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US 11,497,227 B2Granted
Chewy confection with reduced sugar
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsDavid Barkalow, Andrea Haseleu, Chia-Hua April Hsu, Niku Tseng
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Abstract
Low cariogenic and low-laxation chewy confections comprising a non-cariogenic sweetener comprising erythritol and a doctoring agent comprising at least one of sucromalt, linear inulin, branched inulin, brown rice syrup, indigestible dextrin, polydextrose, isomaltooligosaccharide, and soluble corn fiber are provided. Methods for preparing low cariogenic and low-laxation chewy confections are also provided.
Claims22
A chewy confection composition comprising:
- (a) a non-cariogenic sweetener comprising erythritol;
- (b) a doctoring agent comprising sucromalt;
- (c) about 8 wt. % fat;
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- (d) about 2 wt. % to about 6 wt. % solids gelling agent,
- wherein a solids weight ratio of doctoring agent to erythritol is from about 1.3:1 to about 2.5:1;
- wherein the composition comprises from about 75 wt % to about 90 wt % doctoring agent and non-cariogenic sweetener solids;
- and
- wherein the chewy confection has a hardness of about 1.4 kg.
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A process for preparing a chewy confection, the process comprising:
- (a) forming an admixture of a doctoring agent comprising sucromalt and a non-cariogenic sweetener comprising erythritol;
- wherein solids weight ratio of doctoring agent to erythritol is from about 1.3:1 to about 2.5:1;
- (b) heating the admixture to a temperature of about 290° F.;
- (c) mixing the heated doctoring agent and non-cariogenic sweetener with about 8 wt. % fat, about 2 wt. % to about 6 wt. % solids gelling agent, erythritol seed crystals, and flavor to form a chewy confection admixture;
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- (d) forming the chewy confection admixture into the chewy confection;
- wherein the chewy confection comprises from about 75 wt. % to about 90 wt. % doctoring agent and non-cariogenic sweetener solids.
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