US4450179A
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Two component soft candy
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1982-06-25
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Granted: 1984-05-22
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Expires: 2002-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A two-component soft candy composition including a supportive water-retaining shell portion and a variably flavored and colored core portion which can be produced by coextrusion.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter V. Vink
- 👤 Deborah G. Aldrich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:08
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/02; A23G3/20; A23G3/2007; A23G3/2015; A23G3/50; A23G3/54; A23G3/56; A23G3/566
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A two-component soft candy composition comprising: a supportive moisture stable shell portion comprising a hydrophilic component selected from the group consisting of corn syrup, invert sugar, and hydrogenated starch hydrolysates; a hydrophobic component selected from the group consisting of sugar and hydrogenated sugar, in proportions such that said shell portion has an equilibrium relative humidity of from about 30% to about 70% at a temperature of about 24° C. and the gain and loss of moisture of said shell portion at 24° C. is not more than about 2% by weight; and a core portion containing flavoring, sweetening, and coloring ingredients which are hydrophobic in nature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A two-component soft candy composition comprising: a supportive moisture stable shell portion comprising a hydrophilic component selected from the group consisting of corn syrup, invert sugar, and hydrogenated starch hydrolysates; a hydrophobic component selected from the group consisting of sugar and hydrogenated sugar, in proportions such that said shell portion has an equilibrium relative humidity of from about 30% to about 70% at a temperature of about 24° C. and the gain and loss of moisture of said shell portion at 24° C. is not more than about 2% by weight; and a core portion containing flavoring, sweetening, and coloring ingredients which are hydrophobic in nature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 which is obtained by extrusion of said shell portion as a continuous hollow rope along with said core portion simultaneously coextruded into the hollow portion of said shell rope.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said hydrophilic component is corn syrup and said hydrophobic component is sugar present in a corn syrup to sugar ratio which is greater than one.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said hydrophilic component is invert sugar and said hydrophic component is sugar present in an invert sugar to sugar ratio which is greater than 0.2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said hydrophilic component is hydrogenated starch hydrolysates and said hydrophobic component is hydrogenated sugar present in a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate to hydrogenated sugar ratio which is greater than one.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein the equilibrium relative humidity of said shell portion is from about 35% to about 55%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein the shell portion neither gains more loses more than about 1% by weight moisture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein the ratio by weight of said core portion to said outer shell portion is from about 0.1:1 to about 4:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 8 wherein the ratio of said core portion to said shell portion is from about 0.2:1 to about 2:1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said core portion has a color different than said shell portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said core portion has more flavorant than said shell portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said core portion has a higher intensity of sweetness than said shell portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
139 words
A method of forming the two-component soft candy composition of claim 1 which comprises: forming a pre-gum by combining dextrins, cold water, corn syrup, and gelatin; mixing a shell composition of corn syrup, sugar, fats, coloring agent and half of said pre-gum in proportions such that the ratio of said corn syrup to said sugar is greater than 1, the equilibrium relative humidity of said shell portion is from about 30% to about 70% at a temperature of about 24° C., and the gain and loss of moisture at a temperature of about 24° C. is not more than about 2% by weight; combining soft candy ingredients as desired with the remaining half of said pre-gum to form said core portion; crystallizing said core portion and shell portion; and coextruding said portions to form said two-component soft candy composition.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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