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Chewing gum compositions containing novel sweetener delivery systems and method of preparation
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1984-10-05
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Granted: 1986-07-01
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Expires: 2004-10-05
Abstract
Abstract A chewing gum composition comprising a gum base and an agglomerated sweetener delivery system capable of effecting a controlled release of core material comprising: (A) at least one natural or artificial core material selected from the group consisting of amino acid based sweeteners, dipeptide sweeteners, glycyrrhizin, saccharin and its salts, acesulfame salts, cyclamates, steviosides, talin, dihydrochalcone compounds, flavoring agents and mixtures thereof; and (B) a hydrophobic matrix consisting essentially of (i) lecithin; and (ii) an edible material having a melting point in the range of about 25 DEG C. to about 100 DEG C. selected from the group consisting of (a) fatty acids having an iodine value of about 1 to about 10, (b) natural waxes, (c) synthetic waxes and (d) mixtures thereof; and (iii) at least one glyceride.
Inventors
- 👤 Shri C. Sharma
- 👤 Robert K. Yang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:39
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/02; A23G4/10; A23G4/18; A23G4/20; A23V; A23V2002/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A chewing gum composition comprising a gum base and an agglomerated stable sweetener delivery system capable of effecting a controlled release of the sweetener comprising: (A) at least one solid natural or artificial high intensity sweetener selected from the group consisting of amino acid based sweeteners, dipeptide sweeteners, glycyrrhizin, saccharin and its salts, acesulfame salts, cyclamates, steviosides, talin, dihydrochalcone compounds and mixtures thereof; and (B) a hydrophobic matrix consisting essentially of (i) lecithin; and (ii) an edible material having a melting point in the range of about 25° C. to about 100° C. selected from the group consisting of (a) fatty acids having an iodine value of about 1 to about 10, (b) natural waxes, (c) synthetic waxes and (d) mixtures thereof; and (iii) at least one glyceride.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A chewing gum composition comprising a gum base and an agglomerated stable sweetener delivery system capable of effecting a controlled release of the sweetener comprising: (A) at least one solid natural or artificial high intensity sweetener selected from the group consisting of amino acid based sweeteners, dipeptide sweeteners, glycyrrhizin, saccharin and its salts, acesulfame salts, cyclamates, steviosides, talin, dihydrochalcone compounds and mixtures thereof; and (B) a hydrophobic matrix consisting essentially of (i) lecithin; and (ii) an edible material having a melting point in the range of about 25° C. to about 100° C. selected from the group consisting of (a) fatty acids having an iodine value of about 1 to about 10, (b) natural waxes, (c) synthetic waxes and (d) mixtures thereof; and (iii) at least one glyceride.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the sweetener is present in amounts of about 0.01% to about 50% by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the sweetener comprises aspartame in the amount of about 0.01% to about 25% by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the sweetener comprises saccharin and its salts in the amount of about 0.01% to about 50% by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the sweetener is a combination of up to about 25% of aspartame and about 1.0% to about 50% of saccharin and its salts by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 5 wherein the sweetener additionally contains about 0.1% to about 50% of potassium acesulfame by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the purity of lecithin is at least 95% acetone insoluble.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 7 wherein the lecithin is soluble in the edible material of the hydrophobic matrix.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated palm oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, hydrogenated peanut oil, hydrogenated rapeseed oil, hydrogenated rice bran oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated sunflower oil and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 9 wherein the fatty acid is present in amounts of about 61% to about 95% by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 9 wherein the fatty acid is refined hydrogenated palm oil present in amounts of about 63% to about 90% by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 9 wherein the monoglyceride or diglyceride is present in amounts of about 0.5% to about 20% by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 12 wherein the monoglyceride is a distilled monoglyceride present in amounts of about 1% to about 3% by weight of the delivery system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 12 wherein the lecithin is present in amounts of about 0.5% to about 9%.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 13 having a melting point in the range of about 45° C. to about 70° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the gum base comprises an elastomer selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber and mixtures thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 16 wherein the gum base elastomer is selected from the group consisting of chicle, jelutong, balata, gutta-percha, lechi-capsi, sorva, butadiene-styrene copolymers, polyisobutylene, isobutylene-isoprene copolymers, polyethylene, polyvinylacetate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 17 wherein the gum base is present in the amounts of about 5% to about 45% by weight of the final chewing gum composition.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein there is additionally included fillers, coloring agents, flavoring agents, softeners, plasticizers, elastomers, elastomer solvents, sweetening agents and mixtures thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the delivery system additionally contains a flavor agent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
51 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 20 wherein the flavor agent is selected from the group consisting of spearmint oil, cinnamon oil, oil of wintergreen (methylsalicylate), peppermint oil, lemon oil, orange oil, grape oil, lime oil, grapefruit oil, apple essence, strawberry essence, cherry essence, pineapple essence, bananna oil and mixtures thereof.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of preparing a chewing gum composition having improved sustained sweetener release properties which comprises: (1) Preparing a sweetener delivery system wherein the core material is protected by a matrix coating prepared by the process comprising: (A) forming an agglomerate of a sweetener in a hydrophobic matrix coating comprising the steps of melting the hydrophobic matrix coating and dispersing the sweetener uniformly therein; feeding the dispersion into a heat controlled high pressure spray nozzle; atomizing the dispersion under controlled pressure to maintain the particle size between about 200 to about 30 mesh; collecting the congealed, dry spherical particles; and (B) coating the agglomerated particles by suspending the particles in a stream of air passing through a zone of atomized droplets of a second hydrophobic material; (2) Adding the resultant delivery system to a homogeneous mixture of a gum base and remaining chewing gum ingredients; and (3) Forming the resultant mixture into suitable chewing gum shapes.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of preparing a chewing gum composition having improved sustained sweetener release properties which comprises: (1) Preparing a sweetener delivery system wherein the core material is protected by a matrix coating prepared by the process comprising: (A) forming an agglomerate of a sweetener in a hydrophobic matrix coating comprising the steps of melting the hydrophobic matrix coating and dispersing the sweetener uniformly therein; feeding the dispersion into a heat controlled high pressure spray nozzle; atomizing the dispersion under controlled pressure to maintain the particle size between about 200 to about 30 mesh; collecting the congealed, dry spherical particles; and (B) coating the agglomerated particles by suspending the particles in a stream of air passing through a zone of atomized droplets of a second hydrophobic material; (2) Adding the resultant delivery system to a homogeneous mixture of a gum base and remaining chewing gum ingredients; and (3) Forming the resultant mixture into suitable chewing gum shapes.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the sweetener delivery system is added as a last step in the chewing gum composition at a temperature of about 39° to about 43° C.
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