US5035912A — Starch jelly candy

Claim 1

Independent Claim 105 words

A starch jelly candy comprising a cooked gelled starch formulation wherein said formulation having contained: (a) a sweetener; (b) about 1% to about 25% by weight of a starch composition comprising: (i) about 10% to about 90% by weight a first starch, said first starch being a starch from a plant of the dully horny homozygous genotype; and (ii) about 90% to about 10% by weight a second starch, said second starch obtained from a plant having a homozygous genotype and selected from the group consisting of amylose extender dull, amylose extender sugary-2, amylose extender dull shrunken-1, dull sugary-2, and mixtures thereof: and (c) water.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 105 words

A starch jelly candy comprising a cooked gelled starch formulation wherein said formulation having contained: (a) a sweetener; (b) about 1% to about 25% by weight of a starch composition comprising: (i) about 10% to about 90% by weight a first starch, said first starch being a starch from a plant of the dully horny homozygous genotype; and (ii) about 90% to about 10% by weight a second starch, said second starch obtained from a plant having a homozygous genotype and selected from the group consisting of amylose extender dull, amylose extender sugary-2, amylose extender dull shrunken-1, dull sugary-2, and mixtures thereof: and (c) water.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 45 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 1 wherein said formulation comprises: about 25% to about 75% by weight of said sweetener; about 20% to about 75% by weight water; and further comprising: about 0% to about 10% by weight of a flavoring and coloring component.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 19 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 1 wherein said first starch; and said second starch are obtained from maize.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 42 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 2 wherein said sweetener comprises a corn syrup having a DE between about 30 and about 90, and a sugar component selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, trisaccharides, high intensity sweeteners, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 76 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 4 wherein said monosaccharide is selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose, ribose, arabinose, mannose, xylose, galactose, and mixtures thereof; said disaccharide is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, maltose, cellobiose, lactose, trehalose, and mixtures thereof; said trisaccharides are selected from the group consisting of maltotriose, raffinose, cellotriose, manninotriose, and mixtures thereof; and said high intensity sweetener is selected from the group consisting of saccharine, aspartame, and Acesulfame-K.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 32 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 4 wherein said sweetener comprises about 20% to about 90% by weight corn syrup and about 80% to about 10% by weight of a sugar component.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 13 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 4 wherein the sugar component is sucrose.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 39 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 2 wherein said flavoring and coloring component is comprised of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of natural flavorants, artificial flavorants, coloring agents, fats, oils, surfactants, humectants, vitamins, or preservatives.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 30 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 8 wherein said natural flavorant is a fruit flavorant selected from the group consisting of fruit purees, fruit puree concentrate and dehydrated fruit solids.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 101 words

A starch jelly candy comprising: (a) a sweetener; (b) a flavoring and coloring component; (c) about 1% to about 25% by weight a starch component comprising: (i) about 10% to about 90% by weight a first starch, said first starch being a starch from a plant of the dull horny homozygous genotype, and (ii) about 10% to about 90% by weight a second starch, said second starch obtained from a plant having a homozygous genotype and being selected from the group consisting of amylose extender dull, amylose extender sugary-2, amylose extender dull shrunken-1, dull sugary-2, and mixtures thereof; and (d) water.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 101 words

A starch jelly candy comprising: (a) a sweetener; (b) a flavoring and coloring component; (c) about 1% to about 25% by weight a starch component comprising: (i) about 10% to about 90% by weight a first starch, said first starch being a starch from a plant of the dull horny homozygous genotype, and (ii) about 10% to about 90% by weight a second starch, said second starch obtained from a plant having a homozygous genotype and being selected from the group consisting of amylose extender dull, amylose extender sugary-2, amylose extender dull shrunken-1, dull sugary-2, and mixtures thereof; and (d) water.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 19 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 10 wherein said first starch; and said second starch are obtained from maize.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 42 words

The starch jelly candy of claim 10 wherein said sweetener comprises a corn syrup having a DE between about 30 and about 90, and a sugar component selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, trisaccharides, high intensity sweeteners, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 12 words

The starch jelly of claim 12, wherein the sugar component is sucrose.

Claim 16

Independent Claim 128 words

A method for making a starch jelly candy comprising: (A) forming a starch jelly formulation comprising: (i) a sweetener; (ii) about 1% to about 25% by weight a starch component comprising: (a) about 10% to about 90% by weight a first starch, said first starch being a starch from a plant of the dull horny homozygous genotype, and (b) about 90% to about 10% by weight a second starch, said second starch obtained from a plant having a homozygous genotype and being selected from the group consisting of amylose extender dull, amylose extender sugary-2, amylose extender dull shrunken-1, dull sugary-2, and mixtures thereof; and (iii) water; (B) heating said starch jelly formulation; and (C) molding said heated starch jelly formulation in candy molds to form starch jelly candy.

Claim 17

Independent Claim 128 words

A method for making a starch jelly candy comprising: (A) forming a starch jelly formulation comprising: (i) a sweetener; (ii) about 1% to about 25% by weight a starch component comprising: (a) about 10% to about 90% by weight a first starch, said first starch being a starch from a plant of the dull horny homozygous genotype, and (b) about 90% to about 10% by weight a second starch, said second starch obtained from a plant having a homozygous genotype and being selected from the group consisting of amylose extender dull, amylose extender sugary-2, amylose extender dull shrunken-1, dull sugary-2, and mixtures thereof; and (iii) water; (B) heating said starch jelly formulation; and (C) molding said heated starch jelly formulation in candy molds to form starch jelly candy.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 45 words

The method of claim 14 wherein said starch jelly formulation comprises: about 25% to about 75% by weight of said sweetener; about 20% to about 75% by weight water; and further comprising: about 0% to about 10% by weight of a flavoring and coloring component.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 17 words

The method of claim 15 wherein said first starch; and said second starch are obtained from maize.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 24 words

The method of claim 14 wherein the starch jelly candy formulation is heated to about 240° F. (116° C.) while constantly stirring the formulation.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 22 words

The method of claim 14 wherein the starch jelly candy is heated to about 240° F. (116° C.) using a jet cooker.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1994-07-29	1995-01-28	1995-07-30	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1998-07-29	1999-01-28	1999-07-30	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2002-07-29	2003-01-28	2003-07-30	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Starch jelly candy

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