US 6,309,686 B1 · Multi-colored aerated confectionery products and processes for making

Abstract

A process for making an aerated, confectionery product of multiple colors includes, as a first step, preparing a slurry of water, sugar, and gelatin. The slurry is divided into at least first and second portions or batches having a defined color to provide a second color. A dye or colorant of a color is added to the second portion or batch to provide a second color. Each of the first and second batches are then individually aerated to form first and second aerated streams of first and second colors of substantially identical density and rheological properties. After aeration of the first and second portions, the first and second colored streams are fed to an extrusion die manifold, where they are extruded in disproportionate amounts to form a multicolored a rope having the first and second colors of unequal proportion. A starch anti-sticking agent is applied, and the rope is cut into individual pieces. The individual pieces are then dried to a 1 to 5% moisture content. The process may accommodate two, three, four or more different colors. Multicolored marbits (4-6/g) having disproportionate multiple colored phases can be prepared. The marbits can be consumed as novelty confections or can be added to ready-to-eat breakfast cereals.

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Dependent claims

A process for making a multi-colored, aerated product, the process, comprising the steps of:

preparing a slurry comprising about 4.5 to 25% water, about 55% to 95% of a carbohydrate ingredient, and about 0.5 to 30% of a structuring ingredient having a first color;
dividing the slurry into at least first and second portions;
metering the first and second portions;
admixing a colorant into at least one portion to provide a plurality of at least a first and a second differently colored slurry portions;
aerating the first differently colored portion to form a first aerated foam stream of said first color;
aerating the second differently colored portion to form a second aerated foam stream of said second color;
and
after the step of aerating the first portion, feeding the first aerated foam stream to a die manifold;
after the step of aerating the second portion, feeding the second aerated foam stream to the die manifold;
and
co-extruding the first and second aerated streams to form a rope of said first and second colors wherein the weight ratio of first stream (“χ”) to second stream (“γy”) is χ/γ>1.1.

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A process for producing a multi-colored marshmallow product, the process comprising the steps of:

preparing a slurry of water, sugar, corn syrup, and gelatin;
dividing the slurry into at least first, second, third, and fourth portions;
mixing a first dye color into the first portion;
mixing a second dye color into the second portion;
mixing a third dye color into the third portion;
metered feeding each of the first, second, third, and fourth portions to first, second, third, and fourth aerators;
mixing gas with the first, second, third, and fourth portions in each respective first, second, third, and fourth aerator to form a first aerated stream of said first color, a second aerated stream of said second color, a third aerated stream of said third color, and a fourth aerated stream of said fourth color;
conveying the first, second, third, and fourth aerated streams to a die manifold;
extruding the first, second, third, fourth aerated streams to form a rope of said first, second, third, and fourth colors;
and
during the steps of mixing gas, pumping, and extruding, controlling the temperature to be about 80 to about 180° F.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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