METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SOFT CARAMEL MASS (VARIANTS) Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: food processing industry, in particular production of soft caramel.

SUBSTANCE: claimed method includes blending and boiling of sweetener, plasticizer and structure-forming agent up to predetermined dry matter content. As structure-forming agent in the first embodiment mixture of acidic polysaccharides and basic proteins is used. In the second embodiment as structure-forming agent mixture of acidic polysaccharides and soluble food-grade polyvalent metal salt is used. In the third embodiment as structure-forming agent mixture of basic proteins and soluble food-grade polyvalent acid salt is used. In the forth embodiment as structure-forming agent mixture of high etherified pectin and soluble food-grade polyvalent acid salt is used. In certain embodiment in soft caramel complex structure-forming agents with specific composition providing decreased structure-forming agent consumption and increased shelf life of target product are used.

EFFECT: soft caramel with decreased structure-forming agent consumption and increased shelf life.