Claims
- 1. A coated confectionery product comprising:
a) a confectionery center; and b) a powder coating layer on the center, the powder coating layer comprising
i) a flavor encapsulated in a water-soluble encapsulant, and ii) the outermost layer of the product.
- 2. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 further comprising a binder layer between the center and the powder coating layer.
- 3. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the confectionery center comprises a chewing gum product and further comprising a hard shell coating between the chewing gum product center and the powder coating layer.
- 4. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the powder coating layer further comprises a bulk sweetener.
- 5. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the confectionery center comprises a compressed tablet.
- 6. The coated confectionery product of claim 5 wherein the compressed tablet includes mint flavor.
- 7. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the powder coating layer comprises at least about 10% encapsulated flavor.
- 8. The coated confectionery product of claim 2 wherein the binder layer comprises a solution of a bulk sweetener and a binder selected from the group consisting of gum talha, gum arabic, maltodextrins, modified starches, hydrocolloids and mixtures thereof.
- 9. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the encapsulated flavor is spray dried.
- 10. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the powder coating layer comprises about 50% to about 90% dry bulk sweetener and about 10% to about 49% spray dried flavor.
- 11. The coated confectionery product of claim 10 wherein the powder coating layer further comprises about 0.1% to about 5% dry high-intensity sweetener.
- 12. The coated confectionery product of claim 11 wherein the high-intensity sweetener is selected from the group consisting of aspartame and acesulfame K.
- 13. The coated confectionery product of claim 3 wherein the hard shell coating is made from a sugar selected from the group consisting of sucrose, dextrose, maltose and mixtures thereof.
- 14. The coated confectionery product of claim 3 wherein the hard shell coating is made from a polyol selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol, hydrogenated isomaltalose, lactitol, eyrthritol and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The coated confectionery product of claim 4 wherein the bulk sweetener comprises a polyol.
- 16. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the product is sugarless.
- 17. The coated confectionery product of claim 15 wherein the bulk sweetener comprises hydrogenated isomaltulose.
- 18. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the powder coating layer comprises about 60% to about 80% bulk sweetener.
- 19. The coated confectionery of claim 1 wherein the powder coating layer comprises about 15% to about 40% spray dried flavor.
- 20. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein powder coating layer comprises about 0.5% to about 3% high-intensity sweetener.
- 21. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the powder coating layer comprises about 0.5% to about 2% by weight of the product.
- 22. The coated confectionery product of claim 2 wherein the binder layer comprises between about 0.2% and about 1% by weight of the product.
- 23. The coated confectionery product of claim 3 wherein the hard shell layer comprise about 10% to about 50% by weight of the product.
- 24. The coated confectionery product of claim 2 wherein the binder layer and powder layer together comprise about 2% of the product.
- 25. The coated confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the center is between about 0.2 and about 2.0 grams in size.
- 26. The coated confectionery product of claim 5 wherein the compressed tablet comprises a base material, a binder, a flavoring agent and a lubricant.
- 27. The coated confectionery product of claim 26 wherein the flavoring agent in the tablet comprises a high-intensity coolant selected from the group consisting of substituted p-menthane carboxamides, acyclic carboxamides, menthone glycerol ketals, menthyl lactate, menthyl succinate, 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2 diol and mixtures thereof.
- 28. The coated confectionery product of claim 26 wherein the flavoring agent comprises about 0.01% to about 2% by weight of the tablet.
- 29. The coated confectionery product of claim 27 wherein the high-intensity coolant comprises about 0.01% to about 1% of the tablet.
- 30. A confectionery product comprising:
a) a compressed product center comprising
i) a sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucrose, sorbitol and mixtures thereof; ii) a lubricant; and iii) flavor, including menthol and a physiological cooling agent; b) a binder layer covering the product center comprising
i) a sweetener selected from the group consisting of sugars, polyols and mixtures thereof, and ii) a binder selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, gum talha and mixtures thereof; and c) a powder coating layer covering the binder layer, the powder coating comprising
i) a spray dried flavor; ii) a high-intensity sweetener; and iii) a bulk sweetener selected from the group consisting of sugars, polyols and mixtures thereof.
- 31. The confectionery product of claim 30 wherein the powder coating layers comprise about 15% to about 40% spray dried flavor, about 60% to about 80% bulk sweetener, and about 0.5% to about 3% high-intensity sweetener.
- 32. A method of producing a powder coated confectionery product comprising the steps of:
a) providing a center; b) forming a binder layer over the center by applying a liquid syrup; and c) applying a powder coating over the binder layer, the powder coating comprising a flavor encapsulated in a water-soluble encapsulant.
- 33. The method of claim 32 wherein the center is provided by compressing a mixture of a sweetener, binder, lubricant and flavor into a compressed tablet.
- 34. The method of claim 32 wherein no liquid is applied after the powder coating is applied.
- 35. The method of claim 32 wherein only one application of syrup is made on the centers, followed by only one application of powder coating.
- 36. The method of claim 32 wherein the application of the powder is used to dry the syrup, and no air is forced over the centers to dry the syrup.
- 37. The method of claim 32 wherein the liquid syrup comprises a bulk sweetener and a gum selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, gum talha and mixtures thereof.
- 38 The method of claim 32 wherein the powder coating comprises about 50% to about 90% dry bulk sweetener and about 10% to about 49% spray dried flavor.
- 39. The method of claim 38 wherein the powder coating further comprises about 1% to about 5% dry high-intensity sweetener.
- 40. The coated confectionery product of claim 2 wherein the binder layer comprises about 0.1% to about 5% high-intensity sweetener.
REFERENCE TO EARLIER FILED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of the filing date under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of Provisional U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/451,904, filed Mar. 3, 2003, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60451904 |
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