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Soft starchy chewing gum
Assignee: Lotte Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-05-20
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Granted: 1987-11-17
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Expires: 2005-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A soft starchy chewing gum capable of retaining its softness in an atmosphere of very low temperature contains, in substitution for a portion or all of sweetening malt honey, a preparation comprising a source of an α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin, and a total water content of about 0.3 to 12% by weight which contributes to providing the soft starchy chewing gum with a consistency similar to rice cake. The chewing gum may be fabricated into a stuffed chewing gum enclosing a center filling, such as bean jam, jelly, ice-cream or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshinori Sato
- 👤 Yukio Tsuchiya
- 👤 Keiji Fujimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:46
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G9/00; A23G9/44; A23G9/48; A23G4/00; A23G4/02; A23G4/04; A23G4/043; A23G4/06; A23G4/068; A23G4/10; A23G4/18; A23G4/20; A23V; A23V2002/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
28 words
A soft starchy chewing gum comprising a gum base and a Turkish delight preparation comprising a source of an α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin, a sweetener, and water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
A soft starchy chewing gum comprising a gum base and a Turkish delight preparation comprising a source of an α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin, a sweetener, and water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 1 having a moisture content of about 5.5 to 12% by weight and the consistency of a rice cake.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 2, wherein said sweetener comprises dextrin having a DE of 2 to 50.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 1, having a moisture content within the range of about 0.3 to 12% by total weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 4, wherein the chewing gum contains a total water content of about 0.3 to about 5.5% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises additional sweetener.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 6, wherein said sweetener comprises dextrin having a DE of 2 to 50.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 6, wherein said additional sweetener is selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, sugar alcohols, isomerized sugar, and invert sugar.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 8, wherein said disaccharides are selected from the group consisting of sucrose, maltose and lactose.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 9, wherein said sweetener comprises sucrose.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 6, wherein said additional sweetener is a dextrin having a DE of 2 to 50.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 1, wherein said source of α-starch is selected from the group consisting of glutinous rice, glutinous corn and glutinous barley.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 12, wherein said glutinous rice is in the form of rice flour.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
A soft starchy chewing gum in the form a rice cake comprising gum base, sweeteners, flavors, and a Turkish delight preparation comprising water and a source of an α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin, said chewing gum having a total moisture content of about 5.5 to about 12% by weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
A soft starchy chewing gum in the form a rice cake comprising gum base, sweeteners, flavors, and a Turkish delight preparation comprising water and a source of an α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin, said chewing gum having a total moisture content of about 5.5 to about 12% by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
A soft starchy chewing gum in the form of a rice cake having a center filling, said chewing gum comprising gum base, sweeteners, flavors, and a preparation comprising water and a source of an α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin, said chewing gum having a total water content of 5.5 to about 12% by weight.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
A soft starchy chewing gum in the form of a rice cake having a center filling, said chewing gum comprising gum base, sweeteners, flavors, and a preparation comprising water and a source of an α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin, said chewing gum having a total water content of 5.5 to about 12% by weight.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 15, wherein said preparation is a Turkish delight.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
A soft starchy chewing gum according to claim 15, wherein said filling material is selected from the group consisting of a jam, a jelly, a nougat, a caramel, and an ice cream.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
46 words
A method for making a soft chewing comprising: (a) providing an aqueous composition including a Turkish delight preparation having a source of α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin; (b) adding said composition with mixing to a gum base; and (c) forming the resultant mixture into chewing gum.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
46 words
A method for making a soft chewing comprising: (a) providing an aqueous composition including a Turkish delight preparation having a source of α-starch consisting essentially of amylopectin; (b) adding said composition with mixing to a gum base; and (c) forming the resultant mixture into chewing gum.
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