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US 10,646,510 B2Granted
Aerated confectionaries comprising shelf-stable active ingredients
AssigneeEclaire Farm, LLC
InventorsMartin Rifkin, Charles Bedell
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a confectionary comprises at least one sweetener, at least one stabilizer, at least one emulsifier, water, a first active ingredient, and an enrobing layer. The water may comprise 2 to 20 wt. % of the confectionary. The confectionary may have a water activity of from 0.45 to 0.65. The confectionary may be aerated such that the density of the confectionary is 0.7 to 1.25 grams per cubic centimeter. The confectionary may have a pH of 5.0 to 8.0.
Claims21
A confectionary, comprising:
- an inner layer aerated such that a density of the confectionary is 0.75 to 1.25 grams per cubic centimeter, wherein the inner layer comprises:
- a sweetener;
- a stabilizer;
- an emulsifier;
- water comprising 2 to 20 wt. % of the confectionary;
- and;
- a first active ingredient comprising vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B7, vitamin B9, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, or vitamin E, wherein:
- when the first active ingredient is the vitamin B5, the vitamin B7, or the vitamin C, the first active ingredient is added into and is mixed with a syrup during a syrup mixture stage to decrease a degradation of the first active ingredient;
- when the first active ingredient is the vitamin B6, the vitamin B9, or the vitamin B12, the first active ingredient is added into and is mixed into confectionary with an egg ingredient during an egg whip stage to decrease a degradation of the first active ingredient;
- when the first active ingredient is the vitamin A, the vitamin D, or the vitamin E, the first active ingredient is added into and is mixed into the confectionary with a fat during a fat mixture stage to decrease a degradation of the first active ingredient;
- a continuous enrobing layer enveloping the inner layer;
- and
- a metal chelator operable to extend a shelf-life of the first active ingredient;
- wherein the sweetener comprises 30 to 85 wt. % of the confectionary,
- wherein the confectionary has a pH of 5.0 to 8.0,
- wherein the confectionary has a water activity of 0.45 to 0.65, and
- wherein the first active ingredient has a decrease in degradation.
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