Dual structure crunchy gum pellet
AssigneeIntercontinental Great Brands LLC
InventorsCesar Carlos Elejalde, Zoltan Husz, Serena Mueller, Sam Keegan, Simone Wieland, Alexis Detavernier, Ewelina Bogdan-Smigielska, Joern Holm Hansen
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Abstract
A coated confectionery is provided including a confectionery core and a shell surrounding said confectionery core. The shell includes a soft coating including at least one layer of a first coating material and a hard coating including at least one layer of a second coating material. The soft coating forms at least 25% of a total weight of said shell.
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A coated confectionery, comprising:
- a confectionery core;
- and
- a shell surrounding said confectionery core, said shell including:
- a soft coating including at least one layer of a first coating material;
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- a hard coating including at least one layer of a second coating material, wherein said soft coating forms at least 25% of a total weight of said shell.
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A method of forming a coated confectionery, comprising:
- providing a confectionery core;
- forming a soft coating about an exterior surface of said confectionery core;
- and
- forming a hard coating about said soft coating, wherein a length of time required to form said hard coating is at least double a length of time required to form said soft coating.
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A method of forming a coated confectionery, comprising:
- providing a confectionery core;
- forming a soft coating about an exterior surface of said confectionery core;
- and
- forming a hard coating about said soft coating, wherein a percentage of weight gain per hour achieved during formation of said soft coating is at least double a percentage of weight gain per hour achieved during formation of said hard coating.
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A method of forming a coated confectionery, comprising:
- providing a confectionery core;
- forming a soft coating about an exterior surface of said confectionery core, said soft coating including one or more layers of a first coating material, wherein moisture is at least partially absorbed during formation of said soft coating;
- and
- forming a hard coating about said soft coating, said hard coating including one or more layers of a second coating material.
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A method of manufacturing a coated confectionery, comprising:
- forming a confectionery core;
- and
- forming a shell about an exterior surface of said confectionery core, wherein no conditioning of said confectionery core occurs between forming said confectionery core and forming said shell about said confectionery core.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.