Prolamine blends
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsWilly Weisheng Lee, Jingping Liu
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Abstract
Prolamine blends with oligomeric poly(hydroxyl ester) such as poly(lactic acid) and methods of preparing same are provided. The blends can be used for making chewing gum bases, especially as biodegradable chewing gum bases. The blends are also useful for making other edible products as well as eco-friendly packaging films, coatings, adhesives, and encapsulation vehicles for medicament delivery and the like.
Claims35
A method of producing a prolamine composition comprising the step of:
- combining at least one prolamine and at least one polyester.
A method of modifying a physical property of a prolamine comprising the step of:
- combining at least one prolamine and at least one polyester.
A blend comprising:
- at least one prolamine and at least one polyester.
An edible product comprising:
- a blend comprising at least one prolamine and at least one polyester.
A method of manufacturing an edible product comprising the steps of:
- dissolving at least one prolamine in an alcohol/water solution;
- and
- adding at least one polyester to the solution to form a mixture.
A chewing gum base comprising:
- a blend of at least one prolamine and at least one polyester.
A method of producing a chewing gum base comprising the step of:
- combining at least one prolamine and at least one polyester.
A chewing gum comprising:
- a chewing gum base that includes a blend of at least one prolamine and at least one polyester;
- and
- a flavor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.