Patent ID: 7026000
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
1. Method for preparing candy having a stereoscopic picture comprising: pouring a measured amount of a first mixture, prepared by dissolving and concentrating the raw materials for candy, into a mold, while the temperature of the first mixture is maintained at a temperature of about 130 to 150° C.; partially cooling the first mixture until its surface temperature is about 30 to 45° C. to solidify the first mixture to an extent sufficient to allow for pad printing; printing desired pictures by using a pad printing method with one or more differently colored edible ink compositions onto the first mixture wherein the printing process is carried out at a temperature of about 15 to 25° C. and a relative humidity of 40 to 60%, and then drying the first mixture and the one or more differently colored edible ink compositions on the first mixture; pouring a measured amount of a second mixture prepared by dissolving and concentrating the raw materials for candy into the mold atop the printed first mixture, while the temperature of the second mixture is maintained at about 120 to 135° C.; and then cooling the second mixture, wherein each of said one or more differently colored edible ink compositions comprises ethanol, shellac, and carnauba wax, and an edible ink of either black, yellow, red, or blue color respectively with the black ink composition comprising 70 to 81% by volume of ethanol, 1 to 8% by volume of shellac, 0.1 to 3% by volume of carnauba wax, 0.1 to 3% by volume of yellow No. 4 aluminum lake, 0.1 to 4% by volume of red No. 40 aluminum lake, and 0.1 to 4% by volume of blue No. 1 aluminum lake; the yellow ink composition comprising 70 to 88% by volume of ethanol, 1 to 10% by volume of shellac, 0.1 to 5% by volume of carnauba wax, and 0.1 to 5% by volume of yellow No. 4 aluminum lake, the red ink composition comprising 70 to 85% by volume of ethanol, 1 to 10% by volume of shellac, 0.1 to 5% by volume of carnauba wax, and 0.1 to 3% by volume of red No. 40 aluminum lake; and the blue ink composition comprising 70 to 88% by volume of ethanol, 1 to 8% by volume of shellac, 0.1 to 3% by volume of carnauba wax, and 0.1 to 3% by volume of blue No. 1 aluminum lake.