Sorbitol-containing hard candy
US4452825A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/804
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A clear amorphous sugar-free hard candy prepared on a continuous basis from an aqueous sorbitol solution by heating such solution to a moisture-content level of less than about 5% by weight and then cooling the resulting mass to a temperature of from about 160.degree. F. to about 200.degree. F. before providing crystal nucleation sites sufficient to obtain a hard candy set time of no more than about 30 minutes in a metal mold.
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