Abstract: "Gumi" (or gummy) candies made by mixing water, sugar, starch syrup, an acid, a setting agent, a buffer solution, a flavoring material and a coloring agent. A combination of pectin and gelatin is used as the setting agent. Pectin and gelatin are used in the amounts of 1.9 to 2.6% and 1 to 3.8%, respectively, by weight relative to the total solid weight of the principal materials which are sugar, starch syrup, acid, setting agent and a buffer solution.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 30, 1997
Date of Patent:
August 3, 1999
Assignees:
Mondo Beni Co., Ltd., Yasui Confectionery Co. Ltd.