be used include arabinoglactan polycarbophil calcium polycarbophil fibersol inulin methylcellulose and psyllium as seen if fig1 the method for making the confectionary product with a high fiber and high sucrose content is begun by feeding and blending corn syrup 2 having from about 40 to about 60 de and having from about 79 to about 82 weight percent solids preferably about 42 43 de a 20 to 50 weight sucrose solution based upon dry sucrose 4 and a warmed aqueous slurry of swellable or water soluble dietary fiber 6 having a temperature of 55 u00b0 to 60 u00b0 c into a weighing vessel 8 the warmed blended slurry has at least about 20 weight percent dry basis fiber generally from about 25 to about 40 weight percent dry basis fiber and at least 60 weight percent solids generally from about 60 to about 74 weight percent solids the combination of corn syrup and sweetener comprises from about 75 to about 60 weight percent dry basis and preferably about 65 weight percent of the slurry corn syrup comprises from about 50 to about 70 weight percent dry basis preferably about 55 65 weight percent dry basis of the corn syrup sweetener combination the.