JP4736509B2 - Candy - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet confection containing sorbitol as a main raw material.

  Tablet confectionery is solid confectionery in the form of tablets. Sweeteners such as powdered or granular sucrose, citric acid, vitamins, etc. are mixed with glucose, starch sugar, etc., and this mixture is compressed. Molded by tableting and made into a product.

  In recent years, with increasing health consciousness, attention has been paid to using sugar alcohols that are low in calories and have anti-tactile properties in place of conventional sugars, and various sugar alcohol production methods and applications have been developed. (For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

As sugar alcohols, for example, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, erythritol, lactinol, isomaltol, and the like are known. Among them, sorbitol has tablet hardness when compressed compared to other sugar alcohols. For example, Patent Document 3 discloses a tablet confection that is high and contains sorbitol.
JP-A-11-113525 Special table 2001-504342 JP 2003-250450 A

  When tableting a tablet confection using sorbitol as a main raw material, there is a problem that tableting is difficult. In order to solve such problems, it is conceivable to further add silicon dioxide and sucrose fatty acid ester. However, when the amount of silicon dioxide and sucrose fatty acid ester increases, A rough feeling is generated, which is not preferable in terms of texture.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tablet confection that is easy to be tableted and does not cause a feeling of rough tongue.

The present inventors mainly use sorbitol having a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g produced by spray drying as sugar alcohols. And, by blending 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of silicon dioxide and 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of sucrose fatty acid ester, it is easy to tablet and has a rough texture. As a result, the present invention has been completed.

That is, the tablet confection of the present invention is a tablet confection containing sorbitol, silicon dioxide, and sucrose fatty acid ester, and the bulk density produced by spray drying of sorbitol is 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml. The specific surface area is 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g, the silicon dioxide content is 0.5 to 1.5% by weight, and the sucrose fatty acid ester content is 0.5 to 1.5%. It is characterized by being 1.5% by weight.

The tablet confectionery of the present invention uses sorbitol having a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml produced by a spray drying method and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g. Since it contains ˜1.5% by weight of silicon dioxide and 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of sucrose fatty acid ester, it is easy to tablet and does not cause a rough texture.

  Hereinafter, the tablet confectionery of the present invention will be described in detail.

The tablet confectionery of the present invention contains sorbitol having a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g. Examples of such sorbitol include sorbitol manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc. (see, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-12247). The sorbitol can be produced, for example, by a known spray drying method, for example, producing a sorbitol solution by hydrogenating glucose at a temperature lower than 170 ° C. to a solution containing glucose, and The obtained sorbitol solution is obtained by spray drying at a temperature of 140 to 170 ° C. so that the water content of the product is less than 1%. The content of sorbitol is preferably 90 to 99% by weight. If the content of sorbitol is less than 90% by weight, it tends to be affected by other raw materials, making it difficult to tablet and tend to cause roughness. When the content of sorbitol exceeds 99% by weight, there is a problem that the amount of sucrose fatty acid ester and silicon dioxide is reduced, and cannot be formed as a tablet confectionery.

  The tablet confectionery of the present invention contains silicon dioxide. The silicon dioxide contained in the present invention is preferably fine silicon dioxide. Fine silicon dioxide refers to those having an average particle size of 15 μm or less. The silicon dioxide content is 0.5 to 1.5% by weight. If the content of silicon dioxide is less than 0.5% by weight, there is a problem that it cannot be formed as a tablet confection. If the content of silicon dioxide exceeds 1.5% by weight, the tablet confection after tableting There is a problem that the mouth feels rough when you put it in your mouth.

  The tablet confectionery of the present invention contains a sucrose fatty acid ester. The content of this sucrose fatty acid ester is 0.5 to 1.5% by weight. If the content of sucrose fatty acid ester is less than 0.5%, the amount of sucrose fatty acid ester is too small to form as a tablet confectionery. On the other hand, when the content exceeds 1.5% by weight, a rough feeling is generated on the tongue when the tableted confectionery is put in the mouth. Although the fatty acid which ester-bonds with the hydroxyl group of sucrose and forms sucrose fatty acid ester is not specifically limited, For example, a C16-C18 thing is mentioned. The HLB is preferably 3-5.

  The tablet confectionery of the present invention may further contain other components, for example, a flavor, a pigment, a sour agent, a sweetener, vitamins, a functional substance, and the like.

  Any fragrance can be used as long as it is already used in the production of powdered fragrances. For example, citrus fragrances such as orange, lemon, grapefruit, apple, banana, grape, peach, strawberry, pineapple Fruit flavors such as peppermint and spearmint, spice flavors such as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, nut flavors such as vanilla, coffee, cocoa and hazelnut, tea flavors such as tea and green tea, Examples include meat and fish-based flavors such as beef, chicken, salmon and clubs, and daily flavors such as milk and cheese. Moreover, as a kind of fragrance | flavor, the blended fragrance | flavor manufactured by mixing, the essential oil obtained by extracting an active ingredient, etc. can be used. Synthetic fragrances such as citral, geraniol, 1-menthol and vanillin can also be used. Furthermore, aromatic components from natural fruit juices and the like such as coffee, tea, etc. obtained by steam distillation and supercritical fluid extraction can be used. Moreover, the fragrance | flavor mentioned here can also be used in mixture of multiple types.

  As the pigment, oil-soluble natural pigments such as β-carotene, paprika pigment, anato pigment, chlorophyll, natural pigments such as turmeric pigment, caramel pigment, cochineal pigment, grape skin extract and the like can be used. The dyes mentioned here can also be used as a mixture of plural kinds.

  Examples of the sour agent include powdered products of fruit juice obtained from citrus fruits and the like, such as powdered products of citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, succinic acid, and fumaric acid. The acidulants mentioned here can be used in combination of a plurality of types.

  Examples of the sugar or sweetener include aspartame, palatinose, raffinose, trehalose, erythritol, xylitol and the like. The sweeteners mentioned here can also be used as a mixture of plural kinds.

  Examples of vitamins include vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin P, and the like. The vitamins mentioned here can be used in combination of two or more.

  Examples of the functional substance include polyphenols such as perilla extract and buckwheat, fish oil such as propolis, royal jelly, DHA, and EPA, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid. The functional substances mentioned here can be used in a mixture of plural kinds.

The tablet confectionery of the present invention comprises sorbitol having a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g produced by the spray drying method listed above, and dioxide dioxide. It contains silicon and sucrose fatty acid ester, and further contains a flavoring agent, a sour agent, a sweetener, vitamins, a functional substance, etc., if necessary. The method for producing tablet confection is not particularly limited, and a known method for producing tablet confection can be applied. Specifically, the tablet confectionery of the present invention can be produced by mixing the above components and then tableting.

  Hereinafter, in order to specifically describe the present invention, some examples of the present invention and comparative examples for comparing with the examples will be given. However, the tablet confectionery of this invention is not restrict | limited by the following Example.

  The components shown in Table 1 below were mixed to obtain a powder composition. This powder composition was tableted using a Burgo small rotary tableting machine manufactured by Kikusui Seisakusho under the conditions of a tableting pressure of 9.00 kN, and had a diameter of 8 mm, a thickness of 4.0 to 4.2 mm, and a weight of 200 mg / tablet. A tablet having a hardness of 10 to 15 kg immediately after tableting was produced.

Example 1
100% by weight of sorbitol (manufactured by Merck) manufactured by spray drying with a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g, Carplex CS-500 1% by weight (silicon dioxide manufactured by DSL Japan Co., Ltd.), 1.2% by weight DK ester F-20W (sucrose fatty acid ester manufactured by Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.), and other mint oil (Ogawa Fragrance Co., Ltd.) ) Was mixed at 2% by weight, and then the mixture was tableted to produce tablet confectionery.

(Example 2)
97% by weight of sorbitol (manufactured by Merck) produced by spray drying with a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g, Carplex CS- 500 (DSL Japan Co., Ltd.) is 0.5% by weight, DK Ester F-20W (Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.) is 0.5% by weight, and other mint oil (Ogawa Fragrance Co., Ltd.) is 2% by weight. Tablets were manufactured by mixing the ingredients and then tableting the mixture.

(Example 3)
95% by weight of sorbitol (manufactured by Merck) manufactured by spray drying with a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g, Carplex CS-500 (DSL. Japan Co., Ltd.) is 1.5% by weight, DK ester F-20W (Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.) is 1.5% by weight, and other mint oil (Ogawa Fragrance Co., Ltd.) is 2% by weight. After that, tablet confectionery was produced by tableting this mixture.

(Comparative Example 1)
Sorbitol (made by Merck & Co., Inc.) manufactured by the spray drying method without adding DK ester F-20W, bulk density: 0.3-0.6 g / ml, and specific surface area: 0.7-1.5 m ² / g 97% by weight, Carplex CS-500 (DSL Japan Co., Ltd.) is 1.0% by weight, and other mint oil (Ogawa Fragrance Co., Ltd.) is 2% by weight, and then the mixture is tableted. The tablet confection was manufactured by doing.

(Comparative Example 2)
Sorbitol (manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc.) produced by spray drying method without adding Carplex CS-500, bulk density: 0.3-0.6 g / ml, specific surface area: 0.7-1.5 m ² / g 96.8% by weight, DK Ester F-20W (Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.) 1.2% by weight, and other mint oil (Ogawa Fragrance Co., Ltd.) 2% by weight. Tablets were produced by tableting.

(Comparative Example 3)
D-Sorbit D powder (manufactured by Towa Kasei Co., Ltd.) manufactured by crystallization method is 95.8% by weight, Carplex CS-500 is 1% by weight, and DK ester F-20W is 1.2% by weight. Thereafter, the mixture was tableted to produce tablet confectionery.

(Comparative Example 4)
94.4% by weight of sorbitol (manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc.) produced by spray drying with a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g, Carplex CS500 Was 1.8% by weight and DK ester F-20W was 1.8% by weight, and the ingredients were mixed, and then the mixture was tableted to produce tablet confectionery.

(Comparative Example 5)
97.6% by weight of sorbitol (manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc.) produced by spray drying with a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.5 g / ml and a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g, Carplex CS Each component was mixed at −500 by 0.2 wt% and DK ester F-20W by 0.2 wt%, and then the mixture was tableted to produce a tablet confectionery.

  Table 1 below shows the amounts of components and evaluations of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5.

The evaluation criteria for the rough feeling are as shown in Table 2 below. The evaluation criteria for tabletability are as follows: ◎ is very good, ◯ is good, and x is poor.

  As is clear with reference to Table 1, in Examples 1 to 3, good results were obtained for both tableting properties and rough feeling. On the other hand, good tabletability was not obtained in Comparative Examples 1 and 2 that did not contain either Carplex CS500 (silicon dioxide) or DK ester F-20W (sucrose fatty acid ester). Also, good tabletability was not obtained in Comparative Example 3 using sorbitol produced by the crystallization method. On the other hand, in Comparative Example 4 in which the contents of Carplex CS500 and DK ester F-20W exceed 1.5% by weight, both the tableting property and the rough feeling were poor. In Comparative Example 5 in which the contents of Carplex CS500 and DK ester F-20W were less than 0.5% by weight, good tabletability was not obtained.

Therefore, in order to obtain good results in both tabletability and roughness, as in Examples 1 to 3, the bulk density is 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml, and the specific surface area is 0.7. Use sorbitol which is ˜1.5 m ² / g, make silicon dioxide content 0.5-1.5 wt% and sucrose fatty acid ester content 0.5-1.5 wt% It turns out that is necessary.

Claims (2)

In tablet confections containing sorbitol, silicon dioxide, and sucrose fatty acid ester,
Sorbitol has a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.6 g / ml, a specific surface area of 0.7 to 1.5 m ² / g, and a silicon dioxide content of 0.5 to 1.5% by weight. A tablet confectionery characterized in that the content of sucrose fatty acid ester is 0.5 to 1.5% by weight.   The tablet confection according to claim 1, wherein the sorbitol is produced by a spray drying method.