JP3262227B2 - Tablet confection having appropriate hardness and crispness and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tablet confection having an appropriate hardness and a sharp feeling and a method for producing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various tablet confections having a colorful appearance are commercially available. In addition, hard candy powder or granules are not blended in these tablet confections, or even in tablet confections in which hard candy powder is blended, the content is about 15% by weight or less based on the whole tablet confection. These confections have a high hardness that makes it hard to chew with teeth. To eat.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first object of the present invention is to provide a tablet confection of a type which has not existed in the past, which has an appropriate hardness at the time of chewing and has an appropriate brittleness when chewed with teeth. In addition, it is intended to provide a tablet confection that is easily disintegrated in the mouth once it collapses, has a crisp feeling, and easily dissolves and spreads the taste in the mouth. An object is to provide a method for easily producing such tablet confections.

[0004]

The present inventors have conducted intensive studies on the above-mentioned tablet confections which have an appropriate hardness at the time of chewing and have a crisp feeling, and as a result, hard candy preferably having a specific particle size is obtained. Granules, and edible binder granules preferably having a specific particle size,
And, preferably, an edible lubricant powder having a specific particle size is blended at a specific ratio with respect to the whole tablet, followed by dry blending according to a conventional method, and then tableting using a tableting machine and molding. As a result, they have found that the problem can be solved, and have completed the present invention.

[0005] The invention of claim 1 comprises (A) sugar and starch syrup;
After boiled, 2 hard candy powder granules of 3.5 to 34 mesh particle size obtained by grinding with respect to tablets菓全body
0 wt% to less than 100 wt%, (B) sugar, starch syrup, comprising a combination of one or two or more selected sorbitol or al (A) particle size is 3.5 to 70 mesh edible binding as a component of the binder 10% by weight or less and less than 80% by weight of the powdered powder based on the whole tablet, (C) edible lubricant powder for improving moldability, and (D) disintegration of sugar and starch syrup granularity for imparting like is blended 15% by weight of edible modifier granular material of 3.5 to 70 mesh against tablets菓全body sex [provided, however,
( A) component + (B) component + (C) component + (D) component = 1
00 wt%] and a tablet confection having an appropriate hardness and a sharp feeling.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a predetermined amount of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) is blended, and the respective granules are dry-blended, and then a tableting machine is used. The present invention relates to the method for producing tablet confections according to claim 1, which has an appropriate hardness and a crisp feeling, characterized by being molded by compression.

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[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The component (A) used in the present invention is, for example, erythritol, oligosaccharide,
Xylitol, xylose, sorbitol, trehalose, palatinose, glucose, maltitol, maltose, maltotetraose syrup, maltopentaose syrup, mannitol, lactitol, isomerized sugar, fructose, reduced palatinose, reduced starch syrup, sugar, starch syrup, anhydrous crystalline maltose And polydextrose.

[0010] The hard candy powder of component (A) used in the present invention is used alone or in combination of two or more, and boiled down according to a conventional method to reduce the water content to 6% by weight or less, preferably about 2% by weight. It is obtained by pulverizing the crushed material.

The hard candy powder of the component (A)
Hard candy powder mainly including those having a particle size in the range of 3.5 to 34 mesh, depending on the size of the tablet, in order to give the tablet confection an appropriate hardness at the time of chewing and a crisp feeling. It is desirable to use granules.
Even if a small amount of a mesh of less than 3.5 mesh or a mesh of more than 34 mesh is contained in a small amount, the action and effect of the present invention are not impaired. The particle size of the hard candy powder is more preferably 14
It is in the range of ~ 32 mesh. It is not preferable to include a large amount of particles having a particle size of more than 34 mesh, because the sharpness disappears. It is not preferable to include a large amount of particles having a particle size of less than 3.5 mesh because they are lumpy and deteriorate the texture. In the present invention, the particle size in the range of 3.5 to 34 mesh means 3.5 mesh pass, 34 mesh on, and the particle size in the range of 14 to 32 mesh means 14 mesh pass, 32 mesh pass. The meaning is mesh-on, and the same applies hereinafter. In addition, a particle size exceeding 34 mesh means a particle size smaller than 34 mesh, and a particle size smaller than 3.5 mesh means 3.5 particle size.
This means that the particle size is coarser than the mesh, and the same applies to the following.

The amount of the hard candy granules of the component (A) depends on the particle size, but in order to give the tablet confection a proper hardness and a sharp feeling, the tablet is required It is 20% by weight or more and less than 100% by weight, preferably 20 to 90% by weight, based on the whole confectionery. Depending on the component (A), even if the following component (B) is not blended, the tablet itself has a moderate binding property and the hardness at the time of biting into tablet confections,
Some tablets can impart a crisp feeling, and in such a case, the tablet confection of the present invention can be molded by a combination of the component (A) and the following component (C) [However, the component (A) + (C)
Component = 100% by weight]. However, if the content is less than 20% by weight, the crispness may be lost, which is not preferable.

The shape of the hard candy powder of the component (A) is not particularly limited, and may be any of a round shape, a square shape, a triangular shape, other polygonal shapes, and combinations thereof.

The edible binder of the component (B) used in the present invention is used as a binder of the hard candy powder of the component (A), and specifically, for example, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, gum arabic , Alginic acid (sodium), curdlan, carrageenan, xanthan gum, xylose, guar gum, konjac mannan, gellan gum, gelatin, sorbitol, tamarind seed gum, trehalose, palatinose, glucose, pullulan, pectin, polydextrose, locust bean gum, agar, reduction Examples include syrup, sugar and syrup. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The edible binder of the component (B) has an appropriate hardness at the time of biting into the confectionery and imparts a crisp feeling, depending on the size of the confectionery, but has a particle size of 3.5. ~
It is desirable to use edible binder particles mainly containing particles having a particle size in the range of 70 mesh or further containing a small amount of particles having a particle size exceeding 70 mesh. A small amount of a mesh smaller than 3.5 mesh or a small amount of a mesh larger than 70 mesh may be included as long as the function and effect of the present invention are not impaired. The particle size of the edible binder powder is more preferably in the range of 10 to 60 mesh. Particle size 70
It is not preferable to include a large amount of material exceeding the mesh since the sharp feeling is lost. It is not preferable to include a large amount of particles having a particle size of less than 3.5 mesh because they are lumpy and deteriorate the texture.

The blending amount of the edible binder granules of the component (B) depends on the particle size, but in order to give the tablet confection an appropriate hardness and a crisp feeling. 80 to 0% by weight, preferably 80% by weight based on the whole tablet.
-10% by weight. As described above, depending on the component (A), there is a case where the component (B) need not be blended.
Exceeding the weight% is not preferred because the sharpness may be lost.

The shape and form of the edible binder of the component (B) are not particularly limited, and may be round, square, triangular, other polygonal, granular, or a combination thereof. Good. Among them, granules can be preferably used.

[0018] The edible lubricant of the component (C) used in the present invention is a dry blend of each of the particulates such as the component (A), the component (B), the component (C), and the following component (D). After that, it is used to improve the moldability when molding the tablet confection of the present invention by tableting using a tableting machine, specifically, for example, glycerin fatty acid ester, sucrose fatty acid ester Sorbitan fatty acid ester, purified talc and the like. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The edible lubricant of the component (C) preferably has a fine particle size in order to obtain a smooth moldability at the time of tableting.
It is desirable to use edible lubricant powders mainly including those exceeding 00 mesh.

The compounding amount of the edible lubricant powder of the component (C) is not only to improve the moldability but also to improve the taste and texture of the tablet confection and the appropriate hardness and crispness at the time of biting the tablet confection. An appropriate amount is blended within a range that does not impair the characteristics [However, (A) component + (B) component + (C) component = 100% by weight]
It is desirable. Although it depends on other components such as the component (A) and the component (B), specific examples include about 3% by weight of the whole tablet.

In the present invention, the combination of the components (A) and (C) or the combination of the components (A), (B) and (C) has insufficient properties, or When it is necessary to further impart disintegration or the like to the tablet, the above-mentioned component (A), (B)
In addition to the component and the component (C), an edible improver granule can be added to the tablet confection as the component (D).

Specific examples of the edible improver of the component (D) include, for example, oligosaccharide, xylitol, xylose, cellulose, sorbitol, starch, trehalose, palatinose, glucose, polydextrose, maltitol, maltose, mannitol, lactitol, Examples include reduced palatinose, reduced starch syrup, sugar, wet heat-treated starch, starch syrup, anhydrous crystalline maltose, and the like. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The edible improver of the component (D) has a particle size of 3.5 to 3.5, although it differs depending on the size of the tablet confection in order to give the tablet confection an appropriate hardness at the time of chewing and a crisp feeling.
It is desirable to use edible improver granules mainly containing particles having a particle size in the range of 70 mesh or further containing a small amount of particles having a particle size exceeding 70 mesh. A small amount of a mesh smaller than 3.5 mesh or a small amount of a mesh larger than 70 mesh may be included as long as the function and effect of the present invention are not impaired. The particle size of the edible improver powder is more preferably in the range of 10 to 60 mesh. Particle size 70
It is not preferable to include a large amount of material exceeding the mesh since the sharp feeling is lost. It is not preferable to include a large amount of particles having a particle size of less than 3.5 mesh because they are lumpy and deteriorate the texture.

The compounding amount of the edible improver powder (D) is 15 to 0% by weight, preferably 10 to 10% by weight, based on the whole tablet.
-1% by weight [however, (A) component + (B) component + (C) component + (D) component = 100% by weight]. If the content is more than 15% by weight, it is not preferable because a sharp feeling may be lost.

The shape and form of the powdery edible improver (D) are not particularly limited, and may be round, square, triangular, other polygonal, or granular.

The tablet confection of the present invention may further contain other components (E) without departing from the gist of the present invention. As the component (E), specifically, for example, an acidulant, a reinforcing agent, a coloring agent, a fragrance, and other materials can be given.

Specific examples of the acidulant that can be used in the present invention include, for example, ascorbic acid, citric acid, gluconic acid, succinic acid, grapeic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid and the like. Salts may be mentioned. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

Specific examples of the enhancer usable in the present invention include vitamins, minerals such as iron and calcium, dietary fiber, and other various functional materials. These can be used alone, but
Two or more can be used in combination.

Examples of other materials that can be used in the present invention include, for example, sweeteners, aspartame (L-
Phenylalanine compound), stevia and the like. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

Specific examples of the coloring agent usable in the present invention include, for example, annatto dye, turmeric dye, cacao dye, caramel dye, gardenia blue dye, gardenia red dye,
Gardenia yellow, red No. 2, red No. 3, red No. 4, red No. 40, red No. 102, red No. 104, red No. 105,
Red No. 106, Yellow No. 4, Yellow No. 5, Green No. 3, Blue No. 1
No. 2, Blue No. 2, Tamarind pigment, Spirulina pigment, Paprika pigment, Corn pigment, Tomato pigment, Carotene pigment, Red beet pigment, Benikouji pigment, Safflower red pigment, Safflower yellow pigment, Purple corn pigment, Purple potato pigment, Vitamin B2, Red Examples include cabbage pigment, red radish pigment, berry pigment, grape pigment, paprika powder and the like.

These acidulants, enhancers, coloring agents, fragrances,
Other materials can be used alone or in any combination of two or more. The blending amount of each component (E) is not particularly limited, and is preferably determined appropriately as long as the action and effect of the present invention are not impaired.

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the tablet confection production process of the present invention. First, raw materials composed of sugar, starch syrup, water, etc. are weighed and then boiled down. Then, after adding and mixing additives consisting of sour, flavor, coloring, fruit juice, etc.,
Cooling. After cooling, it is pulverized and sieved to produce a hard candy granule of the component (A) having a particle size in the particle size range of the present invention.

On the other hand, a raw material comprising sorbitol is sieved to have a particle size in the particle size range of the present invention, and then weighed to obtain the binder powder of the component (B) having a particle size in the particle size range of the present invention. create.

As the edible lubricant powder of the component (C), sucrose fatty acid ester powder (raw material) having a particle size in the particle size range of the present invention is measured and mixed.

Further, raw materials composed of sugar, starch syrup, water, acidulant, fruit juice, etc. are weighed, mixed and granulated. The granulated product is dried and sieved to produce a (D) improver powder having a particle size in the particle size range of the present invention.

The component (A) thus prepared and (B)
Component, (C) component, (D) component and acidulant, coloring agent,
Raw materials consisting of fragrances, other materials, etc. are weighed, and the other components (E) prepared by mixing are blended in a predetermined blending ratio, and the components are dry-blended in accordance with a conventional method. The tablet confection of the present invention is formed by tableting. The molded confectionery of the present invention is packaged appropriately, such as sealed packaging, and stored and shipped.

The shape and form of the tablet of the present invention are not particularly limited, and specific examples include a cylindrical type, a bale type, a flat type, a square type, a triangular type, and other polygonal types.

In the present invention, these components (E) such as acidulants, enhancers, coloring agents, fragrances and other materials are used when producing the component (A) and / or when producing the component (B). When manufacturing the component (C) and / or when manufacturing the component (D), a part or all thereof can be blended. When mixing the above components (A), (B), (C) and (D), the component (E)
Can be separately compounded.

In the present invention, the conditions such as temperature and humidity in each of the above steps are not particularly limited, and specific examples include an example in which the process is performed in an atmosphere of about 25 ° C. and about 60% RH. Each process may be performed manually, with a batch-type device, continuously, or a combination of these processes, and is not particularly limited. Is essential.

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EXAMPLES The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to the examples.

Example 1 (A) Production of Hard Candy Granules: First, sugar 2
After weighing 1.8 kg, 21.8 kg of starch syrup and 8.0 kg of water, the mixture was boiled down at 150 ° C. to reduce the water content to about 2% by weight, and then 1.2 kg of citric acid and 0.2 k of fruit juice.
g 0.3 kg of flavor and 0.2 kg of safflower yellow were added and mixed, and then cooled. After cooling, crushed and sieved to a particle size of 1
0-20 mesh hard candy powder 40.2k
made g. (B) Production of edible binder powder: Sorbitol was sieved, and 42.9 kg were weighed to prepare 42.9 kg of binder powder having a particle size of 10 to 60 mesh. (C) Production of component (E) containing edible lubricant powder: citric acid 0.8 kg, vitamin C 2.0 kg, flavoring 0.2 k
g, 0.1 kg of aspartame, and 3.1 kg of sucrose fatty acid ester powder granules to give 6.2 kg of (C)
The component (E) containing the edible lubricant powder was prepared. Particle size was primarily above 100 mesh. (D) Production of edible improver granules: 9.7 kg of sugar, 0.4 kg of starch syrup, 1.5 kg of water, 0.1 kg of fruit juice, 0.7 kg of vitamin C, 0.1 kg of flavor, and after mixing,
Granulated. The granulated product is dried and sieved to a particle size of 10
10.7 kg of 改良 60 mesh edible improver granules were made. The total amount of the components (A), (B), (E) including the (C) component, and (D) the components thus prepared were blended together and dry-blended according to a conventional method. Tablet using the press machine (A) 1 of the present invention
00.0 kg was molded and packaged. Table 1 shows the amount of each component. When the tablet confectionery (a) of the present invention was eaten and evaluated, the tablet confectionery (a) of the present invention had an appropriate hardness at the time of biting, and had moderate tooth brittleness when chewed with teeth, and when it was once broken, It disintegrated easily in the mouth, was crisp, and easily dissolved in the mouth to spread the palatability in the mouth.

Example 2 (A) Production of Hard Candy Granules: Sugar 11.4k
g, 11.4 kg of starch syrup, and 4.5 kg of water, respectively, were boiled down at 150 ° C., cooled to a water content of about 2% by weight, and then cooled with citric acid 0.6 kg, fruit juice 0.1 kg, and flavoring. 0.1 kg, gardenia pigment 0.1 kg
After adding and mixing, the mixture is cooled. After cooling, the mixture was crushed and sieved to produce 20.9 kg of hard candy powder having a particle size of 14 to 20 mesh. (B) Production of powdered edible binder: 65.8 kg of sugar, 2.6 kg of starch syrup, 2.0 kg of water, 0.2 kg of fruit juice, 4.6 kg of vitamin C, 0.2 kg of fragrance, and after mixing, Granulated. The granulated product was dried and sieved to prepare 72.7 kg of a binder powder having a particle size of 10 to 60 mesh. (C) Production of component (E) containing edible lubricant powder: citric acid 0.6 kg, vitamin C 2.3 kg, flavor 0.5 k
g and 3.0 kg of sucrose fatty acid ester powder were mixed to prepare (E) component containing 6.4 kg of (C) edible lubricant powder. Particle size was primarily above 100 mesh. (E) containing the total amount of the component (A), the total amount of the component (B) and the component (C) thus produced.
After blending all the components and dry blending according to a conventional method, the mixture is tabletted using a tableting machine to obtain a tablet (b) 10 of the present invention.
0.0 kg was molded and packaged. Table 2 shows the amount of each component. After eating and evaluating the tablet confectionery (b) of the present invention,
The tablet confectionery of the present invention (b) has an appropriate hardness at the time of chewing,
The teeth had moderate brittleness when chewed with teeth, and easily collapsed in the mouth when crumbled once, giving a crisp feeling, and easily dissolved in the mouth to spread the taste in the mouth.

Example 3 (A) Production of Hard Candy Granules: First, sugar 3
3.4 kg, 33.4 kg of starch syrup and 12.0 kg of water were each weighed and then boiled down at 150 ° C. to make the water content about 2% by weight, then 1.8 kg of citric acid and 0.2 k of fruit juice
g, 0.4 kg of fragrance and 0.3 kg of red cabbage dye were added and mixed, followed by cooling. After cooling, pulverized and sieved to obtain a hard candy powder having a particle size of 14 to 20 mesh 61.6.
made kg. (B) Production of edible binder powder granules: 27.9 kg of sugar, 1.1 kg of starch syrup, 0.7 kg of water, 0.1 kg of fruit juice, 2.0 kg of vitamin C and 0.1 kg of flavor are weighed and mixed. Granulated. The granulated product was dried and sieved to prepare 30.8 kg of edible binder powder having a particle size of 10 to 60 mesh. (C) Production of component (E) containing edible lubricant powder: citric acid 1.5 kg, vitamin C 2.3 kg, flavor 0.8 k
g and 3.0 kg of sucrose fatty acid ester were mixed to prepare (E) component containing 7.6 kg of (C) edible lubricant powder. Particle size was primarily above 100 mesh. The total amount of the component (A) thus produced,
The tablet confectionery of the present invention is prepared by blending the total amount of the component (B) and the total amount of the component (E) including the component (C), dry blending the components according to a conventional method, and compressing the mixture using a tableting machine (c). 10
0.0 kg was molded and packaged. Table 3 shows the amount of each component. After eating and evaluating the tablet confection of the present invention (c),
The tablet confectionery (c) of the present invention has an appropriate hardness at the time of chewing,
The teeth had moderate brittleness when chewed with teeth, and easily collapsed in the mouth when crumbled once, giving a crisp feeling, and easily dissolved in the mouth to spread the taste in the mouth.

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[Table 1]

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3]

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The tablet confection of the present invention is an unconventional type of tablet confection, has an appropriate hardness at the time of biting, has an appropriate tooth brittleness when chewed with teeth, and has a certain degree of brittleness when crumbled. It disintegrates easily in the mouth, has a crisp feel, and easily dissolves to spread the palatability in the mouth.

According to the method for producing tablet confections of the present invention, the tablet confections of the present invention can be easily and efficiently produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating one embodiment of a process for producing a tablet confection of the present invention.

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-256695 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A23G 3/00-3/28

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hard candy powder having a particle size of 3.5 to 34 mesh obtained by boiling (A) sugar and starch syrup , and then pulverizing the candy is 20% by weight or more based on the whole tablet.
Less than wt%, (B) sugar, starch syrup, sorbitol or al one or comprising a combination of two or more (A) particle size is 3.5 to 70 mesh edible binder granular material of a component of the binder selected 10% by weight or more and less than 80% by weight with respect to the whole tablet, (C) edible lubricant powder for improving moldability, and (D) disintegration composed of sugar and starch syrup. particle size is [However was blended 15% by weight relative to the tablet菓全body edible modifier granular material of 3.5 to 70 mesh for,
( A) component + (B) component + (C) component + (D) component = 1
00% by weight], a tablet confection having an appropriate hardness and a crisp feeling. 2. A predetermined amount of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) is blended, and each powder and granule is dry blended and then tableted using a tableting machine. 2. The method for producing tablet confection according to claim 1, wherein the tablet confection has an appropriate hardness and a crisp feeling.