Carletti chocolate lentils are very versatile and can be used for many different applications. Carletti can also deliver lentils that meet customers’ specific requirements for trade standards such as RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) and Rainforest Alliance Certified. Carletti chocolate lentils are available in a wide range of standard and special colours and coated with rice starch. In addition to this the Carletti factory where we produce lentils is completely nut and soya free.
Carletti chocolate lentils are available in a wide range of standard and special colours. Whether you wish to use colours from nature, natural colours with E-numbers or artificial colours, we will help you find the best solution according to your standards and requirements.
Carletti is one of the pioneers in the new game of food colouring – food products are naturally coloured, so the colour can be declared as an ingredient, not an additive. Today the food colouring colours are available for our mini and medium chocolate lentils as well as for Broken Cuties. With this type of colour, you can meet the trend and increasing demand for natural ingredients.
| Blue: | Algae |
| Green: | Pumpkin, apple and algae |
| Yellow: | Pumpkin and apple |
| Red: | Radish, lemon and blackcurrant |
| Pink: | Sweet potato and radish |
| Purple: | Hibiscus and black carrot |
| Yellow: | Safflower* and lemon |
| Orange: | Radish, safflower* and lemon |
Natural colours have been extracted from nature’s own colours. With natural colours we can deliver chocolate lentils with bright and vibrant colours, which will meet your appearance requirements.
For specific requests we can offer a range of chocolate lentils with artificial colours. These colours have been synthetically produced.
We comply with current legislation and offer a wide assortment of chocolate and compound lentils coated with rice starch.
Lentils are produced in three steps. The centre is made from either milk chocolate, dark chocolate or a compound. It is then subjected to the
coating process, where rice starch is added, and finally the colour is applied.
| Lentils | Micro | Mini | Medium (slim) | Medium (chubby) | Mega |
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| Approx. weight | 65 - 105 g per 100 ml | 0,22 - 0,27 g | 0,82 - 1,00 g | 1,16 - 1,24 g | 1,20 - 2,20 g |
| Approx. diameter | Up to 7 mm | 7,9 - 9,9 mm | 14,00 - 15,40 mm | 13,50 - 15,00 mm | 16,40 - 18,40 mm |
| Approx. height | Up to 7 mm | 4,2 - 5,3 mm | 4,9 - 6,0 mm | 7,5 - 8,5 mm | 6,5 - 7,5 mm |
The standard chocolate lentil is available in 4 sizes: mini, medium (slim and chubby) and mega.
They can be used in many different ways, from consumption to decoration and in baking.
Get in touch with usThis type of chocolate lentil is available in a range of seasonal fruit flavours and in more well-known flavours such as licorice, mocca, caramel and mint. They are ideal for consumption due to the interesting taste profiles, but also suitable for bakery and decoration.
Get in touch with usWith the unique features of Carletti’s Freeze & Thaw stable chocolate lentil you avoid problems when it is put in watery or frozen environments. It will keep its shape and colour and not dissolve. This type of lentil is suitable as inclusions in ice cream and frozen cakes.
Get in touch with usCarletti offers a range of crushed chocolate lentils, also known as “broken cuties”.
They can be used for decoration purposes, both on bakery products and on ice cream.
Get in touch with usThe compound lentil is available in 2 different sizes: mini and medium and is a cost-effective alternative to the standard chocolate lentil. It has a higher melting point, which makes compound lentils ideal for decoration purposes.
Get in touch with usDeveloped for sophisticated decoration purposes this non-uniform product gives a more delicate and crafted look to any product. The cuties are crisp and colorful and intense in taste, as they are made from dark chocolate. *Also available with a Freeze & Thaw stable feature
Get in touch with usWe work in close cooperation with customers to develop unique solutions for almost any application.
| Chocolate lentils | Flavoured chocolate lentils | Freeze & Thaw stable chocolate lentils | Crushed chocolate lentils | Compound lentils | Micro cuties | *Freeze & Thaw stable micro cuties | |
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| Bakery/Dairy products | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Frozen products *only raw, firm dough, e.g. cookies | yes* | yes | yes* | yes* | yes | ||
| Ice cream | yes | yes | |||||
| Decoration **for moist/cooled applications | yes | yes | yes** | yes | yes | yes | yes** |
| Confectionery products/ Pick’n mix | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Our key competence is to produce candy and chocolate products of high quality that meet client requirements and consumer acceptance.
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