Patent ID: 6517886
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A23G,A61K

Abstract:
An uncooked, unspun intimately mixed confectionery composition having sufficient internal cohesively to be handled without losing its integrity as a mass, said composition being substantially free of unbound water and having substantially no phase separation of moisture, comprising:(i) a saccharide based component; (ii) a hydrated hydrobinding component having a water activity substantially less than about 0.75, in combination with a humectant, said component being hydrated sufficiently to provide controlled water delivery to the saccharide component to provide only enough moisture to bind the ingredients together when mixed and provide internal lubricity for imbibing, delivering and maintaining the moisture in the mass to provide internal cohesivity without losing its integrity as a mass, (iii) fat component having a melting point substantially in the range of about 28 to about 45 degrees centigrade for providing a soft yet substantially unsticky chew texture for the composition wherein component (i) is present substantially between about 16%-75% by weight of said composition, component (ii) is present substantially between about 20%-45% by weight of said composition, and wherein component (iii) is present substantially between about 2%-18% by weight of said composition.