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US4292337A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sugar-free confectionery material based on xylitol and sorbitol

Assignee: August Storck KG
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Filing: 1980-03-25
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Granted: 1981-09-29
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Expires: 2000-03-25
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Abstract

Abstract Xylitol and sorbitol, when present in edible material, have the advantage that they do not decompose to form products attacking the dental enamel, but difficulty has been experienced in their use in confectionery material due to their instability or the fact that they may contain constituents not permitted by food laws. The invention provides a chewy sugar-free material based on sorbitol and a sugar-free swelling agent which has the required plasticity and cohesion so that it can be formed into attractive chewy sweets or hard sweets or gum, and furthermore the tendency of xylitol to recrystallize is suppressed, by the use of a swelling agent which may be carrageenates, pectins, agar, alginates such as sodium alginate or potassium alginate or calcuim alginate; carob bean flour, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatine, gum arabic and/or low-sugar maltodextrin.

Inventors

  • 👤 Geert Andersen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 11:22
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/42; A23G3/38; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 81 words
Chewy sugar-free confectionery material comprising, about 20 to 50 wt.% of a sugar-free swelling agent selected from the group consisting of a carrageenate, a pectin, agar, an alginate, carob bean flour, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatine, gum arabic and low-sugar maltodextrin, about 20 to 35 wt.% xylitol; about 0.5 to 3 wt.% water, and about 0.1 to 5 wt.% of one or more additives selected from the groups consisting of aromatic substances, flavoring, acids and dyes, the remainder being sorbitol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 81 words
Chewy sugar-free confectionery material comprising, about 20 to 50 wt.% of a sugar-free swelling agent selected from the group consisting of a carrageenate, a pectin, agar, an alginate, carob bean flour, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatine, gum arabic and low-sugar maltodextrin, about 20 to 35 wt.% xylitol; about 0.5 to 3 wt.% water, and about 0.1 to 5 wt.% of one or more additives selected from the groups consisting of aromatic substances, flavoring, acids and dyes, the remainder being sorbitol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 52 words
A method of producing the material according to claim 1, comprising dissolving in water the xylitol, sorbitol and the sugar-free swelling agent and boiling the solution to a residual water content of 0.5 to 3 wt.% after which desired aromatic substances, flavourings, acids and/or dyes are added or produced in the material.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-09-28 1985-03-30 1985-09-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-09-28 1989-03-30 1989-09-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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