PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gumi candy like confectionery which has texture which is rich in freshness and elasticity peculiar to a conventional gumi candy, can be eaten tearing in a size of preference, in which pleasure to tear, and attitude of taste and variety of texture of each confectionery piece which has been torn can be enjoyed, and which has new delicacy and new exciting feeling, and to provide a method of producing the same.SOLUTION: The gumi candy like confectionery which can be torn is a gumi candy like confectionery which includes: 35-80 wt.% of crystalline saccharide as a solid content 5-40 wt.% of edible oil and 2.5-10 wt.% of gelatin, and is obtained by that a dough which mixes a heat-treated gelatin solution, the crystalline saccharide, and the edible oil is carried out with candy drawing treatment. The gumi candy like confectionery which can be torn can be obtained as follows. The gelatin is swelled with water, and is heat-treated to make a gelatin solution, heating mixing of the crystalline saccharide and the edible oil is carried out to make a dispersion, the gelatin solution and the dispersion are mixed to make a dough, the dough is extended in the same direction to make a candy drawn like dough, and the candy drawn like dough is cooled and molded.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来のグミキャンディ特有の瑞々しさと弾力に富んだ食感を持ちながら、好みの大きさに引き裂きながら食することができ、引き裂くことができるという楽しさと、引き裂いた菓子片それぞれの味の出方や食感のバラエティを楽しむことができる、新しいおいしさとときめきを有するグミキャンディ様菓子及びその製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】固形分として、結晶性糖類を35~80重量%、食用油脂を5~40重量%、ゼラチンを2.5~10重量%含むグミキャンディ様菓子であって、熱処理されたゼラチン溶液と、前記結晶性糖類及び食用油脂とを混合した生地を引き飴処理して得られる、引き裂き可能なグミキャンディ様菓子。該グミキャンディ様菓子は、ゼラチンを水で膨潤させ、熱処理してゼラチン溶液を作り、結晶性糖類と食用油脂を加熱混合し分散液を作り、前記ゼラチン溶液と前記分散液を混合して生地にし、前記生地を同一方向に延伸して引き飴状の生地にし前記引き飴状の生地を冷却成型することで得られる。【選択図】なし
