Three-layered centerfilled gum product with candy shell

• US 7,452,558 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2003
• Issued: 11/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC (Mondelez International, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cadbury Adams USA LLC (Mondelez International, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jani, Bharat, Degady, Marc, Warrington, Richard Mark, Arenas, Demian, Janos, Edward M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Corbin; Arthur L
• Application Number:
  US10/664,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20040037924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,911 Days
• Field of Search: 426 3- 6, 426/90, 426/91, 426/134, 426/421, 426/512, 426/516, 426/302, 426/305, 426/307, 426/660
• US Class Current: 426/3
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/125 with introduction of sticks
• 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 3/54 Composite products, e.g. layered, coated, filled
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/563 products with an inedible support, e.g. a stick
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/043 for composite chewing gum coating A23G4/025
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/20 Composite products, e.g. centre-filled , multi-layer, laminated
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 25/006 packaging of lollipops

Abstract

A three-phase center-filled gum or bubble gum candy lollipop product. An extruded gum or bubble gum material has a semi-liquid center-fill material added to it in a batch forming mechanism simultaneously with the formation of an exterior candy shell. The three-phase rope of material is formed into lollipop candy members in a forming machine and lollipop sticks are inserted into them. The formed lollipop products are then cooled, tumbled and prepared for further processing.

Claims

1. A lollipop product having a center layer of a semi-liquid material, an intermediate layer of a gum material and an outer layer of a hard candy material,

wherein:

said outer layer of said hard candy material includes regions of reduced thickness having thicknesses less than other regions of said outer layer;

said intermediate layer of said gum material is adjacent said regions of reduced thickness; and

said semi-liquid material includes pectin in an amount of about 1.0 to 1.3% by weight of said lollipop product, said amount being sufficient to prevent said semi-liquid material from migrating out of said lollipop product at said regions of reduced thickness through said intermediate layer.

2. The product as recited in claim 1 wherein said product is made by a process including the steps of extruding said gum material from an extruder, injecting said liquid material into said extruded gum material, coating said semi-liquid-filled gum material with a candy material, and forming said candy coated semi-liquid-filled gum material into a lollipop product.

3. The product as recited in claim 1 further comprising a lollipop stick spaced from said center layer, said lollipop stick extending from said intermediate layer and through said outer layer.