EP0309414A2
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Chewing gum having antitartar activity
Assignee: Avantgarde SpA
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Filing: 1988-08-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-08-26
Abstract
Abstract A chewing gum composition endowed with antitartar activity is disclosed, the composition comprising a chewing gum base and an amount of an active principle sufficient to induce an antitartar effect, the active principle being selected from the neutral and acidic alkali and alkaline-earth metal polyphosphates (particularly the pyrophosphates and metaphosphates) and the alkaline-earth metal citrates and malates, and mixtures thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Paolo Cavazza
- 👤 Giulio Fiorentini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:42
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/064
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A chewing gum composition having antitartar activity comprising a chewing gum base and an amount of an active principle sufficient to induce an antitartar effect selected from the neutral and acidic alkali and alkaline-earth metal polyphosphates and the alkali and alkaline-earth metal citrates and malates and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A chewing gum composition having antitartar activity comprising a chewing gum base and an amount of an active principle sufficient to induce an antitartar effect selected from the neutral and acidic alkali and alkaline-earth metal polyphosphates and the alkali and alkaline-earth metal citrates and malates and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1, wherein said polyphosphates are selected from the neutral and acidic alkali and alkaline-earth metal pyrophosphates and the alkali metal metaphosphates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 2, wherein the neutral and acidic alkali metal pyrophosphates are selected from tetrasodium pyrophosphate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, dipotassium dihydrogen pyrophosphate and calcium pyrophosphate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 2, wherein the metaphosphates are selected from sodium trimetaphosphate and Maddrell's salt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1, wherein the alkaline-earth metal citrate is zinc citrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1, wherein the alkaline-earth metal malate is calcium malate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The chewing gum composition of anyone of the preceding claims which comprises from 0.01% to 5% by weight of polyphosphate, citrate or malate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A chewing gum composition according to anyone of the formulations of Examples 1 through 12 inclusive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A chewing gum composition according to anyone of the formulations of Examples 1 through 12 inclusive.
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