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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David G. Barkalow, Deerfield, IL (US);
Lindell C. Richey, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Julius W. Zuehlke, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 3/00 ; A23G 3/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 3/00 ; A23G 3/30 ;
Abstract
A method of coating comestibles comprises the steps of providing cores of comestibles to be coated; applying a coating syrup to the cores to build up a layer of coating on the cores; the coating syrup comprising a suspension made from a liquid solution of hydrogenated isomaltulose that is enriched to contain an excess of alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,6-sorbitol (GPS) compared to alpha-D-glucopyranosido-1,1-mannitol (GPM) and a powder solid phase hydrogenated isomaltulose that is not enriched in GPS compared to GPM.