Soft Chew Confectionary with High Fiber and Sugar Content and Method for Making Same
OwnerHarry J. Overly, Mark B. Jones +2inventors
InventorsHarry J. Overly, Mark B. Jones, Lee M. Vickers, Richard C. Zulman
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Abstract
The confectionary product described herein has an enhanced solids and fiber content and the method described herein permits higher loading of fiber, sweetener and other solids in a soft chewy confectionary product. In another aspect, the product and method contemplate high loading fiber, solids and sweetener where the sweetener masks poor tasting active ingredients, such a vitamins and minerals.
Claims15
A soft chewy confectionary product comprising:
- at least about 10 weight percent fiber;
- from 15 to 40 weight percent of a sweetener selected from a group consisting of corn syrup solids, sugar other than from corn syrup solids, sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof;
- at least 3 weight percent humectant;
- from 6 to 12 weight percent water;
- from 6.5 to 10 weight percent fat;
- and
- at least about 88 weight percent solids.
A method for making a chewy confectionary product having a high fiber content, the method comprising:
- mixing dietary fiber, water, and sweetener selected from the group consisting of corn syrup, sweetener other than from corn syrup, sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof, corn syrup to provide a fibrous/sweetened aqueous slurry having from 60 to 74 weight percent solids, and from 25 to 40 weight percent fiber to provide a fibrous/sweetened slurry;
- heating the fibrous/sweetened slurry to hydrate the fiber and to remove from 10 to 20 weight percent water from the fibrous/sweetened slurry provide a cooked slurry having at least about 78 weight percent solids;
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- adding additional fiber, additional solids and at least about 3 weight percent humectant to the cooked slurry to provide a chewy confectionary product having at least 42 weight percent fiber and at least 88 weight percent solids.
A method for making a chewy confectionary product having a high fiber content, the method comprising:
- mixing corn syrup, sweetener, fiber and water, to provide an aqueous fibrous/sweetened slurry having from about 25 to 40 weight percent fiber, 60 to 75 weight percent corn syrup and other sweetener, corn syrup comprising from 50 to about 70 weight percent is of the corn syrup sweetener combination, the aqueous fibrous/sweetener slurry having form 60 to 74 weight percent solids;
- continuously moving the aqueous fibrous/sweetened slurry into a cooker where the slurry is heated to 105° C. to 115° C. for a time effective to remove 10 to 20 weight percent water from the fibrous/sweetened slurry to provide a cooked slurry having from about 80 to about 88 weight percent solids;
- continuously moving the cooked slurry from the cooker to cool the cooked slurry to not less than from about 65 to about 82° C. to provide a cooled cooked slurry;
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- mixing the cooled cooked slurry with additional fiber, additional solids and at least about 3 weight percent humectant at least about 100° F. to provide a chewy confectionary product having at least 42 weight percent fiber and at least 88 weight percent solids.
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