Jellies

Jelly fruit (engl. Jelly fruits ) are a semi-soft, on starch -based gelatinized confectionery product in the form of fruits such. B. raspberries, blackberries, orange slices or lemon wedges.

Jelly sweets were developed from the beginning of the 20th century after the invention of vacuum cooking technology.

They consist of glucose syrup , sugar (usually beet sugar ), water , natural, nature-identical or artificial flavorings , humectants ( sorbitol or invert sugar ), acid and colorants . As gelling find agar (E 406) or pectin (E 440) using.

The sugary base is boiled to the desired consistency with a gelling agent and a humectant, mixed with aroma and acid and then poured into the desired molds dusted with powdered sugar. After cooling, the jelly fruits are briefly moistened again and sprinkled with granulated sugar.

Very high quality jellies are also made from pure fruit pulp .

Jelly beans or gummy bears, etc. represent a variety of jelly fruits ; they have a significantly higher content of gelling agents and are therefore less soft.

literature

• The world of sugar confectionery. Edited by the BDSI Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry; Bonn, undated