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US 11,896,028 B2Granted
Dual-textured confectionery; and methods of making the same
AssigneeIntercontinental Great Brands LLC
InventorsAnna Plociak, Jo Dixon, Gerald B. Cotten
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Abstract
Disclosed are confectionery products having a dual texture provided by a combination of sanding coating and chewy confectionery core. The confectionery product provides a crunchy texture imparted by a particulate coating and a chewy texture imparted by the confectionery core. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the dual-textured confectionery product using a particulate coating composition. Upon consumption, the confectionery product exhibits reduced adhesion to a consumer's teeth, dental braces, palatal expanders, dental retainers, and other orthodontic appliances.
Claims27
A dual-textured confectionery product, comprising:
- a chewy confectionery substrate comprising a surface, and a particulate coating at least partially coating the surface of the confectionery substrate;
- wherein the particulate coating has a multimodal particle size distribution and comprises a first particulate coating composition having a first particle size distribution and a second particulate coating composition having a second particle size distribution, wherein a mode of the first particle size distribution is different from a mode of the second particle size distribution;
- wherein the first particulate coating composition comprises a crystalline saccharide particulate having the first particle size distribution wherein 30- to 80% by weight of the first particulate coating composition has a particle size of greater than 1180 micrometers and less than 1700 micrometers and 0 to 15% by weight of the first particulate coating composition has a particle size that is greater than 1700 micrometers;
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- the second particulate coating composition comprises a crystalline saccharide particulate having the second particle size distribution wherein 30- to 75% by weight of the second particulate coating composition has a particle size of greater than 425 micrometers and less than 850 micrometers and 0- to 5% by weight of the second particulate coating composition has a particle size that is greater than 850 micrometers,
- wherein particle size is determined by sieve analysis.
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A dual-textured confectionery product, comprising:
- a gummi or jelly confectionery substrate comprising a surface, and a particulate coating at least partially coating the surface of the confectionery substrate;
- wherein the particulate coating has a multimodal particle size distribution and comprises a first particulate coating composition having a first particle size distribution and a second particulate coating composition having a second particle size distribution, wherein a mode of the first particle size distribution is different from a mode of the second particle size distribution;
- wherein the first particulate coating composition comprises a crystalline saccharide particulate having the first particle size distribution wherein 30- to 80% by weight of the first particulate coating composition has a particle size of greater than 1180 micrometers and less than 1700 micrometers and 0 to 15% by weight of the first particulate coating composition has a particle size that is greater than 1700 micrometers-;
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- the second particulate coating composition comprises a crystalline saccharide particulate having the second particle size distribution wherein 30-to 75% by weight of the second particulate coating composition has a particle size of greater than 425 micrometers and less than 850 micrometers and 0- to 5% by weight of the second particulate coating composition has a particle size that is greater than 850 micrometers,
- wherein particle size is determined by sieve analysis.
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A method of making a dual-textured confectionery product, comprising:
- forming a tacky surface on at least a portion of a surface of a chewy confectionery composition substrate;
- applying a first particulate coating composition having a first particle size distribution to at least a portion of the tacky surface to form an intermediate product comprising a surface;
- forming a tacky surface on at least a portion of a surface of the intermediate product;
- applying a second particulate coating composition having a second particle size distribution to at least a portion of the tacky surface to form the dual-textured confectionery product;
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- optionally further packaging the product,
- wherein the dual-textured confectionery product has a particulate coating having a multimodal particle size distribution, wherein the particulate coating is comprised of the first particulate coating composition and the second particulate coating composition and wherein a mode of the first particle size distribution is different from a mode of the second particle size distribution,
- wherein the first particulate coating composition comprises a crystalline saccharide particulate having the first particle size distribution wherein 30- to 80% by weight of the first particulate coating composition has a particle size of greater than 1180 micrometers and less than 1700 micrometers and 0 to 15% by weight of the first particulate coating composition has a particle size that is greater than 1700 micrometers-;
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- the second particulate coating composition comprises a crystalline saccharide particulate having the second particle size distribution wherein 30- to 75% by weight of the second particulate coating composition has a particle size of greater than 425 micrometers and less than 850 micrometers and 0- to 5% by weight of the second particulate coating composition has a particle size that is greater than 850 micrometers,
- wherein particle size is determined by sieve analysis.
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