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Process of sugarless hard coating and products obtained therefrom

US5478593A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1994
Grant dateDec 26, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23G2220/20
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The object of the present invention is an improved hard coating process using a polyol in powder form, enabling easy, speedy creation of a hard coating on the surface of a product. This process consists essentially of the application of a syrup containing at least 90% of a polyol chosen from sorbitol, maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, erythritol, lactitol and isomalt to a product, followed by, the application, in powder form, of a quantity of powder which has a purity higher than 95% with respect to this same polyol; these applications being performed without carrying out a forced drying.

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