Physiochromic Candy Composition for Changing Visual Effects

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current candies lack visual effects, limiting consumer engagement and excitement.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of physiochromic agents, glitters, sensory additives, and patterned surfaces such as anaglyph images, stereoscopic images, lenticular printing, and holograms into candies to create visual and sensory effects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional food colorants are used, then candies can be produced with basic colors, but they cannot produce changing or intriguing visual effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual effectsVSAvoidcandy composition
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple materials with different properties (physiochromic agents for color change, glitters for sparkle, sensory additives for tactile effects, and patterned surfaces for visual complexity) to create a composite candy structure that delivers multiple visual effects simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between visual versatility and composition complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Adaptability or versatility

If candies are designed with specialized visual effects, then consumer engagement and excitement are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsumer experienceVSAvoidproduction process
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The manufacturing process is segmented into distinct stages: preparing the sugar base, incorporating sensory additives, applying patterned surfaces, and adding visual effect elements. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall manufacturing feasibility, resolving the contradiction between enhanced consumer experience and manufacturing complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Candies with visual and sensory effects provide an element of surprise and lasting impression, enhancing consumer experience.

Implementation Method 1

a physiochromic agent

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhysiochromism: Thermochromism

Data Source

PatentUS12446592B2Candy with visual effects and production methods thereof
Publication Date: 2025.10.21 BABIN KATHERINE DEJARNETTE
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AI summary

A confection having a specialized sensory effect includes a sugar base a sensory additive and/or a patterned surface that exhibits an anaglyph image; a stereoscopic image; steganography; lenticular printing; a mirrored finish; a cryptogram; a hologram; or any combination of the images. The sensory additive is a physiochromic agent; a glitter; a candy dust; a sensate agent; or any combination of the additives. These confections add an element of surprise and create a lasting impression on a consumer.