Marzipan & Praline

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Marzipan and Nougat Supplier
for the UK Food Industry

Banquet Chocolates is the UK agent for Lubeca Marzipan. This means we offer the full range of marzipan products, renowned for their exceptional quality and authentic German flavour. Contact us today for more details or to place an order.

Lubeca Marzipan

Marzipan is a blend of ground almonds and sugar. The flavour is controlled by three factors – the amount of sugar, the origin of the almonds and the addition of bitter almonds.

The more sugar in the marzipan, the lighter the colour, the firmer the constancy and the longer the shelf life.

Almonds from California are 100 % sweet whilst almonds from the Mediterranean region naturally have about 2% bitter almonds, giving marzipan it’s unique bitter sweet flavour. This can be strengthened further with the addition of bitter almonds.

The flavour in Lubeca’s marzipan is further enhanced with careful heat treatment. This produces Lubeca’s unmistakable delicious taste.

Premier

Lubeca’s premier marzipan is LMCS – Lubeca Marzipan Classic Supreme – and is made from almonds from the Bari region of Italy and only from selected plantations. This high almond marzipan only contains 30% sugar and just a hint of rose extract to bring out the very best marzipan flavour.

Its application is for exclusive and selected marzipan based products or just to be eaten on its own.

Raw Mass

Article 014 is a raw mass containing 35% sugar and Mediterranean almonds to give a pleasant and distinct flavour. There is a small addition of ethanol to enhance the taste and ensure freshness and shelf life. This marzipan is suitable for chocolate centres and can be used as a modelling marzipan if more sugar is added. Raw masses made from Californian almonds are also available.

With Pistachio

Article 083 PM A is a premium quality marzipan with 9% pistachios to give colour and a subtle pistachio flavour. There is a small amount of alcohol to ensure freshness and shelf life. Application is chocolate centres and confectionery fillings for truffles like ‘Mozart Kugel’

Organic

Lubeca also produce a range of organic marzipans – 087 is one such product and is made with 52% Mediterranean almonds and honey to give a unique marzipan honey flavour and a honey colour to confectionery and cakes. An organic marzipan made with cane sugar is also available.

Lübecker Marzipan

Certain marzipans that Lubeca produce can be called ‘Lübecker Marzipan’, a protected geographical indication which is regulated by the RAL, The German Institute for Quality Assurance and Classification. Not only are there marzipans made in the German area of Lübeck, but are made with high quality raw materials and to higher standards of production. Lübecker Marzipan consists of 70 parts raw paste to 30 parts sugar and Lübecker Superior Marzipan consists of 90 parts raw paste to 10 parts sugar. Lubeca products 138, 136, 100 and 124 can be declared as ‘Lübecker Marzipan’ on marketing material.

The All rounder

This much lighter in colour marzipan, 115, contains 67% sugar and almonds from California to give a firmer texture and sweeter flavour. This is the go to product for cake covering as it is easy to work with and naturally has a longer shelf life and a great texture.

Hazelnut Paste

Finally in this section, Lubeca use their expertise with marzipans and hazelnuts to make a premium hazelnut paste made with hazelnuts from the Turkish Black Sea region which are carefully crushed and mixed with sugar before being roasted for a great hazelnut flavour, dark colour and fine texture. This paste has a wide range of applications from pastries, macaroons, biscuits to bake stable fillings

Lubeca Pralines

The basic ingredients for German Nougat (or pralines) are either Hazelnuts or Almonds, Cocoa Butter and Sugar

Some grades also have chocolate or full cream milk powder. Flavour is dependent on the roast of the nuts before they are ground. A light roast having a subtle flavour and a strong roast having a strong flavour.

Colour too is dependent on the roast but can also be influenced by the addition of chocolate. Lubeca’s nougat has a great smooth melt in the mouth texture which delivers the fantastic roast flavours.

Light Roasted Almond Nougat

Article 259 is lightly roasted almond nougat and is great for truffles, confectionery and for flavouring creams.

Medium Roasted Almond Praline

This dark almond praline paste is made with medium roasted almonds and chocolate couverture for distinct almond favour and a dark colour.

Strong Roasted Hazelnut Praline

The ever popular article 280 is a strongly roasted hazelnut praline with39% hazelnuts, sugar, chocolate couverture and cocoa butter for a delicious hazelnut flavour and superfine texture.

Light Roasted Hazelnut Nougat

This lightly roasted hazelnut nougat has 42% hazelnuts, sugar and cocoa butter and has a subtle hazelnut flavour.

Liquid Praline and nut pastes

Lubeca also produce a wide rage of nut praline and nut pastes; ranging from 100% almond masses to a 60% almond praline mass to a 50% hazelnut praline dark mass to butter hazelnut mass to bake stable praline pastes

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