JP2951397B2 - Composite chewing gum and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a composite gum having a flexible and highly fluid core inside thereof and a method for producing the same.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, chewing gum is obtained by kneading a gum base, sugars, fragrances and the like, cooling the mixture, forming the mixture into a plate or granules, and has a solid state.
Only after eating does it develop rubber-like flexibility.

On the other hand, in response to the movement of the industry in which new and interesting confections are being developed one after another, in recent years, a new soft type chewing gum having flexibility even before eating has been proposed. However, simply having a soft mouthfeel has little discrimination from conventional gums. Therefore, it has been proposed to combine such soft-type gums with ordinary hard gums, candies, mushrooms, jellies, and other substances having different flavors. Especially, in order to make use of the soft texture of the above-mentioned soft type gum, the commercialization of a composite chewing gum that uses this soft gum as the outer skin and incorporates a highly fluid liquid or powder inside it is strongly Is desired.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in general, in the production of a composite chewing gum having a two-layer structure consisting of a core body and an outer skin, the gum extruded in a rope shape from an extruder is pulled and stretched by its tension to form a molding machine such as a stamping machine or a ball cutter. Since it is supplied to a machine, it needs strength and hardness to withstand the tension, and it is difficult to mass-produce a flexible gum combining a soft gum and a high fluid as described above. is there. Even if the supply method to the molding machine is improved, cutting by a stamping machine or a ball cutter is performed so as to cross the outer skin and the core material, and the cut surface is crushed to crush the cut surface. 3, the core 1 is easily exposed from the surface of the outer cover 2 at two locations (indicated by arrows in the figure) at both ends, and particularly, the high fluid as described above is used for the core 1. If used, there is a drawback that the core 1 hangs out of the outer skin 2 and so-called "leaking" frequently occurs. Furthermore, if the core 1 is put into a stamping mold in a state where it is exposed from the cut portion, there is also a problem that the exposed portion adheres to the inside of the mold and the whole is collapsed when the mold is removed.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a complex chewing gum which is very soft and has a very soft and attractive appearance, in which the outer skin is formed of a soft gum and the core body is formed of a high fluid, and a method for producing the same. Aim.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a composite chewing gum comprising a core and a skin covering the core,
The core is formed of a high fluid or powder having a viscosity of 35 poise or more at 40 ° C., and the outer skin is formed of a soft gum having a rheometer penetration load of 120 g or less at 40 ° C. The first aspect is a composite chewing gum, a step of preparing a core material composed of a high fluid or powder having a viscosity at 40 ° C. of 35 poise or more, and a soft gum having a rheometer needle load at 120 ° C. of 120 g or less at 40 ° C. A step of preparing a shell material, and a step of applying the core material and the shell material to an encrusting machine to continuously form a substantially spherical composite chewing gum in which the periphery of the core material is covered with the shell material. The manufacturing method is the second gist.

[Action]

That is, the present inventors have conducted a series of studies on a method for producing a very soft composite chewing gum using a soft gum as an outer shell and an amorphous material such as a high fluid or powder as a core. As a result, it was found that using a packaging machine that was conventionally used for mass production of Japanese confectionery, a soft composite chewing gum could be formed into a round shape as if it were rolled by hand, and the core body did not protrude from the inside. Reached.

 Next, the present invention will be described in detail.

The composite chewing gum of the present invention comprises a core body and an outer skin covering the outer periphery thereof. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the composite chewing gum is formed into a substantially spherical shape having small projections 4a at two upper and lower portions.
In the figure, 3 is a core, and 4 is an outer skin.

As the core 3, a highly fluid liquid or powder is used. Examples of the highly fluid liquid include fruit juice, syrup, paste, and the like.
It is necessary to have a fluidity of 35 poise or more. That is, the higher the fluidity, the better the softness and the novel texture when combined with the soft gum described later, which is preferable. Also, as the powder,
Examples thereof include milk powder and effervescent granules, and a novel texture can be obtained by combining these with soft gum. In addition, various flavors, sugars, pigments, acidulants, and the like can be added to these amorphous materials as needed.

On the other hand, a soft gum is used as the outer skin 4.
This soft gum has a total of 15-35 gum base
% By weight (hereinafter abbreviated as "%") and, if necessary, blended with a softening agent etc. to give a soft finish.
While conventional gums are hard before eating, they have the characteristic that they are soft and easily deformed before eating. In the present invention, in order to distinguish this soft gum from the conventional hard gum, the load required to enter the needle of a rheometer (NRM-2005J, manufactured by Fudo Kogyo Co., Ltd.) at 10 mm at 40 ° C. (hereinafter referred to as “rheometer needle load”) Abbreviated as ").

The composite chewing gum of the present invention can be produced, for example, as follows using an encrusting machine 12 having an extruding part 10 and a forming part 11 as shown in FIG. That is, the soft gum serving as the outer cover 4 and the amorphous material serving as the core 3 are filled in the outer cover filling portion and the core filling portion of the encrusting machine 12, respectively.
Extrude from 10 into a rope. On the other hand, a pair of left and right caterpillar-shaped feed dogs is
13 is provided, and is rotated as shown by an arrow while performing a small reciprocating motion in the front-rear direction (perpendicular to the paper surface). It is fed downward while being narrowed down at predetermined intervals by the left and right feed dogs 13. And the left and right feed dogs
Because the distance between 13 is closer to each other as it goes down,
Eventually, the rope-shaped body 20 is cut into a substantially spherical shape,
It falls on the conveyor 15. In this way, a composite chewing gum as shown in FIG. 1 can be manufactured continuously.

As described above, when the encrusting machine 12 is used, the distance from the extruded portion 10 until the extruded portion is held by the feed dog 13 of the forming portion 11 is short, so that the extruded rope-shaped body 20 is very soft. Even in such a case, it is possible to smoothly move to the molding section 11 without being broken off in the middle. Further, since the rope-shaped body 20 is formed not by abrupt cutting but by the reciprocating vibration of the left and right feed dogs 13 gradually, the cut portion is completely closed, and the core 3 is covered with the outer sheath. 4 does not leak outside. Furthermore, the rope-shaped body 20 is connected to the left and right feed dogs.
When the aperture 13 is gradually narrowed down, there is a gap between the peripheral surface of the feed dog 13 and the outer peripheral surface of the rope-shaped body 20, so that the outer peripheral surface of the rope-shaped body does not adhere to the feed dog 13 and is smooth. A simple feeding operation can be maintained. In addition, since the feed speed of the rope-shaped body 20 can be set to a low speed of, for example, about 1 to 3 m / min, the soft outer skin 4 can be narrowed down while uniformly and thinly extending without giving an impact,
The compounding amount of the core 3 can be increased as compared with the conventional composite chewing gum. By the way, in the present invention, when the core 3 is a liquid such as syrup, 25% of the whole
If the core 3 is a powder, it can be blended up to 15% of the whole. On the other hand, in the conventional composite chewing gum having a two-layer structure (see FIG. 3), the ratio of the core 1 is at most 13%. Therefore, in the composite chewing gum of the present invention, the flavor of the core body 3 is not erased by the flavor of the soft gum as the outer skin 4 and can be enjoyed as independent tastes.

 Next, examples will be described together with comparative examples.

[Example 1] A core material and a skin material having the following compositions were prepared, and each was kept at 40 ° C according to the above-mentioned manufacturing method, and the encrusting machine 12 was prepared.
(See FIG. 2) to produce syrup-containing composite chewing gum. In addition, the viscosity of the core material, syrup, was 35 poise at 40 ° C.

<Composition of core material (syrup)> 40 parts by weight of starch syrup 17.8 liquid sugar 1 糖 acidulant 1 果 fruit juice 30 〃 honey 10 色素 pigment 0.2 〃 fragrance 1.0 〃 total 100.0 〃 <composition of skin material (soft gum)> gum base 25 weight Part sugar 57.8 〃 glucose 5 〃 starch syrup 5 〃 softener 5 〃 acidulant 1 香 fragrance 1 〃 pigment 0.2 〃 total 100.0 〃 [Example 2] Foamable granules having the following composition as a core material, and as a skin material The same soft gum as in Example 1 was used. And keep them together at about 50 ℃
A composite chewing gum containing effervescent granules was obtained over 12 hours.

<Core material (effervescent granules) composition> sugar granules 79.0 parts by weight sodium bicarbonate granules 10 〃 organic acid granules 10 〃 perfume 1.0 〃 Total 100.0 〃 Comparative Example 1 syrup and dermatological software for core having the following composition I made gum. Then, the soft gum was kept at 60 ° C., filled with syrup at the time of extruding the extruder, and formed by a stamping machine in which the rope diameter was adjusted by a sizing roll. The viscosity of the core syrup was 60 ° C.
At 30 poise.

<Composition of core material (syrup)> 52.8 parts by weight of starch syrup 5 Liquid sugar 5 〃 Acidulant 1 〃 Fruit juice 30 〃 Honey 10 〃 Dye 0.2 〃 Fragrance 1.0 〃 Total 100.0 〃 <Composition of skin material (soft gum)> Gum base 20 weight Part sugar 41.8 ブ ド ウ glucose 30 〃 starch syrup 5 〃 softener 1 〃 acidulant 1 〃 fragrance 1 〃 pigment 0.2 〃 total 100.0 〃 [Comparative Example 2] As the core material, use effervescent granules having the following composition, and as the skin material The same soft gum as in Comparative Example 1 was used. Then, the mixture was kept at about 50 ° C. and passed through an encrusting machine to obtain a composite chewing gum containing expandable granules.

<Composition of core material (expandable granules)> Sugar granules 79.0 parts by weight Baking soda granules 10 〃 Organic acid granules 10 〃Fragrance 1.0 〃Total 100.0 〃 [Comparative Examples 3-6] Gum was prepared. In addition, general balloon gum was prepared as a product of Comparative Example 4. Further, a composite chewing gum obtained by a stamping molding machine as shown in FIG.
Was prepared as a shirop type (comparative example 5) and a powder type (comparative example 6).

For these various gum products, rheometers (NRM
-2005J, manufactured by Fudo Kogyo Co., Ltd.), and the load required for the needle to enter 10 mm inward from the surface of the outer skin was measured.
In addition, each of the gum products was eaten by 10 specialized panelists, and the sensory evaluation of the texture was performed. Furthermore, the mixing ratio of the core in each gum product was measured, and its appearance was observed to determine whether there was any leakage of the core syrup or granules at the cut portion. The results are shown in the table below.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention relates to a soft composite chewing gum having a soft gum as an outer shell and a high-fluid material or powder and an amorphous material as a core, and is covered with a conventional hard gum. It has a very soft mouthfeel as compared with the conventional one, and furthermore, the amorphous material as the inner core body overflows from the outer skin in the mouth to give a unique texture. Therefore, it becomes a product that is very interesting and can provide a product with greater discrimination than conventional products. Further, in the present invention, since the above-mentioned product is manufactured using an encrusting machine, it can be continuously mass-produced without causing collapse or leakage. Then, according to this method, the thickness of the outer skin can be made extremely thin, so that the flavor of the core is not erased by the flavor of the soft gum as the outer skin, and the tastes independent of each other can be enjoyed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of the composite chewing gum of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an essential part of an encrusting machine used for producing the composite chewing gum of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a conventional composite chewing gum. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing one example. 3 ... Core, 4 ... Outer, 12 ... Encrusting machine

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A composite chewing gum comprising a core and a skin covering the core, wherein the core is formed of a high fluid or powder having a viscosity at 40 ° C. of 35 poise or more. But the rheometer needle load at 40 ° C is 12
A composite chewing gum characterized by being formed from a soft gum of 0 g or less. 2. A step of preparing a core material composed of a high fluid or powder having a viscosity at 40 ° C. of 35 poise or more;
A step of preparing a skin material comprising a soft gum having a rheometer needle load of 120 g or less, and applying the core material and the skin material to an encrusting machine, and forming a substantially spherical composite in which the periphery of the core material is covered with the skin material. And a step of continuously forming the chewing gum.