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US 9,060,526 B2Granted
Confectionery processing
AssigneeIntercontinental Great Brands LLC
InventorBharat Jani
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Abstract
The present invention provides various methods of improving homogeneity in confectionery mixing processes. In particular, the invention includes such steps as mixing a predetermined amount of confectionery base and/or chewing gum base and bulk sweeteners in a first direction for a first cycle period to provide a mixture; adding a predetermined amount of a flavoring component to the mixture; mixing the mixture in a second direction for a second cycle period; mixing the mixture in the first direction for a third cycle period.
Claims8
A method of preparing a confectionery, comprising the steps of:
- a. feeding a chewing gum composition into a multi-layered extruder;
- b. feeding a candy composition into the multi-layered extruder;
- c. extruding a multi-layered confectionery composition from the said multi-layered extruder to form a multi-layered confectionery product including a first layer of said chewing gum composition, a second layer of said chewing gum composition, and a third layer of said candy composition sandwiched between said first layer of said chewing gum composition and said second layer of said chewing gum composition,
- wherein said chewing gum composition of said multi-layered confectionery product is extruded from said multi-layered confectionery extruder at 45-50 degrees C., and a said candy composition of said multi-layered product is extruded from said multi-layered extruder at 35-40 degrees C.;
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- d. passing said multi-layered confectionery product into a finishing apparatus.
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