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Chewing gum with improved sweetness employing xylitol rolling compound
Assignee: WM Wrigley Jr Co
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Filing: 1989-09-28
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Granted: 1990-12-11
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Expires: 2009-09-28
Abstract
Abstract A chewing gum product in stick or sheet form is provided with a rolling compound of xylitol, preferably from about 0.5 to about 7 percent, and more preferably from about 2 to about 3 percent, by weight of the chewing gum product.
Inventors
- 👤 Mansukh M. Patel
- 👤 Paul R. Chisari
- 👤 Kevin B. Broderick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:47
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10; A23G4/02; A23G4/025; A23G4/18; A23G4/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A sheeted chewing gum product in stick or tab form, having a core portion comprising chewable gum base, sweetener and flavoring, and further having deposited on the surface of said the core portion, a powdered rolling compound containing at least 80 percent of xylitol, said rolling compound comprising from about 0.5 to about 7 percent by weight of the chewing gum product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A sheeted chewing gum product in stick or tab form, having a core portion comprising chewable gum base, sweetener and flavoring, and further having deposited on the surface of said the core portion, a powdered rolling compound containing at least 80 percent of xylitol, said rolling compound comprising from about 0.5 to about 7 percent by weight of the chewing gum product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the xylitol constitutes from about 2 to about 3 percent by weight of the chewing gum product.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the xylitol has a size of from about 74 to about 177 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the xylitol has a size of from about 88 to about 149 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the rolling compound consists essentially of xylitol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the rolling compound comprises at least 80 percent by weight of xylitol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the rolling compound comprises at least 50 percent by weight of xylitol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the rolling compound comprises from about 0.1 to about 20.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one anti-caking agent of the group consisting of fumed or precipitated silica, talc, starch, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate and magnesium stearate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The chewing gum product of claim 8, wherein the rolling compound comprises a combination of fumed silica and talc.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The chewing gum product of claim 9, wherein the rolling compound comprises about 0.5 percent by weight of the rolling compound of fumed silica and about 10.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound of talc.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the rolling compound comprises up to about 10 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one member of the group consisting of flavors, colors and high intensity sweeteners.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The chewing gum product of claim 11, wherein the rolling compound comprises up to about 3.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one member of the group consisting of flavors, colors and high intensity sweeteners.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The chewing gum product of claim 11, wherein the rolling compound comprises up to about 1.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one member of the group consisting of flavors, colors and high intensity sweeteners.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The chewing gum product of claim 11, wherein the rolling compound comprises from about 0.025 to about 0.5 percent of aspartame, by weight of the chewing gum product.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the rolling compound comprises up to about 50 percent by weight of the rolling compound of a bulking agent selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol, sucrose, glucose, dextrose, fructose, lactose, talc, starch, dextrin, maltodextrin, hydrogenated isomaltulose, palatinose and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
The chewing gum product of claim 1, wherein the rolling compound comprises up to about 20 percent by weight of the rolling compound of a bulking agent selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol, sucrose, glucose, dextrose, fructose, lactose, talc, starch, dextrin, maltodextrin, hydrogenated isomaltulose, palatinose and mixtures thereof.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of sweetening a sheeted chewing gum product in stick or tab form comprising chewable gum base and flavoring, the method comprising the step of applying, to the surface of each side of the gum product, a powdered rolling compound containing at least 80 percent of xylitol, said rolling compound comprising from about 0.5 to about 7 percent by weight of the chewing gum product.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of sweetening a sheeted chewing gum product in stick or tab form comprising chewable gum base and flavoring, the method comprising the step of applying, to the surface of each side of the gum product, a powdered rolling compound containing at least 80 percent of xylitol, said rolling compound comprising from about 0.5 to about 7 percent by weight of the chewing gum product.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the rolling compound is applied to the chewing gum at a level of from about 4.5 to about 63 grams of xylitol per square meter of the surface area of the gum.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the rolling compound is applied to the chewing gum at a level of from about 18 to about 27 grams of xylitol per square meter of the surface area of the gum.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 17, comprising the steps of sequentially (a) extruding the chewing gum; (b) applying the rolling compound to the chewing gum; and (c) sizing the chewing gum.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the rolling compound is applied by dusting the rolling compound onto the surface of the chewing gum product.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 17, comprising the steps of blending from about 0.1 to about 20.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one anti-caking agent of the group consisting of fumed or precipitated silica, talc, starch, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate and magnesium stearate, into the xylitol; and subsequently applying the rolling compound to the chewing gum.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 17, comprising the steps of blending up to about 10 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one member of the group consisting of flavors, colors and high intensity sweeteners, into the xylitol; and subsequently applying the rolling compound to the chewing gum.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 22, comprising the steps of blending up to about 3.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one member of the group consisting of flavors, colors and high intensity sweeteners, into the mixture of anti-caking agent and xylitol; and subsequently applying the rolling compound to the chewing gum.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 22, comprising the steps of blending up to about 1.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound of at least one member of the group consisting of flavors, colors and high intensity sweeteners, into the mixture of anti-caking agent and xylitol; and subsequently applying the rolling compound to the chewing gum.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
17 words
A method according to one of claims 22-25, wherein the blending is in a twin shell blender.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
16 words
A method according to one of claims 22-25, wherein the blending is in a fluidized bed.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
33 words
A method according to one of claims 17, 22 or 24, comprising the step of grinding the rolling compound within 4 days prior to application of the rolling compound to the chewing gum.
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