CONFECTIONARY PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALLULOSE Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC A23G3/36 A23G3/42 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a low-calorie confectionary product. Disclosed is a solid caramel composition, where hard caramel contains 20 % to 67 % by weight of cellulose with isomaltulose, trehalose, erythritol or a combination thereof and a food additive selected from inulin, undecomposed dextrin, sucromalt, polydextrose or their combinations. One proposes a method for manufacture of a confectionary product—hard caramel, involving the following stages: a) simultaneous evaporation of the aqueous solution containing the cellulose and the blending agent to produce a syrup and b) mixing the syrup with food additives selected from inuline, non-digestible dextrin, sucromalt, polydextrose or combinations thereof, bulking agents and agents, imparting a taste and aroma to produce a hard candy composition. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a confectionary product hard caramel, comprising steps of: a) combined drying solution, containing cellulose and another sweetener, selected from a group consisting of sugar sweeteners, alditol sweeteners and high-intensity sweeteners, and b) mixing the dried-together cellulose/sweetener with food additives selected from inuline, non-digestible dextrin, sucromalt, polydextrose or combinations thereof, and flavoring agents to produce solid caramel composition.

EFFECT: invention allows to produce a low-calorie confectionary product with weak relief effect, such as hard caramel, with acceptable texture, stability, transparency and taste and aroma transfer, which contains volumetric sweetener containing cellulose (psicose), which in combination with sugars, carbohydrates or polyols allows to produce confectionery products acceptable by consumer.

11 cl, 4 dwg, 13 tbl