Multi-region confectionery and method of production thereof
AssigneeMondelez Japan Limited
InventorsTakaya Koseki, Hideki Sakanishi
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Abstract
A multi-region confection includes a first and a second confectionery material. The body portion of the multi-region confection includes an extruded first confectionery material, and a plurality of capillaries is disposed in the extruded body portion. The plurality of capillaries includes the second confectionery material. The second confectionery material includes about 47 to about 95 weight percent of a sugar alcohol, about 1 to about 15 weight percent water, and about 0.1 to about 1.5 weight percent of a slow-set pectin; wherein all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the second confectionery material. A method of making the multi-region confection is also described.
Claims22
A multi-region confection comprising:
- an extruded body portion comprising a first confectionery material;
- and
- a plurality of capillaries disposed in the extruded body portion and comprising a second confectionery material comprising
- about 47 to about 95 weight percent of a sugar alcohol,
- about 1 to about 15 weight percent water, and
- about 0.1 to about 1.5 weight percent of a slow-set pectin;
- wherein all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the second confectionery material, unless a different weight basis is specified.
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A method of forming a multi-region confection, comprising:
- extruding a first confectionery material to form an extruded body portion and a plurality of capillaries disposed in the extruded body portion;
- and
- extruding a second confectionery material into at least one of the plurality of capillaries;
- wherein the second confectionery material comprises
- about 47 to about 95 weight percent of a sugar alcohol,
- about 1 to about 15 weight percent water, and
- about 0.1 to about 1.5 weight percent of a slow-set pectin having a degree of methoxylation of about 50 to about 70 percent;
- wherein all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the second confectionery material, unless a different weight basis is specified.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.