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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a confectionery product containing maltodextrin, and at least 93% w/w erythritol.
• EP 0 533 334 describes a process for the production of hard candy characterized in that the maltitol content of the sugar alcohol mixture is more than 77% but less than 86% by weight based on dry substance.
• US 4,883,685 describes a hard candy which comprises erythritol and saccharides selected from among sugars and sugar alcohols other than erythritol as well as a process for producing the hard candy.
• JP 3100186 describes an erythritol based candy which is further containing a hydrocolloid.
• the current invention relates to a confectionery product containing maltodextrin, and at least 93% w/w erythritol preferably at least 95% w/w erythritol, more preferably at least 97% w/w erythritol and said confectionery product is selected from the group consisting of hard candies, brittle, caramel, and toffee, preferably hard candies.
• the current invention relates to a process for preparing a confectionery product by heating at a temperature from 120 to 160°C an erythritol-containing mixture wherein the dry matter is containing maltodextrin and at least 93% w/w erythritol.
• the current invention relates to a confectionery product containing maltodextrin, and at least 93% w/w erythritol, preferably at least 95% w/w erythritol, more preferably at least 97% w/w erythritol and said confectionery product is selected from the group consisting of hard candies, brittle, caramel, and toffee, preferably hard candies.
• Confectionery product within the scope of the present invention are grainy products such as hard candies, brittle, caramel, and toffee, preferably hard candies. More specifically it relates to a hard candy comprising maltodextrin, 93-97% w/w erythritol, flavours, high-intensity sweeteners and/or colouring agents.
• the hard candy may further comprise crystallisation modifiers selected from a group consisting of microbial gums, agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta-glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan, guar gum, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures of two or more thereof, preferably carrageenan, as well as edible acids and/or their corresponding salts.
• crystallisation modifiers selected from a group consisting of microbial gums, agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta-glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan, guar gum, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures of two or more thereof, preferably car
• Erythritol is a carbohydrate-based polyol (sugar alcohol), i.e. a tetriitol represented by the chemical formula C 4 H 10 O and which has an excellent appearance in the form of white crystals and it is similar to the appearance of granulated sugar, sucrose. It is highly soluble in water, non-digestive, providing zero calories and is non cariogenic.
• the confectionery product of the current invention is comprising maltodextrin.
• Maltodextrin consists of D-glucose units predominantly linked with a(1 ⁇ 4) glycosidic bonds and is classified by DE (dextrose equivalent) between 3 to 20.
• DE dexextrose equivalent
• maltodextrin is composed of a mixture of chains that vary from three to twenty glucose units long and it is produced from starch by partial hydrolysis.
• Maltodextrin is present in an amount of from 2% to 7% by weight of the confectionery product, preferably from 2% to 6% by weight of the confectionery product.
• Maltodextrin is present in an amount of from from 2% to 5% by weight of the confectionery product preferably hard candy.
• One or more crystallization modifiers are added and are selected from a group consisting of microbial gums, agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta-glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan, guar gum, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures of two or more thereof, preferably carrageenan.
• microbial gums is intended to mean all gum polysaccharides of microbial origin, i.e. from algae, bacteria or fungi. Examples thereof include, for example, gellan and xanthan gums that are both produced by bacteria.
• a preferred microbial gum for use herein is xanthan gum, a microbial desiccation resistant polymer prepared commercially by aerobic submerged fermentation.
• Xanthan is an anionic polyelectrolyte with a p-(1 ,4)-D-glucopyranose glucan backbone having side chains of (3,1)-a-linked D-mannopyranose-(2,1)-p-D-glucuronic acid-(4,1)-p-D- mannopyranose on alternating residues.
• the repeating unit of gellan is a tetrasaccharide which consists of two residues of D-glucose and one of each residues of L-rhamnose and D-glucuronic acid.
• the tetrasacharide repeat has the following structure:[D-Glc( 1 ⁇ 4)D-GlcA(p1 ⁇ 4)D-Glc( 1 ⁇ 4)L-Rha(a1 ⁇ 3)]n.
• the tetrasacharide units are connected with each other using an (a1- ⁇ 3) glycosidic bond.
• Agar agar is a plant-derived gum polysaccharide
• the gelling agent is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae, primarily from the genera Gelidium and Gracilaria, or seaweed.
• pectin Another water-soluble dietary fiber is pectin, which is a heterogeneous group of acidic polysaccharides found in fruit and vegetables and mainly prepared from waste citrus peel and apple pomace.
• Pectin has a complex structure, wherein a large part of the structure consists of homopolymeric partially methylated poly-a-(1 ,4)-D-galacturonic acid residues with substantial hairy non-gelling areas of alternating a-(1 ,2)-L-rhamnosyl-a-(1 ,4)-D- galacturonosyl sections containing branch points with mostly neutral side chains (1 to 20 residues) of mainly L-arabinose and D-galactose.
• pectins depend on the degree of esterification, which is normally about 70%.
• the low-methoxy (LM) pectins are less than 40% esterified, while high-methoxy (HM) pectins are more than 43% esterified, usually 67%.
• Alginic acid and sodium alginate are vegetable gums of linear polymers containing ⁇ -(1 ,4)- linked D-mannuronic acid and a-(1 ,4)-linked L-guluronic acid residues produced by seaweeds.
• Beta-glucans which are defined to consist of linear unbranched polysaccharides of linked ⁇ - (1 ,3)-D-glucopyranose units in a random order. Beta-glucans occur, for example, in the bran of grains, such as barley, oats, rye and wheat.
• Carrageenan is a generic term for polysaccharides prepared by alkaline extraction from red seaweed.
• Carrageenan includes linear polymers of about 25,000 galactose derivatives.
• the basic structure of carrageenan consists of alternating 3-linked ⁇ -D-galactopyranose and 4- linked a-D-galactopyranose units.
• Glucomannan is mainly a straight-chain polymer, with a small amount of branching.
• the component sugars are -(1 ⁇ 4)-linked D-mannose and D-glucose in a ratio of 1.6:1.(1]
• the degree of branching is about 8% through -(1 ⁇ 6)-glucosyl linkages.
• Guar gum which is defined as a galactomannan consisting of a a-(1 ,4)-linked ⁇ -D- mannopyranose backbone with branch points from their 6-positions linked to a-D-galactose. It is non-ionic and typically made up of about 10,000 residues. Guar gum is highly water- soluble and, for example, more soluble than locust bean gum.
• Gum ghatti is a natural gum obtained from Indian tree, Anogeissus latifolia.
• Gum tragacanth is a viscous, odorless, tasteless, water-soluble mixture of polysaccharides obtained from sap which is drained from the root of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus, including A. adscendens, A. gummifer, and A. tragacanthus.
• Karaya gum is a vegetable gum produced as an exudate by trees of the genus Sterculia. It is an acid polysaccharide composed of the sugars galactose, rhamnose and galacturonic acid. Tara gum, is a white or beige, nearly odorless powder that is produced by separating and grinding the endosperm of C. spinosa seeds.
• the major component of the gum is a galactomannan polymer similar to the main components of guar and locust bean gums.
• Fenugreek gum consists of D-mannopyranose and D-galactopyranose residues with a molar ratio of 1.2: 1.0.
• the main chain of this galactomannan comprises ⁇ -(1 ,4)-linked D- mannopyranose residues, in which 83.3% of the main chain is substituted at C-6 with a single residue of a-(1 ,6)-D-galactopyranose.
• the galactomannan is made up of about 2,000 residues.
• Fenugreek gum (seed endosperm) contains 73.6% galactomannan.
• Locust bean gum is a galactomannan similar to guar gum. It is polydisperse, non-ionic, and is made up of about 2,000 residues. Locust bean gum is less soluble and less viscous than guar gum and needs heating to dissolve but is soluble in hot water.
• the crystallization modifiers are present in an amount of 0% w/w to 2% w/w, preferably 0% w/w to 2% w/w carrageenan is present in the confectionery product, more preferably carrageenan is present in an amount of 0.1 %, 0.2% , 0.5% w/w of the confectionery product.
• the current invention further relates to a confectionery product, preferably a hard candy wherein carrageenan is present in an amount of 0.1 % w/w to 2% w/w, or in an amount of 0.2% to 0.5% w/w.
• the confectionery product is comprising erythritol, maltodextrin, edible acids and/or their corresponding salts, and optionally crystallization modifiers selected from a group consisting of microbial gums, agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta-glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan, guar gum, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures of two or more thereof, preferably carrageenan.
• microbial gums agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta-glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan, guar gum, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures of two or more thereof,
• Suitable acids are selected from the group consisting of malic acid, fumaric acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, glucono-delta lactone, salts of gluconic acid, phosphoric acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, ascorbic acid, acetic acid, citric acid and mixture of two or more thereof.
• citric acid is used as edible acid, more preferably in combination with its corresponding salt, tri-sodium citrate.
• the acids and/or salts are added in a quantity based on dry matter of the confectionery product in an amount of 0 to 5% w/w, 0.1 to 1.5% w/w, from 0.1 to 1 % w/w, or from 0.2% to 0.5% w/w.
• the flavours are selected from mint flavour, chocolate mint flavour, bubblegum flavour, apple spice flavour, black cherry flavour, pineapple flavour, cola flavour, grape flavour, cherry flavour, apple flavour and citrus flavours such as orange flavour, lemon flavour, lime flavour, fruit punch and mixtures of two or more thereof.
• the amount of flavour depends upon the flavour or flavours selected, the flavour impression desired and the form of flavour used.
• a high-intensity sweetener which can be used as non-nutritive sweetener can be selected from the group consisting of aspartame, acesulfame salts such as acesulfame-K, saccharins (e.g. sodium and calcium salts), cyclamates (e.g. sodium and calcium salts), sucralose, alitame, neotame, steviosides, glycyrrhizin, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, monellin, thaumatin, brazzein, mixtures of two or more thereof, and the like. Actually any other natural derived high-intensity sweetener is suitable as well.
• colouring agents can also be added as well. Any water-soluble colouring agent approved for food use can be utilized for the current invention.
• the current invention relates to a confectionery product comprising 93% w/w - 97% w/w erythritol, 2% w/w -6% w/w maltodextrin, 0-2% w/w carrageenan, 0 to 5% w/w edible acids and/salts, and flavours and/or colouring agents.
• the current invention further relates to a confectionery product wherein the confectionery product is a hard candy and is comprising 93% w/w - 97% w/w erythritol, maltodextrin and a crystallisation modifier.
• Optionally edible acids and/salts or flavours or colouring agents or a mixture of two or all three are present.
• the current invention further relates to a hard candy comprising 93% w/w - 97% w/w erythritol, maltodextrin and a crystallisation modifier selected from a group consisting of microbial gums, agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta-glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan, guar gum, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures of two or more thereof, preferably carrageenan.
• Optionally edible acids and/salts or flavours or colouring agents or a mixture of two or all three are present.
• the current invention further relates to a hard candy comprising 93% w/w - 97% w/w erythritol, 2% w/w -6% w/w maltodextrin, 0-2% w/w crystallisation modifier selected from a group consisting of microbial gums, agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta- glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan, guar gum, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures of two or more thereof, preferably carrageenan, 0.1 to 5% w/w edible acids and/salts and flavours and/or colouring agents.
• microbial gums agar agar, pectin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, beta- glucans, carrageenan, glucomannan,
• the confectionery product is a hard candy which is comprising 5% maltodextrin, at least 93% w/w erythritol, and 0.5% carrageenan by weight. More preferably the confectionery product is a hard candy which is comprising 5% maltodextrin, at least 93% w/w erythritol, 0.5% carrageenan by weight and 0.1 to 1.5% edible acids and/or salts. Optionally flavours and/or colouring agents are added.
• the current invention relates to a process for preparing a confectionery product by heating at a temperature from 120 to 160°C an erythritol-containing mixture wherein the dry matter is containing maltodextrin and at least 93% w/w erythritol.
• the hard candy containing erythritol and maltodextrin is significantly harder than a hard candy containing erythritol and without maltodextrin.
• the invention will hereunder be illustrated in the form of the following examples.
• Trigger Value 50 g
• Probe 2 mm Cylinder Probe (P/2) using a 30 kg load cell Accessory: Heavy Duty Platform (HDP/90) Results: Force (g) (Hardness)
• Test Set Up The HDP/90 was secured onto the machine base. The probe was calibrated prior to testing the samples. The sample were placed on the blank plate of the HDP/90 and positioned centrally under the probe. The penetration test was commenced.
• Hardness is the peak force of the first compression of the candy.
• the fracturability point occurs where the plot has its first significant peak (where the force falls off) during the probe's first compression of the product.
• Hardness and fracturability are two completely different parameters that are not comparable with each other.
• Citric Acid Monohydrate and tri-sodium citrate were added to the melted erythritol in the corresponding flask.
• the hard candies did not break easily.
• the hardness of the hard candies prepared with recipe 1 A and measured with the texture analyser was between 16.3 to 23.2 kg, with an average value of 20.1 kg and had a distance between 0.62 to 0.80 mm, with an average of 0.74 mm.
• Citric Acid Monohydrate a mixture of erythritol and tri-sodium citrate was added to the melted erythritol in the corresponding flask. The flask was swirled to dissolve the Citric Acid Monohydrate
• the hardness of the hard candies prepared with recipe 2A and measured with the texture analyser was between 26.9 to 32.4 kg, with an average value of 28.9 kg and had a distance between 0.96 to 1.21 mm. with an average value of 1.09 mm.
• the hardness of the hard candies measured with the texture analyser was 11 kg and had a distance of 0.42 mm.

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