CHEWY CANDY COMPRISING A HIGHLY BRANCHED STARCH (HBS) AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME

摘要

The invention relates to confectionery products and methods for producing them. Provided is a chewy candy comprising a starch-based gelling agent, wherein said gelling agent is a highly branched starch (HBS), preferably wherein said HBS has a molecular branching degree of at least 6%, more preferably at least 6.5%. In a specific aspect, the chewy candy is essentially free of gelatin or other animal-derived ingredient.

主权项

1. A chewy candy comprising a starch-based gelling agent, wherein said gelling agent is a highly branched starch (HBS) obtained by treatment of starch or a starch derivative with glycogen branching enzyme (EC 2.4.1.18), and wherein said HBS has a molecular branching degree of at least 6%, wherein the molecular branching degree is defined as the percentage of α-1.6 glycosidic linkages of the total of α-1.6 and α-1.4 glycosidic linkages ((α-1.6/(α-1.6+α-1.4)*100%).