| 摘要 |
The invention relates to hard candy, the sweetener of which consists of 30 to 70 % by weight of xylitol and 70 to 30 % by weight of sorbitol, maltitol, isomalt, lactitol, or a mixture thereof, and which can contain, in addition to the sweetener, up to 3 % by weight, preferably no more than 1 % by weight, of water, and up to 3 % of conventional processing agents and additives such as vegetable fat, emulsifiers, colourings and aromatic substances, and intensive sweeteners. A further object of the invention is a process for manufacturing said hard candy, wherein about 35 to 80 % by weight of the total amount of the sweetener is melted at a temperature of 120 to 175 DEG C, whereafter it is cooled to 95 to 135 DEG C, at which temperature the remainder of the sweetener is added thereto while mixing as a crystalline or powdered solid, optional processing agents and additives are added to the mass when it is in a molten state, and the mass is formed into candies by known forming techniques or modifications thereof. |
