Abstract:
A solidified product of honey or fruit juice, which is a natural liquid product composed mainly of monosaccharides, more specifically, a solidified product prepared by highly concentrating the natural liquid product to a water content of not more than 3 %. Pure honey is used as the honey, and natural fruit juice is used as the fruit juice. The high degree of concentration of the natural liquid can provide a solidified produce which has a hardness comparable to that of hard candy, is less likely to stick to the teeth, does not deform, and can be produced by molding on a stamping machine. When the fruit juice used is one adjusted to an acid content of less than 0.1 % and an amino nitrogen content of less than 5 mg%, a solidified product of a fruit juice can be prepared without causing browning during the concentration. In the production of the solidified product, water is removed from the honey or fruit juice while heating at 100 DEG C or above under reduced pressure to prepare a solidified product having a water content of not more than 3 %. After the solidification, the product is molded in a dry atmosphere having a humidity of not more than 55 % into mouldings having a size not larger than a mouthful, which are then hermetically sealed in a package one by one with an aluminum foil or the like in the same dry atmosphere.
Abstract:
A self-stable gelled confectionery piece which can be hand-held and eaten as is or dissolved in hot water or milk to produce a beverage. The pieces have an Aw of from 0.5-0.85, or density of from about 0.8 g/cc to about 1.5 g/cc and a moisture content of from about 17 % to about 44 %. The confection contains sugars, hydrocolloid gelling agent (e.g., gelatin), fat, modified starch, emulsifier and powdered vegetable material (e.g., cocoa material). The confections may be produced with conventional starch molding processing.
Abstract:
The present invention is a new method of making a confectionery mass, such as a nougat, by hydrating sufficiently to form the mass without the need for cooking to drive off moisture. The present invention also includes a product prepared by positively hydrating a mixture of confectionery ingredients including a hydrobinding component and shearform product.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for forming miniature size confectionery products. The apparatus includes a rolling machine (12) for forming a mass of a confectionery product, such as bubble gum, into a thin, flat sheet. A conveyor belt (24) carries the flat sheet into a cooling tunnel (26) to cool the flat sheet. A forming device (28) comprising at least two forming rollers (40, 42) is used to form the cooled flat sheet into a webbed mat having a plurality of desired configurations thereon. After the formation of the webbed mat, the conveyor belt carries the webbed mat into a drum roller (32). The drum roller tumbles the webbed mat to break apart the webbed mat and form a plurality of miniature size confectionery products in the form of the desired configuration.
Abstract:
The starch jelly candy is made with a blend of two starch components, one being an acid converted, high amylose starch having a dry alkaline fluidity of 20 ml to 70 ml and the other being either a thin-boiled common or an oxidized starch. The starch jelly can made with the two starch components has excellent clarity and no tailings. The acid converted starch is made at a very low pH, high temperature and short reaction time.
Abstract:
The present invention is a method for producing a chewing gum with a delayed release sucralose sweetener, as well as the chewing gum so produced. The delayed release sucralose sweetener is obtained by physically modifying sucralose's properties by coating and drying. Sucralose sweetener is dissolved in a solvent and coated onto a cellulose derivative such as hydroxypropyl cellulose by agglomerating the cellulose derivative with the sucralose solution. The agglomerated material preferably includes an absorption material such as silica. The agglomerated sweetener is then dried and preferably particle sized to produce a release-modified sucralose high-intensity sweetener. When incorporated into the chewing gum, these particles are adapted to enhance the shelf stability of the sweetener and/or produce a delayed release when the gum is chewed.
Abstract:
A food formulation having a reduced level of fat and/or oil is provided. The food formulation is a mixture of a foodstuff and a fragmented, amylopectin starch hydrolysate as a replacement for at least a substantial portion of the fat and/or oil of said food formulation. The fragmented starch hydrolysate is capable of forming an aqueous dispersion at about 20 % hydrolysate solids exibiting a yield stress of from about 100 to about 1,500 pascals. Also provided is a method of formulating a food containing a fat and/or oil ingredient comprising replacing at least a portion of said fat and/or oil ingredient with the fragmented, amylopectin starch hydrolysate. Examples of food formulations include those for margarine, salad dressings (pourable and spoonable), frostings, and frozen novelties.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a hard candy product mainly sweetened with xylitol. In addition to conventional ingredients this new product contains trace elements and optionally vitamins. In a preferred embodiment the trace element is a Ca containing material and/or powder of colostrum and vitamins, if present C-vitamin or a vitamin mixture. The invention also concerns a method according to Finnish patent 85795 for producing hard candy product containing mainly sugar alcohol and richly xylitol. In connection with the last addition of xylitol in the method physiologically acceptable trace elements of an organic acid and eventually vitamin is/are added.
Abstract:
The invention relates to caramels, especially hard and soft caramels, which contain a sweetener of 1-O- alpha -D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbit (1,1 GPS), especially 6-O- alpha -D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbit (1,6 GPS), 1-O- alpha -D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbit (1,1 GPS) and 1-O- alpha -D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannit (1,1 GPM), and the use of this sweetener in caramels, especially pharmaceutically active caramels.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for printing indicia on confectionery products such as chewing gum (10). A mass of confectionery product is formed into a thin, flat sheet. The sheet may be divided into individual sheets for cooling. Next, the sheet or sheets of confectionery are passed through the printing machine to print indicia (112) thereon. Printed confectionery products and packages thereof are also provided.