JP7041501B2 - Gummy candy set - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law On May 29, 2017, Kanro Co., Ltd. released its own product "Kundemina" through Seven Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.

The present invention relates to a gummy candy set composed of a plurality of gummy candies that can be assembled with each other. Specifically, the present invention not only has the playfulness that the eater himself can assemble the plurality of gummy candies with each other and enjoy eating them. This is a gummy candy set consisting of gummy candy that can be combined with taste, color, texture, etc. according to one's taste, and the assembled shape can be designed in various ways.

With the diversification of sweets needs, sweets that not only have a flavor and texture but also have a beautiful appearance and an interesting shape are desired. Among the sweets, gummy candy is one of the typical sweets that can make various tastes, colors, textures and shapes and can meet various needs of sweets.

As for gummy candy, products colored as if gummy candies of different colors are layered in two or three layers, and products formed in a three-dimensional shape such as fruits and animals are commercially available. In addition, by a molding method that uses a mold that is long in the vertical direction and has a funnel structure, it is formed into a three-dimensional waveform, a ring shape, or the shape of the character "force" by applying the shape of the mold. Gummy candy is commercially available (see Patent Document 1).

In addition, it is a playful food toy with a wide variety of "bonus" such as miniature cars, robots, animal figures, stickers, cards, stationery, etc., using sweets, which are also highly entertaining foods, targeting children. Is commercially available. This is more about enjoying extra food toys than enjoying sweets.

In addition to enjoying food toys, there are also playful sweets that the eater can enjoy while eating. For example, a container for accommodating sweets, a sweets making kit (see Patent Document 2) consisting of a jelly powder made of alginic acid or a calcium salt and a cake for scooping the sweets, and a powder granular composition using a molding jig. A combination confectionery making kit (see Patent Document 3) that can make lumpy confectionery by alternately contacting the liquid composition with a molding jig, or a eater adding water to the gum base and powder composition. Examples thereof include a confectionery making kit (see Patent Document 4) capable of making a molded chewing gum having an arbitrary shape by pressure molding with a cylinder. As for gummy candy, a gummy candy making kit is commercially available in which the eater melts the powder raw material by himself / herself, pour it into a plastic mold formed in the shape of a marine organism, and harden it to eat. These are proposals for sweets that the eater himself enjoys eating while enjoying the process of making.

Gummy candy can be made by adding fruit juice, fragrance, acidulant, coloring agent, etc. to a liquid gummy candy base made by heating and dissolving sugar, water candy, and gelling agent (gelatin, pectin, starch, starch, carrageenan, agar, etc.). It is produced by mixing, adding color and flavor, pouring it into a mold, cooling and solidifying it, and removing it from the mold. After being removed from the mold, there are manufacturing methods such as coating with oil to prevent adhesion, or coating the surface of gummy candy with sugar or acidulant for seasoning.

The mold for molding gummy candy is often a starch stamping die. In this molding method using a starch stamp, starch is placed in a tray to flatten the surface of the starch, and then the starch stamp is pressed against the surface of the starch to form a recess in the shape of a starch stamp on the surface of the starch, and then the surface of the starch is pressed. Gummy candy syrup (liquid gummy candy base) is poured into the formed dents to cool and solidify, and then the starch is sifted off to obtain gummy candy having the same shape as the starch stamp.

In the filling molding method using a starch stamping mold, when the gummy candy is made into a three-dimensional shape such as an animal shape or a flower shape, the opening surface of the filling mold (dent) formed in the starch becomes the gas-liquid interface of the gummy candy syrup. The mold for forming the design can only be provided on the underside of the filling mold (dent). On the other hand, there is a disadvantage that the upper surface side (gas-liquid interface side) opposite to the lower surface side is always flat.

Another filling molding method for gummy candy is a split molding method. This is done by injecting melted gummy candy into a mold with two molds bonded together, and after the gummy candy has solidified, the two molds bonded together are opened and peeled off to form a three-dimensional shape. The method. In the split molding method, the upper surface side of the starch in the starch filling molding method does not become wide and flat, and even a gummy candy in the shape of a block of an assembled toy (see Patent Document 5) can be produced. ..

However, in this split molding method, unlike the starch filling molding method, which can easily produce various shapes of gummies by changing the shape of the stamp, there are two to make one shape of gummies. It is necessary to make one set of molds from metal, plastic, silicon, etc., which requires a huge capital investment to make molds, and has the disadvantage that it is difficult to mass-produce gummy candies with various shapes. be.

As another filling and molding method for gummy candy, there is also an example of a tray gummy that is commercially available together with a plastic tray filled with gummy candy syrup and cooled and solidified as it is. Eaters themselves strip the gummy candy from the plastic tray before eating. This is also the same as the starch stamping method, and the shape of the gummy can be designed on the surface that comes into contact with the plastic tray, but the upper surface side of the gummy candy that does not touch the plastic tray is always flat.

In the starch filling molding method, starch is spread on a tray, the surface is scraped so that the starch is flat, a mold is printed on it with a stamp, melted gummy candy syrup is poured, and dozens of trays are placed. It can be layered and dried and solidified, and has the advantage of being mass-produced in a relatively narrow space. Various gummy candy shapes can be switched by simply replacing the starch stamp, and it is suitable for mass production, so it is the most mainstream gummy candy molding method at present.

Unlike the starch filling molding method and the tray gummy manufacturing method, the split molding method has an advantage that a unique gummy candy having a more three-dimensional shape can be produced because the wide upper surface side does not become flat. In the split molding method, it may be possible to produce gummies shaped like blocks of assembled toys, but gummies produced by filling methods such as the starch filling molding method and the tray gummy manufacturing method have a flush bottom surface. Because it can be done, it has not been possible to produce gummies that can be assembled with each other.

Japanese Patent No. 6137530 Registered Utility Model No. 3129068 Gazette Japanese Patent No. 3277165 Japanese Patent No. 3156899 Japanese Patent No. 6025807

With the diversification of sweets needs, gummy candies include colored products in which gummy candies of different colors are layered in two or three layers, three-dimensional products such as fruit and animal shapes, and products with three-dimensional shapes. , Gummy candy having a structure such as a three-dimensional waveform, a ring shape, and a character shape is commercially available due to a device of a molding method (see Patent Document 1). However, such ingenuity in the appearance of confectionery alone has not sufficiently attracted the interest of consumers.

In addition, a variety of "bonus" such as miniature cars, model trains, animal figures, stickers, cards, stationery, etc. are added to playful foods, targeting children and using sweets, which are highly entertaining foods, as a medium. Toys are commercially available, but the toys are playful and the sweets themselves are not playful.

As playful sweets that consumers themselves can enjoy while eating, sweets that eat while enjoying the process of making by the consumers themselves are on the market, but these have elements that can be combined and played with each other. In addition, it does not mean that the color, texture, taste variation, etc. can be freely made to the liking, and the consumer is not fully satisfied.

For example, in a tray gummy using a plastic tray, the gummy that is divided into a white rice-shaped gummy and a red neta-shaped gummy can be peeled off by the eater himself from the plastic tray, with a white gummy on the bottom and a red gummy on the top. Gummies that can be eaten in layers are also available on the market. However, such gummy candies are structurally different from the gummy candies of the present invention, which are eaten by assembling a plurality of gummy candies with each other.

In the split molding method, unlike the starch filling method and the tray gummy manufacturing method, the wide upper surface side does not become flat, so that there is an advantage that a unique gummy candy having a more three-dimensional shape can be produced. In the split molding method, it may be possible to produce gummies having a shape that can be assembled with each other, such as a block of an assembled toy (see Patent Document 5), but a filling manufacturing method such as a starch filling method or a tray gummies manufacturing method. Has not yet produced gummies that can be assembled together like blocks of assembled toys.

The present invention is a gummy candy having a shape in which a plurality of gummy candy are assembled to each other by devising the structure of the gummy candy in order to meet the diverse needs of consumers, and yet has a plurality of tastes, colors, and textures. Or, you can customize multiple gummy candies that have different combinations to suit your taste, and the eater can enjoy the "fun of combining" according to his taste. The purpose is to provide highly sexable gummy candies that can be assembled with each other.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in a gummy candy set consisting of a plurality of gummy candies that can be assembled with each other, each gummy candy has a base formed in the shape of a (2n + 2) square pillar with n as an arbitrary natural number. (N + 1) columnar portions formed in the shape of a square column having almost twice the height of the base, and one side surface of each columnar portion is every other (n + 1) side surface of the base. The side surface of the base in which the (n + 1) columnar portions arranged so as to be aligned with one of them have an integrated shape so as to have a flush bottom surface, and the columnar portions are arranged. Has a convex engaging means composed of columnar portions, and has a concave engaging means formed by gaps between the columnar portions on the side surface of the base where the columnar portions are not arranged. The gummy candies are characterized in that each of the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means is formed in a size capable of engaging with each other as complementary engaging means when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces are brought close to each other. Present a candy set. Further, the (2n + 2) prism is a positive (2n + 2) prism.

Further, the columnar portion is formed in the shape of a trapezoidal pillar, and the side surface having the smaller area of the two parallel side surfaces of the trapezoidal pillar is arranged so as to be aligned with one side surface of the base portion. To

Further, in the gummy candy set consisting of a plurality of gummy candies that can be assembled with each other, each gummy candy has one gummy candy having a columnar portion formed in the shape of the trapezoidal pillar described in the previous paragraph as one unit. In some cases, the two units have an integrated shape so that the side surfaces having the larger area of the two parallel side surfaces in one trapezoidal column included in each unit are in contact with each other. , Present the gummy candy set.

In another embodiment of the present invention, in a gummy candy set consisting of a plurality of gummy candies that can be assembled with each other, each gummy candy has a base formed in the shape of a (2n + 2) square pillar with n as an arbitrary natural number. , (N + 1) columnar portions that are approximately twice as high as the base, with one side surface of each columnar portion aligned with one of every other (n + 1) columnar portions of the base. It has a shape in which (n + 1) columnar portions arranged in such a manner are integrated so as to have a flush bottom surface, and the side surface on the outer peripheral side of each columnar portion draws an arc in a plan view. It is curved and has a convex engaging means composed of columnar portions on the side surface of the base on which the columnar portion is arranged, and is composed of a gap between the columnar portions on the side surface of the base portion on which the columnar portion is not arranged. It has a concave engaging means, and each of the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means engages with each other as complementary engaging means when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces of the two gummy candies are brought close to each other. Presenting a gummy candy set, characterized by being formed to a possible size. Further, the (2n + 2) prism is a positive (2n + 2) prism.

In another embodiment of the present invention, in a gummy candy set consisting of a plurality of gummy candies that can be assembled with each other, each gummy candy has a base formed in a cylindrical shape with n as an arbitrary natural number, and a base. (N + 1) columnar portions having almost twice the height of the above, and one side surface of each columnar portion is one of the bases when the circumference of the base is divided into (2n + 2) equal parts. It has a shape in which (n + 1) columnar portions arranged so as to be aligned with one of the other (n + 1) divided outer peripheral surfaces are integrated so as to have a flush bottom surface. However, the side surface on the outer peripheral side of each columnar portion is curved so as to draw an arc in a plan view, and the side surface of the base portion on which the columnar portion is arranged has a convex engaging means composed of the columnar portion. On the side surface of the base where the columnar portion is not arranged, it has a concave engaging means formed by a gap between the columnar portions, and when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces of the two gummy candies are brought close to each other, the convex engaging means. Presenting a gummy candy set characterized in that each of the concave engaging means is formed to a size capable of engaging with each other as complementary engaging means.

の大きさの２つの内角を有する五角形の底面を有しかつ基部のほぼ２倍の高さを有する五角柱の形状に形成された（ｎ＋１）個の柱状部であって、各柱状部の上記２つの内角を両端の角とする１つの側面が、基部の１つおきの（ｎ＋１）個の側面のうちの１つと整合するように配置された、（ｎ＋１）個の柱状部と、が面一の底面を有するように一体化された形状を有し、柱状部が配置されている基部の側面においては柱状部からなる凸状の係合手段を有し、柱状部が配置されていない基部の側面においては柱状部間の隙間からなる凹状の係合手段を有し、２つのグミキャンディの上記底面の反対側が互いに近づけられるとしたときに凸状の係合手段と凹状の係合手段との各々が相補的な係合手段として互いに係合し得る寸法に形成されていることを特徴とする、グミキャンディセットを提示する。 In still another embodiment of the present invention, in a gummy candy set consisting of a plurality of gummy candies that can be assembled with each other, each gummy candy is formed in the shape of a positive (2n + 2) prism with n as an arbitrary natural number. At the base,

The above-mentioned (n + 1) columnar portions formed in the shape of a pentagonal prism having a pentagonal bottom surface having two internal angles of the size of and having a height approximately twice that of the base. One side surface with two internal angles as the corners at both ends is arranged so that one side surface is aligned with one of every other (n + 1) side surface of the base, and the (n + 1) columnar portion is a surface. It has an integrated shape so as to have one bottom surface, and has a convex engaging means composed of columnar portions on the side surface of the base portion on which the columnar portions are arranged, and the base portion on which the columnar portions are not arranged. On the side surface of the candy, there is a concave engaging means formed by a gap between the columnar portions, and when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces of the two gummy candies are brought close to each other, the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means Presenting a gummy candy set, each of which is formed in a size that allows it to engage with each other as complementary engaging means.

の大きさの４つの内角を有する六角形の底面を有しかつ基部のほぼ２倍の高さを有する柱状部であって、該六角柱の形状の柱状部の上記４つの内角のうちの２つの内角を両端の角とする側面がそれぞれ、別々のユニットの基部の１つの側面と整合していることを特徴とする、グミキャンディセットを提示する。 Further, in a gummy candy set composed of a plurality of gummy candies that can be assembled with each other, each gummy candy has a shape in which one columnar portion is removed from the gummy candy having the columnar portion in the shape of the pentagonal column described in the previous paragraph. In the case of one gummy candy having one unit, the two units are integrated so as to be bridged by a columnar portion in the shape of one hexagonal column arranged instead at the position of the removed columnar portion. The columnar part in the shape of a hexagonal column has a candy shape.

A columnar portion having a hexagonal bottom surface having four internal angles of the size of the above and having a height approximately twice the height of the base, and two of the above four internal angles of the columnar portion in the shape of the hexagonal column. We present a gummy candy set characterized in that each side with one internal angle as the corner at both ends is aligned with one side of the base of a separate unit.

Furthermore, the plurality of gummy candies constituting the above-mentioned various gummy candy sets are characterized in that their respective colors, textures, tastes, or combinations thereof are different from each other.

According to the present invention, consumers themselves can combine gummy candies with different tastes, colors, and textures according to their tastes, without relying on the device of external coloring of gummy candies by the conventional starch filling method. It is also possible to provide gummy candies that are beautiful and can be enjoyed by combining the two tastes, colors, textures, or combinations thereof in a customized manner. Also, depending on the structure of the gummy candy that can be assembled to each other, it can be connected long in a straight line or widely in a plane, and the gummy candy itself can be played like a toy block, while having fun. You can eat it.

It is a gummy candy that not only has the playfulness that the eater himself enjoys eating, but also has a combination of colors and variations in texture, taste and texture, and the eater himself has different colors and tastes. By assembling the gummy candy, it is possible to provide a gummy that can be assembled with extremely high playability, which allows you to enjoy the "fun of combining".

The figure which shows an example of the assembly structure of the conventional toy. The figure which shows the starch stamp | die which consists of the base of the shape of a quadrangular prism and the columnar part of the shape of a trapezoidal pillar. The figure which shows the starch stamp | die which consists of the base of the shape of a hexagonal column and the columnar part of the shape of a trapezoidal column. The figure which shows the starch stamp | die which consists of the base of the shape of an octagonal pillar and the columnar part of the shape of a trapezoidal pillar. The figure which shows an example of the gummy candy made by the starch stamping die of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the gummy candy made by the starch stamping die of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the gummy candy made by the starch stamping die of FIG. The figure which shows the case where a prism and a base are distorted polygonal prisms. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which two units are connected when a starch stamping die consisting of a base having a hexagonal column shape and a columnar portion having a trapezoidal column shape as shown in FIG. 3 is used as one unit. The figure which shows an example of the gummy candy made by the starch stamping die of FIG. The figure which shows the example which the side surface on the outer peripheral side of each columnar part which is aligned with one side surface of a base part is curved so as to draw a concentric arc. The figure which shows the example which the side surface on the outer peripheral side of each columnar part which is aligned with the base of a columnar part is curved so as to draw a concentric arc. The figure which shows the shape of the gummy candy in another example. The figure which shows the shape of various gummy candy which can be formed when the length of the columnar part of the starch stamping die shown in FIG. 3 is changed. The figure which shows an example of the gummy candy which has a columnar part in the shape of a pentagonal prism. The figure which shows the gummy candy connected linearly.

The most common molding method for gummy candy is the starch filling process. In the starch mold molding, when the gummy candy is designed in a three-dimensional shape such as an animal shape or a flower shape, the opening surface of the filling mold (dent) formed in the starch becomes the gas-liquid interface of the gummy candy syrup, so the three-dimensional design is made. The mold for forming can be provided only on the lower surface portion of the filling mold (dent).

In one embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the gummy candy starch stamp 1 comprises a single base 2 and a plurality of columnar portions 3. The basic structure of the base 2 is composed of a quadrangular prism having an even square such as a quadrangle, a hexagon or an octagon as the bottom surface, and an even polygonal prism such as a hexagonal prism or an octagonal pillar, and the basic structure of the columnar portion 3 has a trapezoid as the bottom surface. It is a trapezoidal prism and is arranged so that one of every other side surface of the base 2 and the smaller side surface of the two parallel side surfaces of the trapezoidal prism of each columnar portion 3 are aligned. In the gummy candy 10 produced by using the starch stamping die 1 having a shape in which the base 2 and the columnar portion 3 are integrated so as to have a flush bottom surface 4, the columnar portion 30 of two gummy candy 10s. By pressing the sides (that is, the side opposite to the bottom surface 40) facing each other, the columnar portions 30 mesh with each other to form a gummy candy that can be firmly assembled. The states in which they are assembled to each other are shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and the like.

の大きさの２つの内角を有する多角形の底面を有しかつ基部２０のほぼ２倍の高さを有する多角柱の形状に形成された（ｎ＋１）個の柱状部３０であって、各柱状部３０の上記２つの内角を両端の角とする１つの側面が、基部２０の１つおきの側面のうちの１つと整合するように配置された、（ｎ＋１）個の柱状部３０と、が面一の底面４０を有するように一体化された形状を有するグミキャンディ１０どうしは、柱状部間の隙間を埋めるように互いに組み付くことができる。しかし、弾性のあるグミキャンディ１０は、その形状が多少歪められても弾性で元の形状へ戻ろうとするので、柱状部３０からなる凸状の係合手段と、柱状部３０間の隙間からなる凹状の係合手段との間に多少の寸法の違いがある場合においても、柱状部３０が柱状部３０間の隙間にフィットして、凸状部と凹状部が相補的に係合し得ることに留意されたい。 The base 20 of the gummy candy 10 is formed in the shape of an even polygonal prism such as a quadrangular prism, a hexagonal prism or an octagonal prism, while the columnar portion 30 is a trapezoidal prism, a triangular prism, a square prism, a pentagonal prism, a hexagonal prism, etc. It may be formed in the shape of a seven-sided prism or an octagonal prism. Regarding the shape of the columnar portion 30, it is desirable that the gummy candies 10 are in close contact with each other when assembled to each other, and it is desirable to use a trapezoidal column in order to reduce the gap as much as possible. be able to. That is, with n as an arbitrary natural number, a base formed in the shape of a positive (2n + 2) prism, and

(N + 1) columnar portions 30 formed in the shape of a polygonal prism having a polygonal bottom surface having two internal angles of the size of and having a height approximately twice that of the base 20, and each columnar portion. The (n + 1) columnar portions 30 are arranged so that one side surface having the above two internal angles of the portion 30 as the corners at both ends is aligned with one of the other side surfaces of the base portion 20. Gummy candies 10 having an integrated shape having a flush bottom surface 40 can be assembled to each other so as to fill a gap between columnar portions. However, since the elastic gummy candy 10 tends to return to its original shape elastically even if its shape is slightly distorted, it is composed of a convex engaging means composed of columnar portions 30 and a gap between the columnar portions 30. Even if there is a slight dimensional difference with the concave engaging means, the columnar portion 30 can fit into the gap between the columnar portions 30, and the convex portion and the concave portion can be engaged in a complementary manner. Please note.

As shown in FIG. 8, the shape of the columnar portion 30 may not be a trapezoidal pillar, and the base portion 20 may not be a regular hexagon, as long as the gummy candies 10 are firmly attached to each other.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the starch stamp 1 shown in FIG. 3 is used as one unit and a gummy candy is made using a stamp having a shape in which two units are connected in the horizontal direction, FIG. 10 As shown in, gummy candies that can be assembled in various ways, such as connecting not only two grains but also three or more gummy candies to spread radially, connecting diagonally, and connecting them linearly for a long time. You can make candy.

As shown in FIG. 11, the shape of the columnar portion 30 is not a trapezoidal column, and a plurality of gummy candies 10 whose outer peripheral side surfaces of the columnar portion 30 are curved so as to draw an arc in a plan view are assembled to each other. Occasionally, when assembled together, the shape becomes columnar, giving it an aesthetic appearance.

In one embodiment of the gummy candy 10 shown in FIG. 12, there are a base 20 formed in a cylindrical shape and a plurality of columnar portions 30 having a height almost twice that of the base portion 20, and each columnar portion. Of the (n + 1) divided outer peripheral surfaces of every other base 20, when one side surface of 30 is an arbitrary natural number and the circumference of the base 20 is divided into (2n + 2) equal parts. In a gummy candy 10 having a shape in which (n + 1) columnar portions 30 arranged so as to be aligned with one of the gummy candies 10 having a flush bottom surface 40, the columnar portions 20 are arranged in a plan view. The side surface on the outer peripheral side is curved so as to draw an arc, and the side surface of the base portion 20 on which the columnar portion 30 is arranged has a convex engaging means composed of the columnar portion 30, and the columnar portion 30 is arranged. On the side surface of the base portion 20 which is not provided, a concave engaging means formed by a gap between the columnar portions 30 is provided, and each of the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means engages with each other as complementary engaging means. It is formed to a possible size (FIG. 12 shows a specific example when n = 2). That is, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the bottom surface of the columnar portion 30 is formed in a shape obtained by removing a fan shape having a common central angle from a fan shape having a relatively large area.

Even if the columnar portion 30 has a concave hexagon as shown in FIG. 13, the convex engaging means formed by the columnar portion 30 of the gummy candy 10 and the concave engaging means formed by the gap between the columnar portions 30. When assembling and facing each other, the convex portion and the concave portion may be complementarily engaged with each other.

The texture of gummy candy can be adjusted in various ways by changing the composition, water content (concentration / drying days), and the like. The hardness of the gummy candy is arbitrary, but in the gummy candy that can be assembled to each other in the present invention, the harder physical properties are more strongly combined, so the gelling agent is more than the general gummy candy. It is preferable to mix and reduce the water content that affects the hardness of gummy candy. Specifically, it is desirable that gelatin is blended in an amount of 5% or more and the water content is dried to 20% or less.

Also, if you want to make a hard gummy candy, bloom often mixes gelatin with a large value, and generally 200 to 250 bloom gelatin is the most distributed in the market, but gummy. If you want to harden the candy, you may use 330 bloom gelatin.

If you want to keep the shape of the gummy candy firmly, gelatin and pectin may be used together. Alternatively, only pectin can be used as the gelling agent. In the present invention, the type and blending ratio of the gelling agent are arbitrary.

If you want to make the texture of gummy candy different depending on the grain, you can adjust the amount of gelling agent, mix different gelling power of gelling agent, gelatin, pectin, starch, carrageenan, etc. There are various methods such as using different types of gelling agents such as arabic gum. By changing the texture of gummy candies according to the concept of the product, you can enjoy gummy candies with different textures by assembling them with each other.

As for the flavor, of course, it can be changed to various flavors for each grain by changing the flavor, for example, fruit flavors such as apples, oranges and strawberries, beverage flavors such as cola, cider and melon soda, and refreshing sensation such as menthol. Can also be attached. It is also possible to adjust the acidity and sweetness by increasing or decreasing the acidulant and sweetener. It is possible to combine grains with completely different acidity for each grain. You can also eat a combination of coffee and milk flavors.

If the gummy candies that can be assembled with each other have different flavors, colors, and hardnesses depending on the grain, you can customize them to your liking depending on how they are combined. For example, when a soft green melon-flavored gummy and a hard white soda-flavored gummy are combined with each other, the two colors are alternately combined to create a beautiful appearance, and the flavor is melon soda and the texture is two. The texture of the strains overlaps, and there is also fun in the mouth, so you can enjoy it both in appearance and in the mouth.

How to make gummy candy by the starch filling method is explained below.

Example 1
Dissolve 89.0 g of starch syrup and 46.0 g of sugar and boil to a temperature of 108 ° C. On the other hand, 9.2 g of 250 bloom gelatin is inflated with 18.4 g of cold water for 10 minutes and boiled in hot water to prepare a gelatin solution. Gummy wrap A is a mixture of starch syrup and sugar solution mixed with gelatin solution, followed by melon flavor 0.5 g, acidulant 1.5 g, and green colorant 0.2 g.

Dissolve 89.0 g of starch syrup and 46.0 g of sugar and boil to a temperature of 108 ° C. On the other hand, 14.5 g of 250 bloom gelatin is inflated with 29.0 g of cold water for 10 minutes and boiled in hot water to prepare a gelatin solution. Gummy wrap B is a mixture of starch syrup and sugar solution mixed with gelatin solution, followed by soda flavor 0.5 g, acidulant 1.5 g, and emulsifier 0.2 g to make gummy candy white. do.

In Example 1, a starch stamping die 1 having the shapes shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 9 was used.

The surface of the starch spread on the tray is ground into a flat surface, and the bottom surface 4 of the surface of the starch stamping die 1 shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 9 is turned up on the starch plane, and the whole starch is formed. Press until it sinks into the dent to create a starch mold. This starch mold was filled with gummy wrap A, cooled and dried for 2 days, and taken out from the starch mold to obtain a solidified gummy candy 10 having the same shape as the starch stamping mold. By drying the solidified gummy candy 10 for another 2 days, a gummy a having a water content of 20% was completed.

On the other hand, the gummy wrap B was also filled into a starch mold to which the same starch pressing mold as the gummy wrap A was pressed, and then hardened in the same manner to obtain a gummy b.

Gummy a has a gelatin content of about 5%, gummy b has a gelatin content of about 7.5%, and gummy b has more gelling agent (gelatin) than gummy a, so gummy b should be harder. Created.

In the starch stamping die 1 shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 9, the shape of the columnar portion is based on a quadrangular prism or a pentagonal prism. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the outer peripheral surface of the columnar portion is curved so as to draw an arc in a plan view. In another embodiment, the shape of the columnar portion may be a shape based on a triangular prism or a hexagonal prism. However, mainly when the shape of the columnar portion 3 shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 9 is adopted, the joint surfaces of the created gummy candies fit tightly and are firmly combined to give an aesthetic appearance. Present.

Further, although the base portion is basically polygonal, the side surface not in contact with the columnar portion may be a curved surface as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the height of the columnar portion 30 is set to be 2.0 times the height of the base portion. This is because when two gummy candies are pressed from the columnar portion 30 side (that is, the side opposite to the bottom surface 40) and assembled to each other, both sides of the gummy candy become flat and the columnar portion 30 does not protrude. Because it is aesthetic. In another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 14 (a) to 14 (c), the height of the columnar portion 30 may be 1.5 to 2.5 times as high as the base portion.

Further, the obtained gummy a is a melon-flavored green gummy, while the gummy b is a soda-flavored white gummy. Therefore, when these gummy candies are assembled together as shown in FIG. 6, it is a gummy candy with a color that is not seen in conventional gummy candies, and has two kinds of tastes, two kinds of textures, and two kinds of textures. We were able to produce gummy candy with a combination of colors.

Further, steam can be used to make the surface sticky once against gummy a and gummy b, and the surface can be coated with sugar, but this is also optional.

Example 2
Dissolve 89.0 g of starch syrup, 46.0 g of sugar and 4.0 g of pectin preparation, and boil to a temperature of 112 ° C. Subsequently, a mixture of orange juice, 0.5 g of orange flavor, 1.5 g of acidulant, and 0.2 g of orange coloring agent is referred to as gummy wrap C.

Dissolve 89.0 g of starch syrup, 46.0 g of sugar and 4.0 g of pectin preparation, and boil to a temperature of 112 ° C. Subsequently, a mixture of cassis juice, 0.5 g of cassis flavor, 1.5 g of acidulant, and 0.2 g of red colorant is referred to as gummy wrap D.

Dissolve 89.0 g of starch syrup and 46.0 g of sugar and boil to a temperature of 108 ° C. On the other hand, 14.5 g of 250 bloom gelatin is inflated with 29.0 g of cold water for 10 minutes and boiled in hot water to prepare a gelatin solution. Gummy wrap E is a mixture of starch syrup and sugar solution mixed with gelatin solution, followed by soda flavor 0.5 g, acidulant 1.5 g, and emulsifier 0.2 g to make gummy candy white. do.

In FIG. 9, when the starch stamping die shown in FIG. 3 is used as one unit, the side surface having the larger area of the two parallel side surfaces of the trapezoidal column of one columnar portion included in each unit is in contact with each other. A starch stamping die 1 having a shape in which two units are integrated so as to face each other is shown. A method of creating a starch die using this starch push die 1 will be described below.

The surface of the starch spread on the tray is scraped into a flat surface, and the bottom surface 4 of the surface of the starch pressing die 1 is turned up on this flat surface (see FIG. 9), and the whole is pressed and dented until it sinks into the starch. Create a starch mold. This starch mold was filled with gummy wrap C, gummy wrap D, and gummy wrap E, cooled and dried for 2 days, and removed from the starch mold to obtain solidified gummy c, gummy d, and gummy e having the same shape as the starch stamping mold. .. By drying this solidified gummy candy for another 2 days, gummy c, gummy d, and gummy e having a moisture content of 20% were completed.

Gummy c and gummy d use pectin as a gelling agent, gummy e uses gelatin as a gelling agent, gummy c and gummy d have a crisp texture, and gummy e has elasticity. It has a nice texture. By deliberately using different gelling agents, three gummy candies with different textures were created.

The obtained gummy c is an orange-flavored and orange-colored gummy candy, the gummy d is a cassis-flavored and red gummy candy, while the gummy-e is a soda-flavored and white. Therefore, when these gummy candies are assembled together as shown in FIG. 10, they are gummy candies with a color that is not seen in conventional gummy candies, and have three kinds of tastes, two kinds of textures, and three kinds of textures. We were able to produce gummy candy with a complex combination of colors.

Further, steam can be used to make the surface once sticky against the gummies c, d, and gummy candies, and the surface can be coated with sugar.

の大きさの２つの内角を有する五角形の底面を有しかつ基部２０のほぼ２倍の高さを有する五角柱の形状に形成された（ｎ＋１）個の柱状部３０であって、各柱状部３０の上記２つの内角を両端の角とする１つの側面が基部２０の１つおきの側面のうちの１つと整合するように配置された、（ｎ＋１）個の柱状部３０と、が面一の底面４０を有するように一体化された形状に形成されている。なお、正（２ｎ＋２）角形の１つの内角の大きさは

であるから、２πラジアンから

を減算して残る角の大きさ

を半分にすると、上記の

が導かれる。よって、正（２ｎ＋２）角柱の形状の基部２０と、

の大きさの２つの内角を両端の角とする（柱状部３０の）側面の下半分が基部２０の側面の１つと合致するように配置された各柱状部３０と、を備えるグミキャンディ１０においては、複数のグミキャンディ１０が組み付くときに、互いのグミキャンディ１０の柱状部３０が密接する。 The gummy candy 10 shown in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (d) has a base 20 formed in the shape of a positive (2n + 2) prism with n as an arbitrary natural number (FIG. 15 shows a specific example when n = 2). Example),

(N + 1) columnar portions 30 formed in the shape of a pentagonal prism having a pentagonal bottom surface having two internal angles of the size of and having a height approximately twice that of the base 20, and each columnar portion. The (n + 1) columnar portions 30 arranged so that one side surface having the above two internal angles of 30 as the corners at both ends are aligned with one of the other side surfaces of the base 20, are flush with each other. It is formed in an integrated shape so as to have a bottom surface 40 of the above. The size of one internal angle of a positive (2n + 2) square is

Therefore, from 2π radians

The size of the remaining corner after subtracting

If you halve the above

Is guided. Therefore, the base 20 in the shape of a positive (2n + 2) prism and

In a gummy candy 10 comprising each columnar portion 30 arranged such that the lower half of the side surface (of the columnar portion 30) having two internal angles of the size of is aligned with one of the side surfaces of the base 20. When a plurality of gummy candies 10 are assembled, the columnar portions 30 of the gummy candies 10 are in close contact with each other.

の大きさの４つの内角を有する六角形の底面を有しかつ基部２００のほぼ２倍の高さを有する柱状部であって、該六角柱の形状の柱状部６００の上記４つの内角のうちの２つの内角を両端の角とする側面がそれぞれ、別々の上記ユニットの基部２００の１つの側面と整合している。 The gummy candy 100 shown in FIGS. 16 (a) to 16 (d) has a shape in which one of the (n + 1) pentagonal prism-shaped columnar portions shown in FIG. 15 has one columnar portion removed. Has a shape in which the two units are integrated so as to be bridged by a columnar portion 600 in the shape of one hexagonal column instead of the position of the removed columnar portion. .. The columnar portion 600 in the shape of a hexagonal column is

A columnar portion having a hexagonal bottom surface having four internal angles of the size of the above and having a height approximately twice that of the base 200, among the above four internal angles of the columnar portion 600 having the shape of the hexagonal column. The sides having the two internal angles of both ends are aligned with one side of the base 200 of the separate unit.

The gummy candies 10 and 100 having the above-mentioned structural features have the fun of being able to combine gummy candies like blocks of toys, and yet, according to their own taste, the color, texture, taste or these. By assembling multiple gummy candies together so as to customize the combination of, you can taste the unprecedented gummy candies.

In another embodiment, each columnar portion 30 of the gummy candy 10 is formed in a cylindrical shape. In still another embodiment, each columnar portion 30 of the gummy candy 10 is formed into a shape close to a sphere. When the columnar portion 30 is formed in such a shape, when the gummy candies 10 assembled to each other are observed in a plan view, it looks like a "Hanamaru" shape. Only with the elastic gummy candy 10, a plurality of gummy candies 10 can be assembled to each other even if the columnar portion 30 is formed in a shape close to a cylinder or a sphere.

Although the method of making gummy candy by the starch filling method has been described in the present specification, those skilled in the art will understand that the gummy candy of the present invention can also be made by the split molding method or the tray gummy manufacturing method. That is, various gummy candies made by various manufacturing methods may be included in the claims of the present application.

1 ... Starch push type 2 ... (Starch push type) base 3 ... (Starch push type) columnar part 4 ... (Starch push type) bottom surface 10 ... Gummy candy 20 ... (Gummy candy) base 30 ... (Gummy candy) Columnar part 40 ... Bottom 100 (of gummy candy) ... Gummy candy 200 ... Base 300 of (gummy candy) ... Columnar part 400 of (gummy candy) ... Bottom surface 600 of (gummy candy) ... (in the shape of a hexagonal pillar) Columnar part

Claims (10)

In a gummy candy set consisting of multiple gummy candies that can be assembled to each other
Each gummy candy has n as an arbitrary natural number.
(2n + 2) A base formed in the shape of a prism and
(N + 1) columnar portions formed in the shape of a quadrangular prism having a height approximately twice that of the base portion, and one side surface of each columnar portion is every other (n + 1) columnar portion of the base portion. (N + 1) prisms arranged to align with one of the sides of the
Has an integrated shape so that it has a flush bottom,
On the side surface of the base where the columnar portion is arranged, a convex engaging means composed of the columnar portion is provided.
On the side surface of the base portion where the columnar portion is not arranged, a concave engaging means formed by a gap between the columnar portions is provided.
Each of the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means is formed to a size capable of engaging with each other as complementary engaging means when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces of the two gummy candies are brought close to each other. Gummy candy set featuring being. The gummy candy set according to claim 1, wherein the (2n + 2) prism is a positive (2n + 2) prism. The columnar portion is formed in the shape of a trapezoidal pillar, and the smaller side surface of the two parallel side surfaces of the trapezoidal pillar is arranged so as to be aligned with one side surface of the base portion. The gummy candy set according to claim 2. In a gummy candy set consisting of multiple gummy candies that can be assembled to each other
Each gummy candy
When one gummy candy having a columnar portion formed in the shape of the trapezoidal pillar according to claim 3 is regarded as one unit, the area of two parallel side surfaces in one trapezoidal pillar included in each unit. A gummy candy set characterized in that the two units have an integrated shape so that the larger sides are in contact with each other. In a gummy candy set consisting of multiple gummy candies that can be assembled to each other
Each gummy candy has n as an arbitrary natural number.
(2n + 2) A base formed in the shape of a prism and
There are (n + 1) columnar portions that are approximately twice as high as the base, and one side surface of each columnar portion is aligned with one of every other (n + 1) columnar portions of the base portion. (N + 1) columnar parts arranged so as to
Has an integrated shape so that it has a flush bottom,
In a plan view, the side surface on the outer peripheral side of each of the above columnar portions is curved so as to draw an arc.
On the side surface of the base where the columnar portion is arranged, a convex engaging means composed of the columnar portion is provided.
On the side surface of the base portion where the columnar portion is not arranged, a concave engaging means formed by a gap between the columnar portions is provided.
Each of the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means is formed to a size capable of engaging with each other as complementary engaging means when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces of the two gummy candies are brought close to each other. Gummy candy set featuring being. The gummy candy set according to claim 5, wherein the (2n + 2) prism is a positive (2n + 2) prism. In a gummy candy set consisting of multiple gummy candies that can be assembled to each other
Each gummy candy has n as an arbitrary natural number.
The base formed in a cylindrical shape and
The above is a case where (n + 1) columnar portions having almost twice the height of the base portion and one side surface of each columnar portion divides the circumference of the base portion into (2n + 2) equal parts. An (n + 1) columnar portion arranged to be aligned with one of every other (n + 1) divided outer peripheral surfaces of the base.
Has an integrated shape so that it has a flush bottom,
In a plan view, the side surface on the outer peripheral side of each of the above columnar portions is curved so as to draw an arc.
On the side surface of the base where the columnar portion is arranged, a convex engaging means composed of the columnar portion is provided.
On the side surface of the base portion where the columnar portion is not arranged, a concave engaging means formed by a gap between the columnar portions is provided.
Each of the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means is formed to a size capable of engaging with each other as complementary engaging means when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces of the two gummy candies are brought close to each other. Gummy candy set featuring being. In a gummy candy set consisting of multiple gummy candies that can be assembled to each other
Each gummy candy has n as an arbitrary natural number.
A base formed in the shape of a positive (2n + 2) prism,

(N + 1) columnar portions formed in the shape of a pentagonal prism having a pentagonal bottom surface having two internal angles of the size of the above and having a height approximately twice the height of the base portion of each columnar portion. An (n + 1) columnar portion arranged so that one side surface having the above two internal angles as corners at both ends is aligned with one of every other (n + 1) side surfaces of the base portion.
Has an integrated shape so that it has a flush bottom,
On the side surface of the base where the columnar portion is arranged, a convex engaging means composed of the columnar portion is provided.
On the side surface of the base portion where the columnar portion is not arranged, a concave engaging means formed by a gap between the columnar portions is provided.
Each of the convex engaging means and the concave engaging means is formed to a size capable of engaging with each other as complementary engaging means when the opposite sides of the bottom surfaces of the two gummy candies are brought close to each other. Gummy candy set featuring being. In a gummy candy set consisting of multiple gummy candies that can be assembled to each other
Each gummy candy
The position of the removed columnar portion in the case where one gummy candy having a shape in which one columnar portion is removed from the gummy candy having the columnar portion in the shape of the pentagonal column according to claim 8 is regarded as one unit. The two units have an integrated shape so that they are bridged by a columnar portion in the shape of a single hexagonal column placed instead.
The columnar part in the shape of the hexagonal column is

A columnar portion having a hexagonal bottom surface having four internal angles of the size of the above and having a height approximately twice the height of the base, and among the four internal angles of the columnar portion in the shape of the hexagonal column. A gummy candy set, characterized in that the sides with the two internal angles as the corners at both ends are aligned with one side of the base of each of the above units. The gummy candy set according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein each of the plurality of gummy candy constituting the gummy candy set has a different color, texture, taste, or a combination thereof.

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