A
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
FOODSTUFFS; TOBACCO
 A23
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
 A23

Note(s)

  1. Attention is drawn to the following places:
    C08BPolysaccharides, derivatives thereof 
    C11Animal or vegetable oils, fats, fatty substances or waxes 
    C12Biochemistry, beer, spirits, wine, vinegar 
    C13Sugar industry.  [4] 
  2. Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to:
    1. liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to
    2. treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials
    are further classified in subclass C12S.  [5]
 A23G
COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF  [1,8]
 A23G

Note(s)

  1. In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "ice-cream" includes any edible frozen or congealed semi-liquid or pasty substance, e.g. slush-ice. [2]
  2. In this subclass, subject matter which cannot be completely classified in a single one of the main groups should be classified in each relevant main group. [8]
P:30 A23G 1/00
Cocoa; Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor (kitchen equipment for cocoa preparation A47J, e.g. apparatus for making beverages A47J 31/00)
 A23G 1/02
·  Preliminary treatment, e.g. fermentation of cocoa (machines for roasting cocoa A23N 12/00)
 A23G 1/04
·  Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products (machines for roasting cocoa A23N 12/00; crushing or grinding apparatus in general B02C)  [3]
 A23G 1/06
·  ·  Apparatus for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs
 A23G 1/08
·  ·  Cocoa butter presses (presses for squeezing out liquid from liquid-containing material in general B30B)
 A23G 1/10
·  ·  Mixing apparatus; Roller mills for preparing chocolate
 A23G 1/12
·  ·  Chocolate-refining mills, i.e. roll refiners
 A23G 1/14
·  ·  Longitudinal conches
 A23G 1/16
·  ·  Circular conches
 A23G 1/18
·  ·  Apparatus for conditioning chocolate masses for moulding
 A23G 1/20
·  ·  Apparatus for moulding, cutting, or dispensing chocolate
 A23G 1/21
·  ·  ·  Apparatus for moulding hollow products, open shells or other articles having cavities, e.g. open cavities  [3,7]
 A23G 1/22
·  ·  ·  Chocolate moulds (A23G 1/21 takes precedence)  [3]
 A23G 1/24
·  ·  ·  Tapping or jolting tables  [1,7]
 A23G 1/26
·  ·  ·  Conveying devices for chocolate moulds  [1,7]
 A23G 1/28
·  ·  ·  Apparatus for removing chocolate from the moulds (discharging baked goods from tins A21B 3/18)  [1,7]
 A23G 1/30
·  Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor  [8]
 A23G 1/32
·  ·  characterised by the composition  [8]
 A23G 1/34
·  ·  ·  Cocoa substitutes  [8]
 A23G 1/36
·  ·  ·  characterised by the fats used (containing dairy products A23G 1/46)  [8]
 A23G 1/38
·  ·  ·  ·  Cocoa butter substitutes  [8]
 A23G 1/40
·  ·  ·  characterised by the carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (containing dairy products A23G 1/46)  [8]
 A23G 1/42
·  ·  ·  containing micro-organisms or enzymes; containing paramedical or dietetical agents, e.g. vitamins (containing dairy products A23G 1/46)  [8]
 A23G 1/44
·  ·  ·  containing peptides or proteins (containing dairy products A23G 1/46)  [8]
 A23G 1/46
·  ·  ·  containing dairy products  [8]
 A23G 1/48
·  ·  ·  containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts (containing gums A23G 1/40)  [8]
 A23G 1/50
·  ·  characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. products with an inedible support (liquid products, solid products in the form of powders, flakes or granules for making liquid products A23G 1/56)  [8]
 A23G 1/52
·  ·  ·  Aerated, foamed, cellular or porous products  [8]
 A23G 1/54
·  ·  ·  Composite products, e.g. layered, coated, filled  [8]
 A23G 1/56
·  ·  Liquid products; Solid products in the form of powders, flakes or granules for making liquid products, e.g. for making chocolate milk  [8]
P:20 A23G 3/00
Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products (chewing gum A23G 4/00)  [1,8]
 A23G 3/02
·  Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor
 A23G 3/04
·  ·  Sugar-cookers
 A23G 3/06
·  ·  Batch-rolling, rope-forming, or sizing machines
 A23G 3/08
·  ·  Candy batch cooling tables
 A23G 3/10
·  ·  Candy-pulling machines
 A23G 3/12
·  ·  Apparatus for moulding candy in the plastic state
 A23G 3/14
·  ·  Fondant beating or creaming machines
 A23G 3/16
·  ·  Apparatus for casting fondant in bulk
 A23G 3/18
·  ·  Apparatus for moulding fondants
 A23G 3/20
·  ·  Apparatus for coating or filling sweetmeats or confectionery
 A23G 3/22
·  ·  ·  Apparatus for coating by casting
 A23G 3/24
·  ·  ·  Apparatus for coating by dipping
 A23G 3/26
·  ·  ·  Apparatus for coating by tumbling
 A23G 3/28
·  ·  Apparatus for decorating sweetmeats or confectionery (applying liquids to surfaces in general B05)
 A23G 3/32
·  Processes for preparing caramel or sugar colours (colouring or flavouring foodstuffs A23L 1/27)
 A23G 3/34
·  Sweetmeats, confectionery or marzipan; Processes for the preparation thereof  [8]
 A23G 3/36
·  ·  characterised by the composition  [8]
 A23G 3/38
·  ·  ·  Sucrose-free products  [8]
 A23G 3/40
·  ·  ·  characterised by the fats used (containing dairy products A23G 3/46)  [8]
 A23G 3/42
·  ·  ·  characterised by the carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (containing dairy products A23G 3/46)  [8]
 A23G 3/44
·  ·  ·  containing peptides or proteins (containing dairy products A23G 3/46)  [8]
 A23G 3/46
·  ·  ·  containing dairy products  [8]
 A23G 3/48
·  ·  ·  containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts (containing gums A23G 3/42)  [8]
 A23G 3/50
·  ·  characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. products with supported structure (composite structures including chocolate, e.g. as layer, coating or filler A23G 1/54)  [8]
 A23G 3/52
·  ·  ·  Aerated, foamed, cellular or porous products  [8]
 A23G 3/54
·  ·  ·  Composite products, e.g. layered, coated, filled  [8]
 A23G 3/56
·  ·  ·  Products with edible or inedible supports, e.g. lollipops  [8]
P:0 A23G 4/00
Chewing gum (medicinal preparations characterised by chewing gum form A61K 9/68)  [8]
 A23G 4/02
·  Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum  [8]
 A23G 4/04
·  ·  for moulding or shaping  [8]
 A23G 4/06
·  characterised by the composition  [8]
 A23G 4/08
·  ·  of the chewing gum base  [8]
 A23G 4/10
·  ·  characterised by the carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (containing dairy products A23G 4/16)  [8]
 A23G 4/12
·  ·  containing micro-organisms or enzymes; containing paramedical or dietetical agents, e.g. vitamins (containing dairy products A23G 4/16)  [8]
 A23G 4/14
·  ·  containing peptides or proteins (containing dairy products A23G 4/16)  [8]
 A23G 4/16
·  ·  containing dairy products  [8]
 A23G 4/18
·  characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. aerated products  [8]
 A23G 4/20
·  ·  Composite products, e.g. centre-filled  [8]
P:40 A23G 7/00
Other apparatus specially adapted for the chocolate or confectionery industry
 A23G 7/02
·  Cooling or drying apparatus
P:10 A23G 9/00
Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor  [2]
 A23G 9/04
·  Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream (packages B65D 85/78)  [2]
 A23G 9/06
·  ·  characterised by using carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide snow as cooling medium  [2]
 A23G 9/08 - 
A23G 9/14

Note(s)

Group A23G 9/06 takes precedence over groups A23G 9/08-A23G 9/14[2]

 A23G 9/08
·  ·  Batch production (continuous production A23G 9/14)  [2]
 A23G 9/10
·  ·  ·  using containers which are rotated or otherwise moved in a cooling medium  [2]
 A23G 9/12
·  ·  ·  using means for stirring the contents in a non-moving container  [2]
 A23G 9/14
·  ·  Continuous production (A23G 9/20 takes precedence)  [2]
 A23G 9/16
·  ·  ·  the products being within a cooled chamber, e.g. drum  [2]
 A23G 9/18
·  ·  ·  the products being on the outer wall of a cooled body, e.g. drum or endless band  [2]
 A23G 9/20
·  ·  the products being mixed with gas, e.g. soft-ice  [2]
 A23G 9/22
·  ·  Details, component parts or accessories of apparatus insofar as not peculiar to a single one of the preceding groups  [2]
 A23G 9/24
·  ·  ·  for coating or filling the products  [2]
 A23G 9/26
·  ·  ·  for producing frozen sweets on sticks  [2]
 A23G 9/28
·  ·  ·  for portioning or dispensing  [2]
 A23G 9/30
·  ·  ·  Cleaning; Keeping clean; Sterilisation  [2]
 A23G 9/32
·  characterised by the composition  [8]
 A23G 9/34
·  ·  characterised by carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (characterised by the dairy products used A23G 9/40)  [8]
 A23G 9/36
·  ·  containing micro-organisms or enzymes; containing paramedical or dietetical agents, e.g. vitamins (characterised by the dairy products used A23G 9/40)  [8]
 A23G 9/38
·  ·  containing peptides or proteins (characterised by the dairy products used A23G 9/40)  [8]
 A23G 9/40
·  ·  characterised by the dairy products used  [8]
 A23G 9/42
·  ·  containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts (containing gums A23G 9/34)  [8]
 A23G 9/44
·  characterised by shape, structure or physical form (liquid products, solid products in the form of powders, flakes or granules for making liquid products A23G 9/52)  [8]
 A23G 9/46
·  ·  Aerated, foamed, cellular or porous products  [8]
 A23G 9/48
·  ·  Composite products, e.g. layered, coated, filled  [8]
 A23G 9/50
·  ·  Products with edible or inedible supports, e.g. cornets  [8]
 A23G 9/52
·  Liquid products; Solid products in the form of powders, flakes or granules for making liquid products  [8]