Environment-friendly chewing gum and method of its manufacture
OwnerGuillaume Ribadeau-Dumas, Leon Mentinkinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gum base composition for environment-friendly chewing gum, comprising a swelling agent selected from the group comprising the granular starches, in particular hydroxypropylated, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated starches, that can possibly be additionally crosslinked, dried A-granule wheat starch and pregelatinized starches with disintegrating power.
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Composition of gum base for environment-friendly chewing gum, comprising a swelling agent selected from the group comprising granular starches, in particular hydroxypropylated, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated starches, that can possibly be additionally crosslinked, dried A-granule wheat starch and pregelatinized starches with disintegrating power.
Environment-friendly chewing gum, comprising by weight relative to its total dry matter:
- from 15 to 50% of gum base
- from 1 to 15% of swelling agent
- from 0.5 to 80% of at least one crystallized polyol
- from 0 to 10% of a syrup of maltitol
- from 0 to 10% of a plasticizer,
- said swelling agent being selected from the group comprising the granular starches, in particular hydroxypropylated, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated starches, that can possibly be additionally crosslinked, dried A-granule wheat starch and pregelatinized starches with disintegrating power.
Method of preparation of an environment-friendly chewing gum, wherein a swelling agent is selected from the group comprising granular starches, in particular hydroxypropylated, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated starches, dried A-granule wheat starch and pregelatinized starches with disintegrating power, is incorporated in the gum base.
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