Technical Troubleshooting
Questions about Chewy Candy, "Advanced Q&A"
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- Premix,
- Cooking (to dissolve all sucrose in order to control the crystallization later),
- Cooling (to optimize the crystallisation),
- Crystallization (puller or z blade mixer) with addition of the seeding,
- Cooling, forming.
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By adjusting the final moisture content, using a different glucose syrup (higher Dextrose Equivalent glucose syrup will bring less viscosity and so less hardness) or improving the crystallization (quantity and size of the crystals).
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It could be a lack of crystallization or too big particle size and/or a high percentage of fructose or citric acid that will make the chew hygroscopic.
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GLUCIDEX® 2 maltodextrin (4% DS/TDS with good crystallized texture) and (PREGEFLO® C 100 pregelatinized waxy corn starch + NUTRIOSE® 06 soluble fiber) (at 2% DS/TDS) which bring more lasting chewiness.