JPH072088B2 - Spotted confectionery and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a spotty confectionery having a glossy spotty pattern on the outer peripheral surface thereof and a method for producing the same.

[Conventional technology]

In general, sweets such as gum and candies are colored with a color that matches the product image because the color of the raw materials is not interesting. Such coloring is mainly carried out by mixing a coloring material into a raw material, mixing and forming the coloring material and coloring the whole product, but in some cases, the above gum or candy is used as a center, It is also carried out by repeatedly applying a sugar-coated honey containing pigment (an aqueous solution containing a saccharide to contain the pigment) to the outer peripheral surface thereof to form a colored sugar-coated layer.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the state where a wide variety of confectioneries are appearing like in recent years, simply colored items do not attract attention,
Peculiar color patterns, such as those with partial shades of color and spots due to partial differences in hue, tend to attract the attention of consumers, especially children, and such spots were formed. The provision of things is desired.

However, in the above-described method of mixing the pigment in the raw material and coloring the entire product, the pigment is uniformly mixed with the raw material at the time of mixing the raw materials, so that the mottled pattern cannot be formed. Further, even in the method using the above-mentioned colored sugar syrup, when the colored sugar syrup is hung on the center (edible core such as gum) put in the rotary pot, the sugar syrup is evenly hung on the rotating center. As a result of coloring, it is still impossible to form a spot pattern.

Thus, although there is a request for the provision of spotted confectionery, the production of spotted ones has not been realized because it is practically impossible to manufacture it as described above. .

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a confectionery with a mottled pattern in which a mottled pattern is formed and a method for producing the confectionery.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises an edible core and a colored skin layer containing a sierra resin that coats the edible core body, wherein the colored skin layer is a partial content of the sierra resin and its coloring pigment. The first gist is a mottled confectionery that forms a mottled pattern due to non-uniformity, and a step of applying to the surface of the edible core a coloring liquid for forming an outer skin layer containing a sierra lac resin and a pigment, A method for producing a confectionery comprising a step of drying a coating applied with the coloring liquid, wherein the outer layer is formed by repeating both steps, wherein the coloring liquid is added to the edible core in the step of applying the coloring liquid. The second gist of the present invention is a method for producing a mottled confectionery that is applied to the entire surface of the edible material in an amount that does not spread, and a step of applying an outer skin layer-forming coloring liquid containing a sierra resin and a pigment to the surface of the edible core. When,
A method for producing a confectionery which comprises a step of drying a coating applied with the coloring liquid, the method of producing a confectionery product, wherein the coloring liquid is suspended in the step of applying the coloring liquid. The third gist is the method of producing patterned confectionery.

That is, the inventors of the present invention, in the process of conducting a series of researches to obtain a confectionery with spots, the sugar coating method of applying sugar honey to the center is to apply colored sugar honey multiple times over time to dry (multiple sugar honey). Therefore, we used a special colored sugar syrup for this sugar coating method, and thought that a mottled pattern could be formed by devising the coating method. As a result, even if the sugar honey is used, no mottled pattern can be obtained, and instead of the conventional sugar honey, a coloring liquid containing a sierra resin and a pigment is used, and at the time of one application, The coloring liquid is applied to the entire surface of the center by an amount that does not spread, and this is repeated, or when the coloring liquid is applied to the center several times over time in a suspended state, the coloring liquid is applied. Due to the drying, in the outer skin layer formed on the outer peripheral surface of the center, partial unevenness of the content of the sierra resin and the dye occurs,
The present invention has been reached by finding that a mottled pattern is formed.
It should be noted that when a plurality of kinds of pigments having different hues are prepared as the above-mentioned coloring liquid and used in the above, coloring unevenness pattern is obtained due to partial unevenness of hue in addition to partial unevenness of content. Will be available.

In the present invention, the outer layer-forming coloring liquid for forming the outer layer on the outer peripheral surface of the center (edible core) is composed of a solution containing a sierra resin and a coloring dye, and is usually a sierra resin solution and a coloring material. It is made by mixing with a dye solution.
The above-mentioned Sierra resin solution is obtained by dissolving Sierra resin (oil-soluble) collected from insects in an organic solvent.
This silica resin is colorless and transparent, and is usually used in combination with wax to polish foods.
Further, as the organic solvent for dissolving this, alcohols such as ethyl alcohol are usually used. It is preferable to set the concentration of the silica resin to about 20 to 40% by weight (hereinafter referred to as "%") from the viewpoint of formation of a mottled pattern and gloss, and when the concentration is out of the above range, the mottle having a good luster is obtained. It becomes difficult to form a pattern. On the other hand, the coloring dye solution is prepared by dissolving an edible dye in a solvent, and water is usually used as the solvent, but alcohols are used as the solvent in the case of an oily dye. This dye solution is for forming a mottled pattern together with the above-mentioned sierra lacquer solution, and its concentration is set to 8 to 50% from the viewpoint of the beauty of the mottled pattern formed. If the concentration is out of the above range, it becomes difficult to form a good spot pattern. An outer skin layer-forming coloring liquid obtained by mixing such a sierra resin solution and a coloring dye solution,
When the dye concentration in the above dye solution is high (usually about 20% or more) and the ratio of the dye solution to the sierra resin solution is high (usually about 8% or more), a part of the sierra resin is precipitated and suspended as a solid. . For this reason, the dispersibility of the dye solution is deteriorated, and eventually the dye is nonuniformly present in the coloring liquid for forming the outer skin layer. When the above-mentioned suspended state is not obtained, the pigment is uniformly present in the outer coat layer-forming coloring liquid.

In the above description, the sierra resin solution and the pigment solution are separately prepared and mixed, but the sierra resin and the common solvent for the pigment may be mixed together to form the outer layer forming color liquid. . Also in this case, when the dye concentration is high, the silica resin is precipitated and suspended, and the dye is nonuniformly present.

Further, it is free to appropriately add a saccharide, a fragrance or the like to the above-mentioned outer layer forming color liquid.

Edible core body (center) to which the coloring liquid for forming the outer skin layer is applied
It is not particularly limited, and appropriate ones such as chicoryate, chewing gum, hard candies, baked confectionery, fruits and fruit seeds can be selected and used.

The present invention uses the above-mentioned coating liquid for forming the outer skin layer and the center and utilizes a conventional sugar coating device, and the following 2
The speckled confectionery is produced by various methods.

This method applies an amount of coloring liquid for forming the outer skin layer that does not spread over the entire surface of the center contained in the sugar coating pot in one spraying operation, and in one spraying operation, each center is applied. The coloring liquid for forming the outer skin layer is partially attached to the outer surface of the above and dried, and this is repeated to form the outer skin layer with a spot pattern on the outer peripheral surface of the center. The outer layer-forming coloring liquid to be used may be in a transparent state in which the silica resin and the dye are uniformly dissolved, or may be in a suspended state in which the silica resin is deposited. This state is schematically shown in FIG.
It becomes like ~ c. In the figure, a indicates the state after one liquid application-drying step, and the colored skin layer 2 is partially formed on the surface of the center 1. In b, the liquid coating-drying process is repeated twice, and since the colored skin layer 2'is further partially formed, the colored skin layer 2 previously formed is shown.
A portion 3 in which the colored outer skin layer 2'formed later and the colored outer skin layer 2'are overlapped with each other.
Becomes darker and the other parts become lighter. It may be a product at this stage. C is obtained by repeating the above process several times, and the entire center is covered by overlapping partially colored outer skin layers 2, 2 ', 2, 2'. Due to the difference in the overlapping manner, a difference occurs where the pigments are thickly overlapped and where the pigments are not overlapped, and eventually a mottled pattern due to shades of color is formed on the surface of the outer skin layer 2. Usually, this is the product.

The other method is a method of using a sufficient amount of the silica resin precipitated and suspended in the suspension, without limiting the use as in the above method. That is, since the above-mentioned suspension-shaped outer coat layer forming coloring liquid contains the dyes non-uniformly as described above, it should not be used in a limited manner as in the above method, and should be used in a sufficient amount. When the whole surface of the center is dipped in liquid and dried, the outer skin layer is formed with the pigment unevenly present, and a mottled pattern due to shades of color is formed on the surface of the outer skin layer. This state is schematically shown in FIG. In the figure, the shaded portion 4 is a portion where the pigment is unevenly distributed and has a dark color, and the other portion 5 is a portion where the pigment is thin and the color is light. Such liquid application and drying may be completed once or repeated twice or more.

In addition, when a mottled pattern is formed by any one of the above-mentioned manufacturing methods, the coloring liquid for forming an outer skin layer has different hues.
By using more than one kind of liquid, alternately applying each, or by repeatedly applying the same liquid and then repeatedly applying another liquid having a different hue, a complex color pattern is formed by the shade and mixture of each color. You may do it.

The mottled confectionery thus obtained has a luster due to the silica resin contained in the outer skin layer and, at the same time, has a mottled pattern not seen in the past.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the mottled confectionery of the present invention is a special one in which the color liquid for forming an outer skin layer is a mixture of a sierra lac resin solution and a colorant solution for coloring, and the conventional sugar coating device is used. It can be provided at low cost by the special operation. Furthermore, since sugar honey is not required to form the colored outer skin layer, it is possible to form a spot pattern without enhancing the sweetness of the entire confectionery, and not only to make the best use of the taste of the center itself, Since it is a low-calorie confectionery compared to the conventional monochromatic sugar-coated colored confectionery, it can be an advantageous product in the market trend where low-calorie foods are easily accepted.

Next, examples will be described together with comparative examples.

[Example 1] First, 8 parts by weight of cocoa butter (hereinafter referred to as "part"), substitute fat
21 parts, whole milk powder 24 parts, sugar 47 parts, emulsifier 0.5 part, fragrance 0.1
According to the usual thiocholate production method using
A spherical thiocholate of m was obtained. On the other hand, 3 of Sierra
A 2% ethyl alcohol solution and a 6% aqueous solution of a blue dye (fruit pigment of tinsel) were prepared, and 100 g of the Sierra lac resin solution and 25 g of the blue aqueous solution were mixed to prepare a coloring liquid for forming an outer skin layer. Next, 50 kg of the spherical thiocholate was charged into a revolving kettle, and the blue colored liquid was applied while rotating this so that the surface of the spherical thiocholate was partially colored blue by the blue colored liquid. And
In this way, the thiocholate partially adhered with the blue coloring liquid was allowed to stand and dry to partially form the blue colored skin layer on the chicorylate core. Applying the above coloring liquid and drying 2
By repeating the process 3 to 3 times, an outer skin layer having a mottled blue shade was formed on the chicorylate core, and the desired mottled confectionery could be obtained.

Example 2 A blue liquid was prepared by mixing the sierra resin solution and the blue aqueous solution in the same manner as in Example 1 above. An 8% aqueous solution of a red dye (anthraquinone dye) was mixed with the same silica resin solution as above to prepare a red coloring liquid. A blue-colored skin layer was partially formed on the thiocholate core using the above blue-colored liquid in the same manner as in Example 1. Next, the red colored liquid was further applied onto the blue colored thiocholate and the same operation was performed to further partially adhere the red colored liquid to the surface of the blue colored thiocholate. When this is left to stand and dry, an outer skin layer having a mottled pattern consisting of a blue part, a red part and a purple part (overlapping part of both colors) is formed on the chicorylate core, and the target mottled confectionery is obtained. I was able to.

It should be noted that the blue coloring liquid application and the red coloring solution application are alternately repeated in the order of blue, red, blue, red, or continuously in the order of blue, blue, blue, red, red, red, with the drying process interposed. By repeating the above procedure, it is possible to obtain a spotted confectionery having each shade pattern of red, blue and purple.

[Example 3] A 30% ethyl alcohol solution of a sierra tuc resin and a 12% aqueous solution of a blue pigment (a fruit pigment without tinsel) were prepared, and 300 g of the sierra tuc resin solution and 90 g of a blue aqueous solution were mixed to form a blue color for forming an outer skin layer. A colored liquid was prepared. This coloring liquid became a suspension in which the silica resin was deposited. The colored liquid was applied to cover the entire surface of the spherical thiocholate. Otherwise, the target spotted confectionery could be obtained in the same manner as in Example 1. The mottled pattern was a blue shade.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view for explaining the spot pattern formation of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view for explaining the spot pattern formation of another embodiment. 1 ... Center, 2 ... Colored skin layer, 3, 4 ... Dark color part, 5 ...
Light part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An edible core body and a colored skin layer containing a sierra resin that coats the edible core body, wherein the colored skin layer is uneven due to partial unevenness of the content of the sierra resin and its coloring pigment. A mottled confectionery characterized by forming a pattern. 2. A step of applying a coating liquid for forming an outer skin layer containing a silica resin and a pigment on the surface of the edible core, and a step of drying a coating applied with the coloring liquid, both of the above steps being provided. A method for manufacturing a confectionery for forming an outer skin layer by repeating, wherein the coloring liquid is applied in an amount not spread over the entire surface of the edible core in the step of applying the coloring liquid. How to make patterned sweets. 3. An outer skin layer comprising the steps of applying a coating liquid for forming an outer skin layer containing a silica resin and a pigment to the surface of the edible core, and drying the coating applied with the coloring liquid. A method for producing a confectionery with a mottled pattern, characterized in that, in the step of applying the coloring liquid, a suspension in a colored state is used in the step of applying the coloring liquid.