Production process and technological aspects of honey flavored hard candy

MARÍA AGUSTINA REINHEIMER; SERGIO F. MUSSATI; NICOLÁS J. SCENNA

Honey: Production, Consumption and Health Benefits

Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Año: 2012; p. 183 - 192

Hard candies are classic examples of sugar glasses. Apparently, they are solids, but actually, in fact they are supercooled liquids in a non-crystalline state. Despite their simple composition, different process aspects are strongly influenced by the microstructural characterization of hard candies. In the confectionary industry, several process operating parameters are critical to produce high quality products. For this reason, such parameters should be controlled. Also, the behavior of the ingredients plays an important role on the product quality and therefore should be considered. This proposed chapter is focused on the description of the production process of honey flavored hard candy. During different process stages, some technological considerations related with the composition and the vitrification process of the product will be mentioned on the chapter. In addition, cooking and cooling process conditions affect quality and storage aspects as well as hard candy?s shell life. For those mentioned features, it is necessary to interlink process stages with product characterization in order to produce high quality candies. Finally, these considerations will be explored in detail in the chapter