If you want to start investing in or upgrading gummy candy-making equipment, then you should read this guide.
It covers the knowledge you should know more about this industry, from basic to advanced aspects of the gummy candy-making industry.
The information will help you to know more about the gummy candy industry and will help you to choose a cGMP-compliant, safe, efficient, and high-tech gummy candy-making machinery.
- What are the main materials for making gummy candies?
- How I can know which type of gummy candy suits my market?
- I have no experience in making gummies, can you help me from A to Z?
- We want to make medicinal gummies, so what’s your machine weight tolerance?
- What are the materials for the candy molds?
- Did the molds need oil coating to avoid stickiness?
- What’s the thickness of the Sugar cookers?
- How to avoid gummy candy tails when deposited in the mold cavities?
- What’s the final product difference between the common cooker and the vacuum cooker?
- What’s the purpose of vacuum cookers?
- What’s the batch cooking process?
- How to prepare the drying room?
- How long is the drying time for the gummies?
- How much coated gummy oil is required to produce each kilogram or ton of finished Gummy Product?
- How to clean the gummy candy sugar-coating drum?
- Can I produce center-filling gummies, what materials suit your gummy depositor?
- Can I produce Jelly beans and common gummy candy with the same depositor?
- What are the main materials for making gummy candies?
The main materials for making gummy candy are Sugar, glucose, water, gelatin/pectin, color, flavor, acid, and other special additives.
- How I can know which type of gummy candy suits my market?
You can make market research, including whether the gummy is gelatin-based or pectin-based. If you are in a Muslim country, then pectin-based gummy and carrageenan-based gummy suit you more. Check which shape gummies are popular in your market, like fruit shape, animal shape, 3D shape gummies, etc.
- I have no experience in making gummies, can you help me?
Yes, we can, before you start your confectionery business, Market research is needed, then we can recommend you the matched production line. we will help you from the formula to the final packed gummy candies.
- We want to make medicinal gummies, so what’s your machine weight tolerance?
We have tested for batches. for example, for each gummy with 2.5g, we tested with 10 pcs. the final weight is 24-26g. so we can do lower 5% tolerance.
- What are the materials for the candy molds?
The main material of candy molds is aluminum alloy, Teflon coating, and spares. if you need to apply cGMP for your medicinal gummies， we can support you with the mold SGS certificates.
- Did the molds need oil coating to avoid stickiness?
Yes, Before the mold filling with sugar syrup, will be a thin oil sprayed by an automatic oil sprayer. The purpose is to help the gummies demolding and avoid stickiness to each other gummies too.
- What’s the thickness of the Sugar cookers?
The sugar cookers are double-layered. inner layer with 3-4mm, and out-layer with 4-5mm. The heating medium is in the middle of the double jacket. The purpose of it is to control the temperature of the sugar syrup.
- How to avoid gummy candy tails when deposited in the mold cavities?
Sometimes you can see the gummy syrup drop on the mold surface. yes, it happens, This tail is related to the gummy recipe, depositing temperature, depositing speed, and viscosity, so the tail can be fixed.
- What’s the final product difference between the common cooker and the vacuum cooker?
For gummy candies, the Vacuum cooker does not have an obvious difference. the vacuum cooker suits gummy candy lines over 500kgs/h.
- What’s the purpose of vacuum cookers?
The purpose of vacuum cookers is not to get a high temperature, it is for absorbing the moisture in the material, and ensuring the quality of the materials.
- What’s the batch cooking process?
Step 1 Put water, sugar, and glucose in the sugar-dissolving tank.
step 2 When the cooking work is done, pump to the buffer tank.
step 3 The buffer tank is for temporary holding, and cooling the mixture.
step 4 Then mix with the gelatin, or pectin solution in the mixing tanks, after stirring well, wait for the next step.
this is a simple process of sugar cooking.
- How to prepare the drying room?
It’s simple to prepare a drying room for your gummies. we recommended a temperature of 25-30C, and humidity of 30-40%, if your country with high temp, you may need an air conditioner and a dehumidifier.
- How long is the drying time for the gummies?
The drying time you need to adjust with your formula, your gummy shape and weight. usually, we suggest around 24 hours before packaging.
- How much coated gummy oil is required to produce each kilogram or ton of finished Gummy Product?
Usually, it’s 0 .15-0.5% depending on the oil and geometry of the mold gravity.
- How to clean the gummy candy sugar-coating drum?
The coating drum first reverses and discharges the powder in the interlayer of the roller, and then blows it with compressed air.
- Can I produce center-filling gummies, what materials suit your gummy depositor?
Yes, the gummy depositor can make gummies with center fillings. only need to change the depositing plate.
- Can I produce Jelly beans and common gummy candy with the same depositor?
We do not recommend doing so. Jelly beans and common jelly candy depositor appearance looks similar, but for gummy beans, the depositing plate and pouch are special designs, that control the mixture flow suits gummy beans. So they need different depositors.