CHEWY SWEET AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SUCH A CHEWY SWEET

摘要

The invention relates on the one hand to a chewy sweet, comprising a gelatinizing agent for providing a chewy texture to the chewy sweet, wherein the gelatinizing agent consists of a gliadin-enriched wheat gluten fraction. On the other hand, the invention relates to a method for preparing such a chewy sweet, comprising the steps of a) dispersing the gliadin-enriched wheat gluten fraction in warm water; b) cooking up glucose syrup, sucrose and water at 120-140° C., until moisture content of the mass is 10%, preferably between 4 and 7%; c) adding the fat material and the one or more emulsifiers to the cooked-up syrup, during or after cooking; d) cooling the mixture of b) and c) to below 105° C.; e) mixing the syrup of d) with a) and the other ingredients; f) further cooling this mass; g) and bringing the cooled mass into the desired shape.