the joint portion 4 including the protruding portion 7 may be thinner than the portion other than the periphery of the joint portion 4 where the outer shell 2 is thick.

Next, the common configuration according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 3, one hemispherical outer shell 2 accommodates an amount in which the content 3 fits inside, or an amount slightly protruding from the joint portion 4. The content 3 may be a plurality or one.

As shown in FIG. 3, the joint portion 4 of the hemispherical outer shell 2 is formed with a partially protruding portion 40 in advance, and when the hemispherical outer shells 2 are joined to each other, the outer shell 2 is formed. The protruding portion 7 is formed by joining in a range wider than the thickness of the other portion. Alternatively, the joint portion 4 of the hemispherical outer shell 2 is not formed with a partially protruding portion 40, and the protruding portion 7 is formed by a bulge generated by applying the bonding agent 6 to the joint portion 4 and joining the joint portion 4. It may be formed. The thickness of the outer shell 2 may be a uniform thickness within a range of 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, or the thickness may be partially changed. Instead of applying the bonding agent 6 to the bonding portion 4, the hemispherical outer shells 2 may be bonded to each other by partially dissolving the outer shell 2 to form the bonding agent 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the outer shell 2 of the sphere 10 is crushed when an impact of a predetermined value or more is applied to the joint portion 4. In FIG. 4, those with lattice-shaped hatching are fragments of the outer shell 2, which are dispersed together with the contents 3.

Here, when the diameter of the sphere 10 is 150 mm or more and 500 mm or less, a comparative evaluation is performed between the case where the thickness of the outer shell 2 is less than 1 mm, the case where the thickness is 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and the case where the thickness exceeds 15 mm.

When the thickness of the outer shell 2 was 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, there was no particular problem in the production process, and when an impact force of a predetermined value or more was applied to the joint portion 4 from the outside, the entire sphere 10 was crushed. When the thickness of the outer shell 2 is less than 1 mm, the dough of the outer shell 2 is torn when the hemispherical outer shell 2 is removed from the molding ball mold 20 in the manufacturing process described later, and the outer shell 2 is separated. There was a problem that it could not be typed.

Further, when the thickness of the outer shell 2 exceeds 15 mm and the outer shell 2 is formed, the following results are obtained when an impact force is applied to the joint portion 4 after joining at the joint portion 4. The outer shell 2 of the sphere 10 was separated into two hemispherically at the joint portion 4 and was not crushed. That is, when the thickness of the outer shell 2 exceeds 15 mm, the strength of the outer shell 2 other than the joint portion 4 becomes higher than the joint strength of the joint portion 4. Therefore, it is assumed that the outer shell 2 is only separated at the joint portion 4 and pulverization does not occur. It should be noted that this result was the same in all of the edible hollow bodies 1a, 1b, and 1c of the first to third embodiments described later.

<Problems common to each embodiment and their effects>
As described above, the common configuration according to each embodiment of the present invention solves various problems and exerts its effect. The issues to be solved are as follows.

Traditionally, there has been a production of breaking the covered case and taking out the contents in order to liven up the place at a party or the like. In that case, the case was discarded, and the adverse effect on the environment became an issue. As a countermeasure, a proposal was made to use a case that covers the contents as an edible material, but there were the following problems. That is, the conventional edible hollow body described in Patent Document 1 does not have a specific configuration for taking out the internal components, and there is no proposal on how to take out the contents. Therefore, there is a problem that it is necessary to take time and effort such as decomposing the chocolate in the outer shell using a tool such as a knife. In addition, the edible hollow body containing the contents is often used to enhance the effect of the effect at parties and the like. At that time, conventionally, there has been no proposal for exerting a directing effect such that the contents appear momentarily.

In response to this problem, in the edible hollow body 1 according to the present invention, since the outer shell 2 is formed within a range of 15 mm or less with a thickness of 1 mm or more, an impact force of a predetermined value or more is applied to the joint portion 4 from the outside. When it is done, the outer shell 2 is crushed. Therefore, the content 3 can be easily taken out.

Further, since the diameter of the edible hollow body 1 is in the range of 150 mm or more and 500 mm or less, it is a size that can be visually recognized by a plurality of participants at a venue such as a party such as a wedding party. In addition, participants of a party or the like can visually observe how the outer shell 2 is crushed and scattered when an impact force such as a hammer is applied to the joint portion 4, so that the content 3 appears instantaneously. The effect can be shared.

Further, the joining portion 4 is joined by a joining agent 6 containing sugar, and has a protruding portion 7 toward the inside of the outer shell 2. Since the bonding agent 6 contains sugar, it has a high affinity with the outer shell 2 and has a high bonding strength. Further, since the joint portion 4 has the protruding portion 7 toward the inside of the outer shell 2, the joint range is increased and the joint strength is increased. Therefore, when an impact force is applied to the high-strength joint portion 4 from the outside, the cracks generated by breaking the joint portion 4 propagate to other parts of the outer shell 2 and are easily crushed over the entire sphere 10. ..

It should be noted that the diameter of the sphere 10 of the edible hollow body 1 can be produced even if it is less than 150 mm or larger than 500 mm. However, when the diameter of the sphere 10 is less than 150 mm, the range of scattering when the outer shell 2 is crushed is limited, and the effect of the effect is poor. Alternatively, when the diameter of the sphere 10 exceeds 500 mm, the strength of the sphere 10 of the edible hollow body 1 becomes weak, which causes problems such as difficulty in manufacturing and damage during transportation. Therefore, it is appropriate that the diameter of the edible hollow body 1 is 150 mm or more and 500 mm or less.

It is more desirable that the diameter of the sphere 10 is in the range of 150 mm or more and 300 mm or less. The edible hollow body 1 can be transported without damage if the diameter of the sphere 10 is 500 mm or less, but the larger the diameter, the higher the cushioning performance of the packaging material during transportation is required. On the other hand, if the diameter of the sphere 10 is 300 mm or less, it can be transported by a packing material using a cardboard material, and the packing cost can be suppressed at a low cost.

<Structure of the first embodiment>
Next, the configuration of the edible hollow body 1a of the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The edible hollow body 1a further contains gelatin and water in addition to the sugar which is the main component of the outer shell 2. The combined weight of sugar and gelatin is 90% by weight or more of the edible material 5a.

<Outline of manufacturing method of edible hollow body 1a>
Next, the outline of the manufacturing method of the edible hollow body 1a will be described. The edible hollow body 1a is produced from a material 50a containing sugar as a main component, gelatin and water. The material 50a containing at least sugar, gelatin and water is put in a bowl or the like, dissolved in a water bath and kneaded. As an example, when the diameter of the sphere 10 is 300 mm, the total weight of the materials 50a used is 1500 g or more and 2500 g or less. As shown in FIG. 2A, the clay-like material 50a that has been kneaded is stretched and transferred to a forming ball mold 20 so as to be aligned. The edge to be the joint 4 is formed with a knife or the like. Here, when the joint portion 4 is provided with the protruding portion 40 in advance, it is formed at this time. By the above work, two hemispherical outer shells 2a are produced. The material 50a is left to dry and then taken out. After that, as described above, the contents 3 are stored and the hemispherical outer shells 2a are joined to each other as shown in FIG. In addition, other than sugar, gelatin and water, for example, food coloring may be added to the material 50a.

<Problems of the first embodiment and their effects>
As described above, the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention solves various problems and exerts its effects. The issues to be solved are as follows. In addition to the issues common to each embodiment, there are the following issues. The edible hollow body 1a has a problem that it is desired to be used at a party or the like throughout the four seasons. In addition, there is a need to add color to improve the appearance.

In response to this problem, the edible hollow body 1a is a so-called sugar confectionery, and is less likely to be deformed even in a high temperature state as compared with the case where general chocolate is used as a material. Therefore, the shape of the outer shell 2a of the edible hollow body 1a is maintained throughout the four seasons, and a certain degree of strength is maintained. The outer shell 2a can be eaten as a sugar confectionery after being crushed. Further, although the appearance color of the sphere 10 differs depending on the sugar used, a desired color can be obtained by adding an edible pigment, and the appearance is good when used at a party or the like. Further, a message plate or the like made of sugar can be attached to the surface of the sphere 10.

<Structure of the edible hollow body 1b of the second embodiment>
Next, the configuration of the edible hollow body 1b of the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The edible hollow body 1b further contains cocoa butter in addition to the sugar which is the main component of the outer shell 2b. Sugar contains 35% to 45% by weight of the edible material 5b, and cocoa butter contains 25% to 35% by weight of the edible material 5b. The outer shell 2b of the edible hollow body 1b is so-called white chocolate.

<Outline of manufacturing method of edible hollow body 1b>
Next, the outline of the manufacturing method of the edible hollow body 1b will be described. The edible hollow body 1b is produced from a material 50b containing cocoa butter as a main component of sugar. The material 50b containing sugar and cocoa butter is placed in a bowl or the like and dissolved in a water bath. As shown in FIG. 2B, the edible material 5b is temperature-adjusted by tempering, adjusted to an appropriate temperature, and poured into the molding ball mold 20. Before the edible material 5b hardens, the forming ball mold 20 is turned over and poured out. Then, the edible material 5b remains in the molding ball mold 20 with a predetermined thickness, and when it hardens, it has a shape that conforms to the molding ball mold 20.

Before the edible material 5b is completely solidified, the portion protruding from the upper surface of the molding ball mold 20 is scraped off with a spatula or the like to form the joint surface 4b. The edible material 5b is cooled and hardened, and then removed from the molding ball mold 20 to form an outer shell 2b. The outer shell 2b slightly melts the joint surface 4b on a heated plate and joins the two hemispherical outer shells 2b. Here, the bonding agent 6 in the edible hollow body 1b is an edible material 5b containing sugar. The material 50b may further contain milk and other components. Food coloring may also be added to improve the appearance.

<Problems of the second embodiment and their effects>
As described above, the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention solves various problems and exerts its effects. In addition to the issues common to each embodiment, there are the following issues. The edible hollow body 1b has a need to use various foodstuffs for eating after the outer shell 2b is crushed. In response to this problem, the edible hollow body 1b can be eaten as white chocolate after crushing the outer shell 2b.

<Structure of the edible hollow body 1c of the third embodiment>
Next, the configuration of the edible hollow body 1c of the third embodiment will be described. The edible hollow body 1c further contains cocoa mass in addition to the sugar which is the main component of the outer shell 2c. Sugar contains 40% to 50% by weight of the edible material 5c, and cocoa mass contains 25% to 40% by weight of the edible material 5c. The edible hollow body 1c is so-called chocolate and contains bitter chocolate or milk chocolate.

<Outline of manufacturing method of edible hollow body 1c>
Next, the outline of the manufacturing method of the edible hollow body 1c will be described. The edible hollow body 1c is produced from a material 50c containing cocoa mass as a main component of sugar. Since the specific procedure is the same as that of the edible hollow body 1b, it is omitted. The material 50c may further contain milk and cocoa butter components. When the material 50c contains milk, the outer shell 2c becomes so-called milk chocolate, and when cocoa butter is contained without milk, it becomes so-called bitter chocolate.

<Problems of the third embodiment and their effects>
As described above, the configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention solves various problems and exerts its effects. In addition to the issues common to each embodiment, there are the following issues. The edible hollow body 1c has a need to use various foodstuffs for eating after the outer shell 2c is crushed. In response to this problem, the edible hollow body 1c can be eaten as chocolate containing so-called milk chocolate or bitter chocolate after crushing the outer shell 2c.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c Edible hollow body 2, 2a, 2b, 2c Outer shell 3 Contents 4 Joint part 5, 5a, 5b, 5c Edible material 6 Bonding agent 7 Protruding part 10 Sphere 50a, 50b, 50c Material

Claims (5)

It has two hemispherical outer shells made of sugar-based edible material and its contents.
The outer shell has a sugar component having a weight ratio higher than that of other components, and is formed to have a thickness in the range of 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less.
The two hemispherical outer shells are formed into a sphere by joining each other at a joint in a state of accommodating the contents.
The sphere has a diameter of 150 mm or more and a range of 500 mm or less, and is an edible hollow body characterized in that the outer shell is crushed when an impact force of a predetermined value or more is applied to the joint portion from the outside. .. The edible hollow body according to claim 1, wherein the joining portion is joined by a joining agent containing the sugar and has a protruding portion toward the inside of the outer shell. The outer shell component further contains gelatin and water, and contains
The edible hollow body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the total weight of the sugar and the gelatin is 90% by weight or more of the edible material. The outer shell component further comprises cocoa butter, the sugar comprising 35% to 45% by weight of the edible material, and the cocoa butter containing 25% to 35% by weight of the edible material. The edible hollow body according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The outer shell component further contains cocoa mass, the sugar is 40% to 50% by weight of the edible material, and the cocoa mass is 25% to 40% by weight of the edible material. The edible hollow body according to claim 1 or 2.

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