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Candy base and liquid center hard candy made therefrom
Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
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Filing: 1981-08-13
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Granted: 1983-02-08
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Expires: 2001-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A candy base which comprises, before cooking, from about 35 to about 60%, by weight, sucrose, from about 55 to about 35%, by weight, corn syrup and from about 1 to about 10% by weight of a fluidizing agent selected from the group consisting of mannitol and a mixture of mannitol and sorbitol having a weight ratio of mannitol to sorbitol of at least about 1:1.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul A. Cimiluca
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:16
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/364; A23G3/368; A23G3/42; A23G3/50; A23G3/54; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0053; A61K9/0056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A candy base which comprises, before cooking, from about 35 to about 60%, by weight, sucrose, from about 55 to about 35%, by weight, corn syrup and from about 1 to about 10% by weight of a fluidizing agent selected from the group consisting of mannitol and a mixture of mannitol and sorbitol having a weight ratio of mannitol to sorbitol of at least about 1:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A candy base which comprises, before cooking, from about 35 to about 60%, by weight, sucrose, from about 55 to about 35%, by weight, corn syrup and from about 1 to about 10% by weight of a fluidizing agent selected from the group consisting of mannitol and a mixture of mannitol and sorbitol having a weight ratio of mannitol to sorbitol of at least about 1:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The candy base according to claim 1, wherein said corn syrup is regular conversion corn syrup or high maltose corn syrup.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The candy base according to claim 1, wherein the amount of sucrose is from about 40 to about 55%, the amount of corn syrup is from about 55 to about 40%, and the amount of said fluidizing agent is from about 2 to about 8%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The candy base according to claim 1, wherein the amount of sucrose is from about 48 to about 53%, the amount of glucose is from about 50 to about 44% and the amount of said fluidizing agent is from about 2 to about 3%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The candy base according to claim 1, wherein said fluidizing agent is a mixture of mannitol and sorbitol having a weight ratio of mannitol to sorbitol of from about 1:1 to about 9:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The candy base according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein said fluidizing agent is mannitol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The candy base according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein said fluidizing agent is a mixture of mannitol and sorbitol in a weight ratio of about 1:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The candy base according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 which has been cooked to a moisture content of from about 1.5 to about 3%, by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
A liquid center, hard candy, which comprises a shell of hard candy comprising the candy base of claim 2 cooked to a moisture content of from about 1.5 to about 3%, by weight, and a liquid center within said shell having a moisture content of from about 5 to about 10% and comprising (a) corn syrup solids, (b) glycerin and (c) sorbitol or a mixture of sucrose and invert sugar.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The hard candy according to claim 9, wherein said liquid center has a viscosity of from about 5,000 to about 40,000 cps. when determined at 50° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The hard candy according to claim 9, wherein said liquid center comprises from about 10 to about 30% sucrose, from about 1 to about 10% invert sugar, from about 30 to about 70% corn syrup solids, from about 20 to about 40% glycerin and from about 5 to about 10% water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The hard candy according to claim 9, wherein said liquid center comprises from about 10 to about 60% sorbitol, from about 10 to about 60% glycerin, from about 30 to about 70% corn syrup solids and from about 5 to about 10% water.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The hard candy according to claim 9, 10, 11 or 12, wherein said liquid center contains a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical compatible with said liquid center.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The hard candy according to claim 9, 10, 11 or 12, wherein said liquid center contains a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical selected from the group consisting of dextromethorphan, phenol, benzocaine and hexylresorcinol.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
74 words
A method of preparing the hard candy according to claim 9, which comprises providing a plurality of candy molds, and sequentially filling each mold by simultaneously pumping into each said mold said liquid center material at a temperature of from about 25° to about 50° C., and said cooked candy base at a temperature of from about 135° C. to about 155° C., and removing said hard candy from said molds after cooling thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 15, wherein a high-boil sweets depositor is used for the depositing of the candy into the molds.
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