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Non-adhesive chewing gums and method
Assignee: Life Savers Inc
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Filing: 1978-12-21
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Granted: 1980-12-23
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Expires: 1998-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A non-adhesive chewing gum is provided which does not adhere to dentures and includes gum base, sweetener, flavor and a slip agent for imparting non-adhesive properties to the gum, the slip agent being alpha-cellulose, texturized vegetable protein, bran, fish protein concentrate, citrus peel, citrus pulp, fruit pulp or mixtures thereof. A method for imparting non-adhesive properties to chewing gum is also provided. The resulting chewing gum has significantly higher cud volume than previously known chewing gums of equivalent weight.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Stroz
- 👤 Abraham I. Bakal
- 👤 Donald A. M. Mackay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:22
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A chewing gum having non-adhesive properties comprising gum base, sweetener, flavoring and from about 1 to about 15% by weight of alpha-cellulose a non-adhesive-imparting slip agent to improve chewing quality, impart non-adhesive properties to said gum and increase cud size of said gum, said chewing gum further including from 1 to about 30% by weight water, and from 0.2 to about 3% by weight of a thickener, said thickener being hydrolyzed cereal solids, malto-dextrin, modified food starch, low D.E. corn syrup solids, alginates, carrageenan, xanthan gum, gelatin, carob, tragacanth, locust bean, and other water-soluble gums, or carboxymethyl cellulose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A chewing gum having non-adhesive properties comprising gum base, sweetener, flavoring and from about 1 to about 15% by weight of alpha-cellulose a non-adhesive-imparting slip agent to improve chewing quality, impart non-adhesive properties to said gum and increase cud size of said gum, said chewing gum further including from 1 to about 30% by weight water, and from 0.2 to about 3% by weight of a thickener, said thickener being hydrolyzed cereal solids, malto-dextrin, modified food starch, low D.E. corn syrup solids, alginates, carrageenan, xanthan gum, gelatin, carob, tragacanth, locust bean, and other water-soluble gums, or carboxymethyl cellulose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said alpha-cellulose is in particulate form having an average particle size within the range of from about 500 to about 30 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said thickener comprises carboxymethyl cellulose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said chewing gum contains from about 0.2 to about 1.5% by weight of a thickener.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said chewing gum contains from about 1 to about 15% by weight water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said chewing gum contains from about 1 to about 15% by weight water, and from about 0.2 to about 3% by weight carboxymethyl cellulose.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said sweetener is a sugar, sugar alcohol or mixture thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said sweetener is an artificial sweetener or sugar alcohol or mixture thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chewing gum as defined in claim 1 further including xylitol syrup, sorbitol syrup, maltitol syrup, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, modified starch syrup, corn syrup or mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for imparting non-adhesive properties while increasing cud volume of chewing gum said chewing gum comprising gum base, sweetener and flavor, which comprises adding to said chewing gum ingredients from about 1 to about 15% by weight of a slip agent comprising alpha-cellulose and further adding to said chewing gum ingredients from about 1 to about 15% by weight water, and from about 0.2 to about 3% by weight of a thickener.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for imparting non-adhesive properties while increasing cud volume of chewing gum said chewing gum comprising gum base, sweetener and flavor, which comprises adding to said chewing gum ingredients from about 1 to about 15% by weight of a slip agent comprising alpha-cellulose and further adding to said chewing gum ingredients from about 1 to about 15% by weight water, and from about 0.2 to about 3% by weight of a thickener.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as defined in claim 10 wherein said thickener comprises from about 0.2 to about 1.5% by weight carboxymethyl cellulose, said % being based on the total weight of said chewing gum.
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