PRODUCTION OF CONFECTIONERY USING SUCCESSIVELY OPTIMIZED MOLDING POWDER AND CONFECTIONERY OBTAINABLE THEREBY

摘要

The present invention relates to a process comprising as process steps:a) Providing a confectionery precursor mass, wherein the confectionery precursor mass is liquid;b) Providing a support, supporting a powder, wherein the powder includes a powder surface,wherein the powder surface comprises a plurality of negative molds;c) Filling the negative molds with the confectionery precursor mass; andd) Hardening the confectionery precursor mass;wherein the powder has a particle size distribution characterized by ai) D₁₀ in a range from 6 to 10 μm,ii) D₅₀ in a range from 12 to 16 μm, andiii) D₉₀ in a range from 21 to 25 μm.;The invention also relates to a confectionery product produced according to the production process according to the invention, a product comprising a flour, a hard candy with a diameter which is a strictly monotonically decreasing function, use for the production of confectionery, a device for the production of hard candies, a process in this device, and a hard candy, obtainable by this process.