Method of making centerfilled gum product with candy shell
View Patent ↗A three-phase center-filled gum or bubble gum candy lollipop product. An extruded gum or bubble gum material has a semi-liquid center-fill material added to it in a batch forming mechanism simultaneously with the formation of an exterior candy shell. The three-phase rope of material is formed into lollipop candy members in a forming machine and lollipop sticks are inserted into them. The formed lollipop products are then cooled, tumbled and prepared for further processing.
1. A method of making a three-material lollipop product, said steps comprising:
extruding a rope of gum material from an extruder into a tubular member;
transporting said extruded rope of gum material through said tubular member into a batch forming mechanism;
injecting a center-fill semi-liquid material into said rope of gum material;
continuously molding molten candy material around said tubular member and said gum material in said batch forming mechanism thereby forming a rope of candy coated center-filled gum material;
transporting said rope of candy coated center-filled gum material to a lollipop forming mechanism; and
forming individual lollipop balls from said candy coated center-filled gum material in the lollipop forming mechanism.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising the step of sizing said candy coated gum material in a sizing mechanism prior to forming individual lollipop balls in said lollipop forming mechanism.
3. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising the step of inserting sticks into said lollipop balls to form lollipop products.
4. The method as set forth in claim 3 further comprising the step of cooling said formed lollipop products.