CENTER-FILLED CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT AND METHOD

• US 20070104828A1
• Filed: 11/03/2006
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WM Wrigley Jr Company (Mars Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: WM Wrigley Jr Company (Mars Incorporated)
• Inventors: Fornaguera, Joan
• Application Number:
  US11/556,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20070104828A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/3
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 1/54 Composite products, e.g. layered laminated, coated, filled
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/0065 Processes for making filled articles, composite articles, multi-layered articles
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/0068 the material being shaped at least partially by a die; Extrusion of filled or multi-layered cross-sections or plates, optionally with the associated cutting
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/007 the material being shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum, an endless band or by drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the materials on a surface or an article being completed
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/0078 Removing articles from the mould; Associated manipulation
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/008 Compression moulding of paste, e.g. in the form of a ball or rope or other preforms, or of powder or granules
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/0284 Removing articles from the mould; Associated manipulation
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/0289 Compression moulding of paste, e.g. in the form of a ball or rope or other preforms, or of a powder or granules
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/2015 the material being shaped at least partially by a die; Extrusion of filled or multi-layered cross-sections or plates, optionally with the associated cutting device
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/2053 Removing articles from the mould; Associated manipulation
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/2061 Compression moulding of paste, e.g. in the form of a ball or rope or other preforms, or of powder or granules
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/54 Composite products, e.g. layered, coated, filled
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/545 hollow products, e.g. with inedible or edible filling, fixed or movable within the cavity
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/043 for composite chewing gum coating A23G4/025
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/046 with a centre made of chewing gum
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/20 Composite products, e.g. centre-filled , multi-layer, laminated
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 7/0018 Apparatus for cutting or dividing chocolate or candies
• CPC Class Codes: A23P 30/25 Co-extrusion of different foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 11/12 co-operating with moulds on the circumference of a rotating drum

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a center-filled confectionery product and a method for making the same. The center-filled confectionery product includes a fill portion which may be a liquid and an outer portion composed of a confectionery material. The fill portion is within the outer confectionery portion. The confectionery product further includes a flange composed of the confectionery material that surrounds the periphery of the confectionery product. The center-filled confectionery product may be coated.

Claims

1. A confectionery product comprising:

an outer portion;

a fill portion in the outer portion; and

a flange surrounding a periphery of the confectionery product.

2. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the flange is integral with the outer portion.

3. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the flange surrounds the entire periphery of the confectionery product.

4. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the confectionery material is selected from the group consisting of hard candy, soft candy, fondants, toffee, taffy, gel candy, chewing gum, chocolate, nougat, and combinations thereof.

5. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the fill portion is selected from group consisting of a liquid, a semi-liquid, a syrup, a gel, a paste, a semi-solid, a flowable solid, and combinations thereof.

6. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the outer portion is a chewing gum and the fill portion is a liquid.

7. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the fill portion further comprises a fill material, the flange containing substantially no fill material.

8. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the fill portion is not visible when the confectionery product is viewed by a consumer.

9. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the flange further comprises a sealed edge.

10. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the flange has a uniform length about the entire periphery of the confectionery product.

11. The confectionery product of claim 1 wherein the fill portion is from about 1% to about 16% by weight of the confectionery product.

12. A confectionery product comprising:

an outer portion;

a fill portion;

a flange surrounding a periphery of the confectionery product; and

a coating.

13. The confectionery product of claim 12 wherein the coating is from about 1% to about 20% by weight of the confectionery product.

14. The confectionery product of claim 12 wherein the coating is selected from the group consisting of maltitol, sorbitol, erythritol, mannitol, isomalt, lactitol, xylitol and combinations thereof.

15. The confectionery product of claim 12 wherein the coating further comprises a sensation producing ingredient selected from the group consisting of a cooling agent, a food grade acid, a flavorant, and combinations thereof.

16. A method for producing a center-filled confectionery product comprising:

separating a web of adjoined center-filled confectionery pieces into a plurality of center-filled confectionery products; and

forming a flange around an entire periphery of each center-filled confectionery product.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising extruding an extrudate comprising a plurality of adjoined center-filled confectionery ropes and sealing opposing ends of the extrudate to form the web of adjoined center-filled confectionery pieces.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the separating further comprises breaking the web along strands adjoining the center-filled confectionery ropes.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising coating the web with a coating material.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising coating the plurality of center-filled confectionery products with a coating material.