Partially neutralized polycarboxylic acids for acid-sanding

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9974319-B2
Application number	US-72388307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2007
Priority date	Mar 29, 2006
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A powder acid-sanding composition for confectionery products having partially neutralized polycarboxylic acid selected from malic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, and mixtures thereof, and at least one of a sugar and sweetener. The partially neutralized polycarboxylic acid improves the stability in terms of acid migration into the candy and moisture uptake from the environment. Also, a method for acid-sanding of confectionery products using the powder acid-sanding composition, and the products obtained thereby. The obtained acid-sanded confectionery products have an improved shelf life and an immediately felt sour taste being of a constant strength at bringing it in the mouth and digesting it.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A composition comprising:
1 to 45 wt % of a partially neutralized malic acid; and
5 to 99 wt % of at least one of a sugar and sweetener,
wherein:
the composition is a powder acid-sanding composition,
the partially neutralized malic acid and the at least one of a sugar and sweetener are present in the composition as separate and individual particles,
a weight ratio of the at least one of a sugar and sweetener and the partially neutralized malic acid is 99:1 to 55:45, and
the composition has an average particle size of from 200 to 500 microns.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the partially neutralized malic acid is selected from the group consisting of potassium hydrogen malate, sodium hydrogen malate, and mixtures thereof.

3. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising lactic acid and/or calcium lactate.

4. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising fumaric acid and/or coated malic acid.

5. A method for acid-sanding of confectionery products, comprising
contacting said products with dry steam or a hot solution of an adhering agent to obtain a moistened product; and
contacting the moistened products with the acid-sanding composition of claim 1 .

6. An acid-sanded confectionery product having an acid-sanding comprising the composition of claim 1 .

7. An acid-sanded confectionery product of claim 6 , wherein said confectionery product is a hard or soft candy.

Assignees

• Bontenbal Elize Willem
• Purac Biochem Bv

Inventors

• Bontenbal Elize Willem

Classifications

• A23V2250/02

  Acid · CPC title

• A23G3/346

  Finished or semi-finished products in the form of powders, paste or liquids (A23G3/343 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A23G3/343

  Products for covering, coating, finishing, decorating · CPC title

• A23V2200/22

  Coating agent · CPC title

• A23V2250/60

  Sugars, e.g. mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-saccharides · CPC title