JP2896241B2 - Combination confectionery - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combined confection consisting of a powdered chewing gum and a molding jig, which enables a consumer to mold chewing gum into an arbitrary shape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, chewing gum is formed into a plate or a block, and is usually eaten as it is in the mouth. However, in a situation in which a wide variety of chewing gums are circulating recently, it is desired to add not only the taste itself of the chewing gum itself, but also a change and fun to the appearance and the way of eating.

Therefore, the present inventors have already proposed a powdered chewing gum which can be easily converted into a bulk chewing gum by adding simple operations such as adding water to the powdered chewing gum and shaking. (JP-A-64-10946).

[0004] However, although this powdered chewing gum has the enjoyment that a consumer can make a block of the chewing gum from the powdered chewing gum, the resulting chewing gum is limited to a lump-shaped one. Could be molded into any shape.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object the purpose of allowing a eater to mold it into an arbitrary shape.
An object of the present invention is to provide a combination confection consisting of a powdered chewing gum and a molding jig.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a powdered chewing gum mainly composed of a gum base and a powdered sugar sweetener, a cylindrical cylinder for press-molding the powdered chewing gum, and a cylindrical cylinder inside the cylindrical cylinder. And a molding jig comprising a piston which can move up and down along the combination confection.

That is, if the present inventors press-mold powder chewing gum using a molding jig composed of a cylinder and a piston, the powder chewing gum is bound to each other and solid chewing gum having an arbitrary shape is formed. The present inventors have found that the present invention can be performed and completed the present invention.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail. The powdered chewing gum of the present invention mainly comprises a gum base and a powdered sugar sweetener.

As the raw material of the gum base, those usually used for plate gum, balloon gum, block gum and the like may be used. In particular, in order to facilitate powdering of the chewing gum, the following composition is preferable.

First, natural wax and microcrystalline wax are preferably used as the wax, and those having a relatively high melting point and a sharp melting point region are suitable. The compounding amount is preferably 15 to 25% by weight (hereinafter, referred to as%), more preferably 17 to 20%, based on the total weight of the gum base.

As the emulsifier, a monoglyceride mainly composed of a stearic acid of a saturated fatty acid, a sucrose fatty acid ester, a sorbitan fatty acid ester and the like are preferable. It is desirable that the compounding amount is 1 to 8% of the total weight of the gum base.

Examples of the inorganic substance include talc and calcium carbonate, and these are desirably 15 to 25% of the total weight of the gum base.

If the amount of the wax, the emulsifier, and the inorganic substance is too small, the stickiness of the gum base is increased, and it tends to be difficult to powder. Conversely, if the amount of the wax, emulsifier, or inorganic substance is too large, other components in the gum base (for example, rubbery substances such as polyisobutylene, vinyl acetate resin, ester gum, etc.) decrease, and the texture unique to chewing gum tends to be weakened. It is in.

In the present invention, the above-mentioned gum base is desirably 15 to 25% of the total weight of the powdered chewing gum. If it is less than 15%, it is difficult to obtain a sticky texture like chewing gum at the time of eating, and if it exceeds 25%, it tends to be difficult to powder.

Examples of the powdered sugar sweetener used in the powdered chewing gum of the present invention include powdered sugar, glucose, fructose, lactose, sugar alcohol and the like.

These are desirably 65 to 85% of the total weight of the powdered chewing gum. When the amount of the powdered sugar sweetener is less than 65%, the viscosity is so strong that the powdering is difficult, which causes clogging of the pulverizer screen. On the other hand, if it exceeds 85%, the shape retention of the food when pressed by the consumer is poor, and when chewing in the mouth, the viscoelasticity peculiar to the chewing gum is lost and it is likely to melt.

Of these powdered sugar sweeteners, it is particularly preferable to use powdered sugar as a main component in terms of flavor and powdering of chewing gum. Powdered sugary sweeteners other than powdered sugar are powdered sugar sweeteners. It is desirable to make it about 10 to 20% of the total weight.

Instead of a part of the powdered sugar sweetener, a liquid sugar sweetener such as starch syrup, fructose-glucose liquid sugar or sugar alcohol may be used. The compounding amount is desirably 3% or less of the whole weight of the powdered chewing gum. If the liquid sugar sweetener exceeds 3%, powdering of the chewing gum becomes extremely difficult.

In the powdered chewing gum of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned raw materials, organic acids such as citric acid, malic acid and lactic acid, powdered juice, cocoa, coffee, Western liquor, dairy products, lactic acid bacteria and their growth factors as taste components. May be added as appropriate.
Further, flavor components such as powdered fragrances and oily fragrances, coloring agents, trace nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, and the like may be appropriately added.

Using the above gum base, powdered sugar sweetener and the like, the powdered chewing gum of the present invention can be produced, for example, as follows. That is, according to a conventional method, the raw materials are mixed by a heated mixer, taken out and put into an oscillator, and cooled to room temperature to obtain a coarse powder chewing gum. Next, the chewing gum is pulverized with a pulverizer, a shifter or the like, and then sieved to obtain a powdered chewing gum.

[0021] The particle size of the powdered chewing gum preferably has a particle size distribution of preferably 10 mesh or less, more preferably 10 to 20 mesh. When the particle size is coarser than 10 mesh, the binding properties of the powdered chewing gum when pressed are poor, and the powder tends to collapse. Further, when the particle size becomes fine, the viscoelasticity peculiar to chewing gum is lost at the time of eating, and the chewing gum tends to be softened rapidly and tend to have a texture that is likely to melt in the mouth.

The powder chewing gum produced as described above has a water content of preferably 2% or less, more preferably 1% or less, of which the free moisture is adjusted to 0.5% or less. desirable. If the water content exceeds 2%, powdering becomes difficult.

Next, as a jig for press-molding the above-mentioned powdered chewing gum, for example, a cylindrical cylinder (1) as shown in FIG. 1 and a vertically movable part along the cylindrical cylinder (1) can be used. A molding jig including the piston (2) is used.

The cylindrical cylinder (1) is preferably provided with an enlarged opening (1a) at one end because the powdered chewing gum can be easily filled. The other opening (1b) of the cylinder (1) is configured to be extruded after molding the powdered chewing gum.

Next, it is preferable that the piston (2) is inserted along the cylinder (1) and has a structure having a certain gap between the piston (2) and the cylinder wall so that the piston (2) can move up and down. The gripper (2a) is used to transfer the powdered chewing gum to the cylinder (1).
In order to make it easy to press-mold inside, it is good to make it easy to grasp by hand.

Further, when a recess (2c) is provided on the surface of the piston insertion portion (2b) along the longitudinal direction of the piston (2), the strength of the piston (2) is increased and the piston (2) is connected to the cylinder. (1) It is suitable because it becomes an air flow path when it is moved up and down along the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction, and can be moved up and down smoothly. The shape of this recess is V-shaped, U-shaped.
Any shape such as a U-shape or a U-shape may be used.

The recess (2c) may be provided with a smooth portion (2b ') near the tip of the piston (2) and adjusted to a length that does not make contact with the tip (2e). In this way, when the powder chewing gum is pressed and molded by the piston (2) in the cylinder (1), the powder chewing gum is prevented from being scattered along the concave portion (2c) and the molded shape is not deteriorated. Is done.

The appropriate length of the smooth portion (2b ') depends on the diameter and length of the piston (2), the filling amount of the powdered chewing gum, and the like.
When b) is 60 to 100 mm and its diameter is 20 to 30 mm, the length of the smooth portion (2b ') is preferably set to 5 to 20 mm.

The pressing surface (2) at the tip of the piston (2)
e) increases the contact area with the powdered chewing gum,
It is uneven so that the pressure at the time of pressing is uniform. The shape is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. Thus, by making the shape of the pressing surface (2e) uneven, the shape of the pressing surface of the solid chewing gum obtained by molding can be variously changed.

The material of the molding jig is not particularly limited. For example, a resin such as polyethylene, polystyrene, or foamed styrene, a metal material such as die quist, and a material such as paper or nonwoven fabric are blow-molded, injection-molded or molded. Laminated ones may be mentioned.

The cylinder (1) is not limited to a cylindrical shape, and may be, for example, a cylindrical body having a cross-sectional shape such as a star shape, a square shape, and a flower shape. Various changes can be made to the cross-sectional shape.

The cylinder (1) may be made of a transparent material and provided with a scale. With the scale,
It can be used as a standard when the powder chewing gum is pressed using the piston (2) or the filling amount of the powder chewing gum.

When the above-described powdered chewing gum is combined with a molding jig to produce a product, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the powdered chewing gum is filled and sealed in a soft plastic bag made of polyethylene or the like, and is placed in a tray. Put this powder chewing gum and a molding jig, and put it in a bag,
It is good to pack it in a box. The filling of bags of powdered chewing gum, etc. may be done in one bag at a time, and may be spooned when the chewing gum is molded.
You may make it fill a small bag etc. one by one.

Next, a molded chewing gum can be produced, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 by using a combination confection consisting of the powdered chewing gum and a molding jig. First, an appropriate amount of the powdered chewing gum (3) is poured into the cylinder (1). At this time, a tray (5) may be placed under the cylinder (1) so that the spilling of the powdered chewing gum (3) can be collected. Next, the piston (2) is inserted into the cylinder (1), and the piston is moved up and down several times in l and l 'directions to make the powder chewing gum (3).
Is pressed. Then, the cylinder (1) is lifted and the piston (2) is moved in the l direction, and the solid chewing gum (4) is taken out of the cylinder (1).

The solid chewing gum (4) thus obtained may be eaten as it is or by attaching a fruit sauce, chocolate, arazan, color spray or the like.

The powdered chewing gum (3) can be of one type alone, or several types of powdered chewing gums having different flavors, colors, pH, etc. can be sequentially laminated and pressed so that the change in color and taste can be enjoyed by one chewing gum. You may do so. In addition, each component flavor constituting one flavor may be a separate powdered chewing gum, which may be laminated and integrated in the mouth during eating.

Each time the powdered chewing gum is further filled, syrup, sauce, chocolate, candy,
A different material such as baked confectionery may be filled. Alternatively, cocoa, powdered juice,
Powders and granules such as chocolate, candy, baked confectionery, and seeds may be mixed.

Further, each time the powdered chewing gum is filled, the shape of the pressing surface at the tip of the piston may be changed so that the pressing surface of the powdered chewing gum is changed.

[0039]

As described above, the combination confectionery of the present invention is obtained by press-molding powdered chewing gum with a molding jig, so that the eater can enjoy the pleasure of handmade. Moreover, it can be molded into any shape by changing the shape of the pressing surface of the cylinder or piston,
In addition, since the appearance and flavor of the chewing gum can be changed by changing the composition and color tone of the powdered chewing gum, the eater can enjoy not only the enjoyment of handmade but also the creative fun.

Next, the present invention will be specifically described based on examples.

EXAMPLES Preparation of powdered chewing gum The following ingredients were kneaded in a mixer heated to 80 ° C., cooled to room temperature, pulverized by a pulverizer, and sieved to obtain a powdered chewing gum of 10 to 20 mesh. Gum base 20 parts Powdered sugar 67.9 Glucose 10 Acidulant 1 Orange oily flavor 0.8 Orange powdered flavor 0.2 Dye 0.1 ・ Container The molding jig shown in FIG. 1 was used.

Molding of chewing gum 15 g of the above-mentioned powdered chewing gum was poured into a cylinder, and then the piston was moved up and down to press and mold to a volume of about 1/2, and extruded from the cylinder to obtain a solid chewing gum. This chewing gum was a three-dimensional fun gum which did not disintegrate even when pinched by hand, had a mountain-shaped cut in the upper surface, and had a good texture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a molding jig including a cylinder and a piston used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example in which the powdered chewing gum of the combination confectionery of the present invention and a molding jig are packed.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a step of producing a solid chewing gum using the combination confectionery of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylinder 2 Piston 3 Powder chewing gum 4 Solid chewing gum 5 Tray

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A powdered chewing gum mainly comprising a gum base and a powdered sugar sweetener, a cylindrical cylinder for press-molding the powdered chewing gum, and a piston capable of moving up and down along the cylindrical cylinder. A combination confection comprising a molding jig.