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Low water activity confection composition

US4710393A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1986
Grant dateDec 1, 1987
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23G3/42
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A water-base sugar confection having a caramel flavor and texture and formed of a total carbohydrate content equal to or greater than fifty percent by weight, dry basis wherein the carbohydrate ingredient consists essentially of a blend of dextrose and fructose in which the ratio of fructose to dextrose is from 30:70 to 90:10, the moisture content is an amount within the range of from about 4% to about 10% and the water activity (Aw) is an amount within the range of from about 0.20 Aw to about 0.50 Aw.

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