Patent ID: 8545925

Claim:
A deliciously sweet candy composition, said composition comprising a sugar alcohol as a main raw material and further comprising high intensity sweetener component (E) and flavoring components (A) and (B) specified below respectively as essential components, each in an effective amount, and an effective amount of at least flavoring component (D) defined below: flavoring components: (A) maltol; (B) furaneol; (C) cyclotene; (D) menthyl acetate; wherein component (E) is present in an amount of 0.05-0.50% by mass based on the whole candy composition; wherein components (A) and (B) and at least (D) are present in a total proportion [(A)+(B)+(C)+(D)] of 0.0005-0.01% by mass based on the whole candy composition; and wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) is within the range specified by Formula (1) below and the mass ratio (A)/[(B)+(C)+(D)] is within the range specified by Formula (2) below: 0.5≦( A )/( B )<2 Formula (1); 0.25≦( A )/[( B )+( C )+( D )]≦2 Formula (2), wherein furaneol is present in an amount of 0.001 to 0.004 wt %.