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US 2012/0237659 A1Published application
Confectionery products containing erythritol
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsRavindra Nana, Ronny Leontina Marcel Vercauteren, Mary A. Watson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a confectionery product, more specifically a hard candy containing an edible acid, inulin-based polymers, or inulin-based polymers, carrageenan and at least 85% w/w erythritol wherein the ratio of inulin-based polymers to erythritol is 1/99 to 15/85, and a process for preparing these.
Claims11
A hard candy comprising:
- an edible acid;
- inulin-based polymers;
- and
- at least 85% w/w erythritol,
- wherein the ratio of inulin-based polymers to erythritol is 1/99 to 15/85.
2 more elements
A process for preparing a hard candy, the process comprising:
- heating at a temperature of from 120° C. to 160° C. an erythritol-containing mixture,
- wherein the mixture comprises inulin-based polymers and at least 85% w/w erythritol.
A dry mix comprising:
- inulin-based polymers, and
- at least 85% w/w erythritol,
- wherein the ratio of inulin-based polymers to erythritol is 1/99 to 15/85.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.