摘要 |
Case No. DJ17826p MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE IN FREEZABLE-GEL-CONFECTION COMPOSITIONS Freeze-it-yourself pops are prepared by sealing an edible, room-temperature-storable, storage-stable, aqueous, opaque, flavored confection in a plastic film pak. The confection composition is in the form of an aqueous gel having a pH within the range of from about 3.0 to about 5.0; it has a pudding consistency when maintained at room temperature, but has a chewy consistency when frozen. Activated or peptized microcrystalline cellulose in combination with a) carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and/or b) alginate (salt of alginic acid) and/or c) xanthan gum and/or d) modified starch provides the composition with homogeneity and stability even when formulated on a commercial scale. |