"Sugar-free ""hard candy"" and process for its manufacture"
US5314701A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G3/54
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject of the present invention is a sugar-free hard candy and a process which allows the manufacture of this candy. The sugar-free hard candy in accordance with the invention has a multilayer structure in which the external layer represents at most 35% of the candy, the said external layer consisting of at least two components A and B, component A being chosen from hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, xylitol, polymers of low-calorie saccharides or mixtures thereof, and component B being a weakly hygroscopic product.
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