PUNTOITALY No37 January - 2024

Novelties for every application ICAM Icam Cioccolato is the Lecco-based company boasting 75 years of experience in the production of high-quality Italian chocolate. It’s absolutely delicious for the palate, but it also contributes positively to the planet, making it an authentic reference point for all professionals. Through the brands Icam Professional and Agostoni, the company offers a wide range of highly performing products to satisfy the needs of pastry chefs, chocolatiers, and gelato makers, offering to their customers a unique taste experience. Among the most innovative and recent products, the company introduces two new additions to the Chocolate Nuances range, baking stable chunks made of white or milk chocolate. Unique in shape and texture, these chocolate cubes are characterized by an intense, full-bodied, and clean taste. The special feature of this product is its resistance to high-temperature, thus imparting unprecedented flavours to any baking recipe. Moreover, with the simple addition of about 6% cocoa butter, the chunks become a delicious, colorful and shiny chocolate couverture, ideal for use in various chocolate, pastry, and gelato recipes. Starting from last autumn, the product range is enriched with two new flavours: Hazelnut Milk and Spiced Milk. The first recipe, with 10% hazelnut paste, has a roasted aroma and balanced sweetness, a real treat for the senses; the second one, characterized by intense spice notes including pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves, is ideal for the winter season. Furthermore, three new creams are added to further expand Icam Professional product offering: Limonette, with delicate lemon notes, a tribute to traditional Italian sweets; Caramel Cream, designed to meet the latest trends, excellent for chocolate and pastry preparations; and Zabuò, a ready-to-use zabaglione paste with intense notes of Marsala and egg, to be used as a flavouring or in its pure form. Finally, the range of Chocolate couverture welcomes the introduction of Choco Coco dark chocolate 60% a very innovative chocolate with coconut sugar and inulin to offer the market a different chocolate nutrient and healthy but at the same time with a rich and intense chocolate flavour and a versatile recipe for all the applications. 120

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