Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a hard caramel containing a trehalulose-containing composition, and to a hard caramel prepared according to the process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to isomaltulose-containing hard caramels comprising a core and a closed microcrystalline surface layer having a thickness of at most 1 mm, and to processes for preparing isomaltulose-containing hard caramels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing transparently sugar-coated chewing gum having a heterogeneously structured chewing gum core and a transparent sugar-coated surface layer enveloping this core, wherein colored carbohydrate particles, which are scattered on and rolled into a surface of the extruded shaped chewing-gum body before the sugar-coating, are visible through the transparent sugar-coated surface layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a confectionery product having a sugar-free coating covering and the products obtained from this method, particularly a confectionery product having a sugar-free coating covering.

Abstract: Some water drain valves tend to fill with water which may freeze, thereby jamming the valve. This invention provides an aircraft water drain valve comprising a passageway, a shaft, a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The shaft is moveable between an open position in which the first and second sealing members are arranged to allow free passage of fluid through the passageway, and a closed position in which both the first and second sealing members are arranged to prevent free passage of fluid through the passageway thereby preventing ingress of fluid into the region between the first and second sealing members. Thus water may be hindered from collecting and freezing in the part of the valve close to the cold wall of the fuel tank.

Abstract: Some water drain valves tend to fill with water which may freeze, thereby jamming the valve. This invention provides an aircraft water drain valve comprising a passageway, a shaft, a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The shaft is moveable between an open position in which the first and second sealing members are arranged to allow free passage of fluid through the passageway, and a closed position in which both the first and second sealing members are arranged to prevent free passage of fluid through the passageway thereby preventing ingress of fluid into the region between the first and second sealing members. Thus water may be hindered from collecting and freezing in the part of the valve close to the cold wall of the fuel tank.