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Sugarless hard candy
Assignee: Roquette Freres SA
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Filing: 1983-04-28
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2003-04-28
Abstract
Abstract Sugarless hard candy comprising, on the one hand, as sugarless boiled sugar, a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a D.E. of 42 to 60, on the other hand, a quantity of gum arabic between 1% and 8% by weight with respect to the finished product, preferably between 2% and 6% by weight, and/or an amount of CMC between 0.2 and 2% by weight with respect to the finished product, preferably between 0.3 and 1.2%.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard Boursier
- 👤 Guy Bussiere
- 👤 Francis Devos
- 👤 Michel Hughette
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:16
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: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
Sugarless hard candy essentially consisting of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE of 42 to 60, and of gum arabic in an amount of between 1% and 8% by weight with respect to the finished product, and/or CMC in an amount comprised between 0.2 and 2% by weight with respect to the finished product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
Sugarless hard candy essentially consisting of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE of 42 to 60, and of gum arabic in an amount of between 1% and 8% by weight with respect to the finished product, and/or CMC in an amount comprised between 0.2 and 2% by weight with respect to the finished product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
Sugarless hard candy essentially consisting of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE of 42 to 60, and of gum arabic in an amount of between 1% and 8% by weight with respect to the finished product, and/or CMC in an amount comprised between 0.2 and 2% by weight with respect to the finished product, and additives selected from the group comprising flavours, acids and dyes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
Sugarless hard candy essentially consisting of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE of 42 to 60, and of gum arabic in an amount of between 1% and 8% by weight with respect to the finished product, and/or CMC in an amount comprised between 0.2 and 2% by weight with respect to the finished product, and additives selected from the group comprising flavours, acids and dyes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
Sugarless hard candy essentially consisting of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE of 42 to 60, and of gum arabic in an amount of between 1% and 8% by weight with respect to the finished product, and/or CMC in an amount of between 0.2 and 2% by weight with respect to the finished product, and up to 10% by weight of mannitol, and additives selected from the group comprising flavours, acids and dyes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
Sugarless hard candy essentially consisting of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE of 42 to 60, and of gum arabic in an amount of between 1% and 8% by weight with respect to the finished product, and/or CMC in an amount of between 0.2 and 2% by weight with respect to the finished product, and up to 10% by weight of mannitol, and additives selected from the group comprising flavours, acids and dyes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the amount of gum arabic is comprised between 2 and 6% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the amount of CMC is comprised between 0.3 and 1.2% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate is prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE comprised between 45 and 60.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate is prepared from a starch hydrolysate having a DE comprised between 45 and 55.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate comprises, expressed with respect to the dry matter of the hydrolysate: a sorbitol content of 0.1 to 19%, a maltitol content of 35 to 80%, the complement to 100 being constituted by polyols of degree of polymerisation (DP) higher than 2.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate comprises, expressed with respect to the dry matter of the hydrolysate: a sorbitol content of 0.2 to 17%, a maltitol content of 35 to 65%, the complement to 100 being constituted by polyols of degree of polymerisation (DP) higher than 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate comprises, expressed with respect to the dry matter of the hydrolysate: a sorbitol content of 0.2 to 17%, a maltitol content of 40 to 50%, the complement to 100 being constituted by polyols of degree of polymerisation (DP) higher than 2.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
69 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate comprises, expressed with respect to the dry matter of the hydrolysate: a sorbitol content of 0.1 to 19%, a maltitol content of 35 to 80%, a content in products of DP higher than 20, less than 3%, the complement to 100 being constituted by polyols of degree of polymerisation (DP) higher than 2.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
69 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate comprises, expressed with respect to the dry matter of the hydrolysate: a sorbitol content of 0.1 to 19%, a maltitol content of 35 to 80%, a content in products of DP higher than 20, less than 1.5%, the complement to 100 being constituted by polyols of degree of polymerisation (DP) higher than 2.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
Sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 2 to 3, wherein the content of mannitol is comprised between 1 and 8% by weight of the total mass of the candy.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
102 words
Process for the preparation of sugarless hard candy according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, comprising the successive steps: of incorporating with the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, the gum arabic and/or the CMC, the conventional additives if any and the mannitol if any, of heating the thus obtained mixture to a temperature higher than 140° C., of maintaining this temperature under a vacuum of at least 700 mm Hg until the moisture content of the mixture is brought to a value of about 3% by weight to about 1% by weight, and of wrapping the candies thus obtained after shaping and cooling.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-02-05 | 1992-08-06 | 1993-02-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-02-05 | 1996-08-06 | 1997-02-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |