US5364653A
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Fruit and nut-containing confectionary candy and method of preparation
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-12-03
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Granted: 1994-11-15
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Expires: 2012-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A confectionary candy product is formed by first preparing by squeezing a fruit to form a fruit concentrate of 40 to 60 weight percent of solids either directly or by freeze-drying and reconstituting with water to that solids content. The fruit preferably is passion fruit, guava, mango, pineapple or papaya. The fruit concentrate in the amount of from 5 to 30 weight percent is mixed with from 50 to 90 weight percent of a sweet-flavored or fruit-flavored compound coating to form a base mixture to which from preferably 15 to 25 weight percent of chopped or small whole nuts are admixed. The resultant final mixture is formed into predetermined volumetric shapes by hand or in a mold, chilled to set the final product, removed from the chiller and the final product then packaged.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond M. Nakayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:15
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/48; A23B; A23B2/00; A23B2/90; A23B2/92; A23G3/02; A23G3/0236; A23G3/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A confectionary candy product comprising a mixture of about 5% by weight to about 30% by weight of a freeze-dried fruit concentrate; from about 50% by weight to about 90% by weight of compound coating; and from about 0% by weight to about 40% by weight of nuts, and wherein mixed portions of said product are moldable into desired shapes; wherein said fruit concentrate is guava fruit; and in which said guava fruit is a freeze-dried fruit concentrate reconstituted with water to said about 40 to about 60 weight percent solids.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A confectionary candy product comprising a mixture of about 5% by weight to about 30% by weight of a freeze-dried fruit concentrate; from about 50% by weight to about 90% by weight of compound coating; and from about 0% by weight to about 40% by weight of nuts, and wherein mixed portions of said product are moldable into desired shapes; wherein said fruit concentrate is guava fruit; and in which said guava fruit is a freeze-dried fruit concentrate reconstituted with water to said about 40 to about 60 weight percent solids.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of for preparing a confectionary candy product comprising: preparing a fruit concentrate by squeezing a natural fruit to form a fruit puree; freeze drying said fruit puree to a water content of from about 1 to about 3 weight percent; adding water to the dried concentrate to form a paste of the fruit concentrate of about 40 to 60 weight percent of solids; mixing 5 to 30 weight percent of a final mixture of said concentrate with from 50 to 90 weight percent of the final mixture of compound coating to form a base mixture; adding a predetermined weight of nuts to the base mixture; mixing said nuts and the base mixture to form the final mixture; and molding portions of the final mixture into desired volumetric shapes.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of for preparing a confectionary candy product comprising: preparing a fruit concentrate by squeezing a natural fruit to form a fruit puree; freeze drying said fruit puree to a water content of from about 1 to about 3 weight percent; adding water to the dried concentrate to form a paste of the fruit concentrate of about 40 to 60 weight percent of solids; mixing 5 to 30 weight percent of a final mixture of said concentrate with from 50 to 90 weight percent of the final mixture of compound coating to form a base mixture; adding a predetermined weight of nuts to the base mixture; mixing said nuts and the base mixture to form the final mixture; and molding portions of the final mixture into desired volumetric shapes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 2 further including resting the resultant fruit concentrate paste for from 12 to 24 hours to release flavor into the paste and provide uniform moisture therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said fruit concentrate is selected from the group consisting of passion fruit, guava, mango, pineapple, and papaya.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said nuts are selected from the group consisting of peanuts, cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts, pistachios, chestnuts, hickory nuts, beechnuts, pecans, hazel nuts, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, pine nuts and coconuts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A confectionary candy product consisting essentially of a mixture of less than about 30% weight percent of freeze-dried fruit concentrate, at least 50% by weight of compound coating of a color replicating the color of the fruit concentrate and from about 0% by weight to about 40% by weight of nuts, and wherein mixed portions of said product are moldable into fruit-colored desired shapes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
A confectionary candy product consisting essentially of a mixture of less than about 30% weight percent of freeze-dried fruit concentrate, at least 50% by weight of compound coating of a color replicating the color of the fruit concentrate and from about 0% by weight to about 40% by weight of nuts, and wherein mixed portions of said product are moldable into fruit-colored desired shapes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The confectionary candy product of claim 6 wherein said fruit concentrate is selected from the group consisting of passion fruit, guava, mango, pineapple, and papaya.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The confectionary candy product of claim 6 wherein said nuts are selected from the group consisting of peanuts, cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts, pistachios, chestnuts, hickory nuts, beechnuts, pecans, hazel nuts, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, pine nuts and coconuts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The confectionary candy product of claim 6 wherein from about 5 to about 30 weight percent of said freeze-dried fruit concentrate, from about 50 to about 90 weight percent of compound coating and a remainder of chopped nuts forms said mixture.
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