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Soft candy composition
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-06-07
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Granted: 1986-07-01
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Expires: 2005-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A soft candy composition comprising 9-82% by weight of a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, 82-9% by weight of at least one polymer of glucose or maltose, 3-16% by weight of gelatin and a sufficient quantity of water to form a soft candy composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard Kastin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:43
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/42; A23G3/38; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A soft candy composition consisting essentially of: (a) 9-82% by weight of a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; (b) 82-9% by weight of at least one polymer of glucose or maltose; (c) 3-16% by weight of gelatin; and (d) a sufficient quantity of water to form said soft candy composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A soft candy composition consisting essentially of: (a) 9-82% by weight of a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; (b) 82-9% by weight of at least one polymer of glucose or maltose; (c) 3-16% by weight of gelatin; and (d) a sufficient quantity of water to form said soft candy composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein the quanitity of water is 6-20% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate is present in an amount of between 35 and 45% by weight and said at least one polymer is present in an amount of between 40 and 30% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The soft candy composition of claim 2 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate is present in an amount of between 35 and 45% by weight and said at least one polymer is present in an amount of between 40 and 30% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
The soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate consists essentially of 4 to 14% of Sorbitol, 45-60% by weight of hydrogenated disaccharides, no more than 3% by weight of hydrogenated polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization of at least 20 and the balance constituting a mixture of hydrogenated polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization of 3 to 20.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The soft candy composition of claim 5 wherein said hydrogenated starch hydrolysate consists essentially of 6-8% by weight of D-Sorbitol, 50-55% by weight of hydrogenated disaccharides, 20-25% by weight of hydrogenated tri to hexasaccharides and 15-20% by weight of hydrogenated polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization greater than hexasaccharides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The soft candy composition of claim 1 wherein said at least one polymer is selected from water-soluble, randomly bonded condensation polymers of dextrose.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The soft candy composition of claim 1 which includes at least one edible acid selected from the group of citric acid, isocitric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, malic acid, and tartaric acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The soft candy composition of claim 8 wherein said at least one edible acid is citric acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The soft candy composition of claim 1 which includes at least one food additive selected from flavorings, colorings, and salt.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The soft candy composition of claim 3 having a caloric content of no more than 2.67 calories/gram.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The soft candy composition of claim 7 wherein said at least one polymer is polydextrose.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
72 words
A soft candy composition consisting essentially of: (a) 35-45% by weight of a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate consisting essentially of 6-8% by weight of D-Sorbitol, 50-55% by weight of hydrogenated disaccharides, 20-25% by weight of hydrogenated tri to hexasaccharides and 15-20% by weight of hydrogenated polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization greater than hexasaccharide; (b) 40-30% by weight of polydextrose; (c) 5-16% by weight of gelatin; and (d) 6-20% by weight of water.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
72 words
A soft candy composition consisting essentially of: (a) 35-45% by weight of a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate consisting essentially of 6-8% by weight of D-Sorbitol, 50-55% by weight of hydrogenated disaccharides, 20-25% by weight of hydrogenated tri to hexasaccharides and 15-20% by weight of hydrogenated polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization greater than hexasaccharide; (b) 40-30% by weight of polydextrose; (c) 5-16% by weight of gelatin; and (d) 6-20% by weight of water.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
The soft candy composition of claim 13 which includes at least one edible acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, isocitric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, malic acid, and tartaric acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The soft candy composition of claim 14 wherein said at least one edible acid is citric acid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The soft candy composition of claim 13 which includes at least one food additive selected from flavorings, colorings, and salt.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The soft candy composition of claim 15 which includes at least one food additive selected from flavorings, colorings, and salt.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The soft candy composition of claim 13 having a caloric content of no more than 2.67 calories/gram.
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