Coating process applying a suspension syrup with a combination of hydrogenated isomaltulose materials
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsDavid G. Barkalow, Lindell C. Richey, Julius W. Zuehlke
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Abstract
A method of coating comestibles comprises the steps of providing cores of comestibles to be coated; applying a coating syrup to the cores to build up a layer of coating on the cores; the coating syrup comprising a suspension made from a liquid solution of hydrogenated isomaltulose that is enriched to contain an excess of alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,6-sorbitol (GPS) compared to alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,1-mannitol (GPM) and a powder solid phase hydrogenated isomaltulose that is not enriched in GPS compared to GPM.
Claims22
A method of coating comestibles comprising the steps of:
- a) providing cores of comestible material to be coated;
- b) applying a coating syrup to the cores, the coating syrup comprising a suspension of
- i) an aqueous solution of hydrogenated isomaltulose enriched in alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,6-sorbitol (GPS) compared to alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,1-mannitol (GPM), and
- ii) a powder of hydrogenated isomaltulose that is not enriched in GPS compared to GPM;
- c) evaporating water from the applied coating syrup;
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- d) repeating steps b) and c) to build up a layer of coating on the cores.
A method of coating comestibles comprising the steps of:
- a) providing cores of comestible material to be coated;
- b) applying a first coating syrup to the cores;
- c) applying a powder material over the first coating syrup;
- d) repeating steps b) and c) to build up a first layer of coating on said cores;
- e) wherein the first coating syrup is a suspension made from:
- i) a solution of hydrogenated isomaltulose that is enriched in containing an excess amount of alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,6-sorbitol (GPS) compared to alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,1-mannitol (GPM) and
- ii) a powder forming a solid suspension in the syrup, the powder comprising hydrogenated isomaltulose that is not enriched in GPS compared to GPM.
A method of coating comestibles comprising the steps of:
- a) providing cores of comestible material to be coated;
- b) applying a coating syrup to cover the cores, the syrup comprising between about 0.5% and about 10% of a binding agent and a suspension of
- i) an aqueous solution of hydrogenated isomaltulose that has both GPS and GPM, with a ratio of GPS to GPM of between about 99:1 and about 60:40 and
- ii) a powder of hydrogenated isomaltulose suspended in the solution, the powder having both GPS and GPM, with the amount of GPS not exceeding the amount of GPM;
- c) applying a powdered material over the coating syrup, the powdered material comprising hydrogenated isomaltulose;
- d) repeating steps b) and c) to build up a first layer of coating on the cores;
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- e) applying the boating syrup over the first layer of coating, drying the coating syrup and then continuing this procedure in repeated applications to form a second coating layer on the cores, the second coating layer being formed without applying the powdered material used in step c) between applications of the coating syrup used to form said second layer.
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