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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheryl A Doherty, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Philip C Ward, Palmyra, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hershey Foods Corporation, Hershey, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426660 ; 426572 ; 426573 ; 426575 ; 426658 ;
Abstract
A low or no fat confection is prepared containing 80% soluble solids wherein at least 70% of the solids are carbohydrates. The mixture containing carbohydrate, a cationic reactive and thermosensitive hydrocolloid and an edible cation containing material is cooked or its solids concentration adjusted to 80% solids while hot. The molten mixture is then cooled to form a solid confection having a water activity being 0.30 to 0.65 Aw and a pH from 3.0 to 8.5.