Center filled confectionery
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsFrancis Joseph David Bealin-Kelly, Bernhard Hanke, Paul Nienaber
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Abstract
A throat drop comprises from 60 to 95% of a candy shell and from 5 to 40% of an aqueous filling, by weight of the drop. The filling comprises, by weight, by 8 to 20% water, from 50 to 85% bulk sweetener, and sufficient emulsifier to provide a contact angle of from 90° to 120°, the filling having a contact angle of greater than 120° in the absence of the emulsifier. The reduction in contact angle relative to a composition without the emulsifier provides an improved perception of liquidity of the filling.
Claims26
A throat drop comprising from 60% to 95% of a candy shell and from 5% to 40% of an aqueous filling, by weight of the drop, the filling comprising, by weight of filling, from 8% to 20% water, from 50% to 85% of a bulk sweetener and sufficient emulsifier selected from the group consisting of mono-fatty acid glycerides, di-fatty acid glycerides, acetoglycerides, monoglycerides esterified with citric acid, lecithins and mixtures thereof to provide a contact angle of from 90 to 120°, the filling having a contact angle of greater than 120° in the absence of the emulsifier;
- wherein the filling has a viscosity in the range of from about 5,000 to about 500,000 mPa.s.
A throat drop comprising:
- (a) a shell, and
- (b) an aqueous filling comprising water, sweetener and emulsifier selected from the group consisting of mono-fatty acid glycerides, di-fatty acid glycerides, acetoglycerides, monoglycerides esterified with citric acid, lecithins and mixtures thereof;
- wherein the filling has an improved perception of liquidity as compared to a filling which does not comprise the emulsifier.
A throat drop comprising:
- (a) a shell, and
- (b) an aqueous filling comprising, by weight of filling, from about 10% to about 15% water, from about 0.001% to about 10% throat relief agent and from about 0.001% to about 1% of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of mono-fatty acid glycerides, di-fatty acid glycerides, acetoglycerides, monoglycerides esterified with citric acid, lecithins and mixtures thereof;
- wherein the filling has a viscosity in the range of from about 5,000 to about 500,000 mPa.s.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.