公开(公告)号：WO2023034053A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：PCT/US2022/041022

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY

Inventor： YOU, Yumin ,  HAGER, Chelsea Denise ,  SIRIS, Supapong ,  BENNETT, John Edward ,  PASCUA CUBIDES, Yvette Thibault

IPC: A23G3/44 ,  A23G3/40 ,  A23G3/34

Abstract: A caramel includes water, glycerol, fat, and about 10% by weight or greater of at least one protein source including at least one protein. A method of forming a caramel includes combining water, glycerol, fat, and about 10% by weight or greater of at least one protein source including at least one protein to form a caramel composition. The method also includes hydrating the protein at a hydrating temperature less than a denaturation temperature of the protein to achieve the caramel having a predetermined water activity without denaturing the protein. The caramel includes about 25% by weight or greater of the protein source, and the protein is not in a denatured state in the caramel. A comestible product includes a protein core layer and a layer of a slab-able caramel adhering to the protein core layer.