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OwnerRobert J. Yatka, Michael Bunczek +6inventors
InventorsRobert J. Yatka, Michael Bunczek, Philip Urnezis, Philip Mazzone, Pamela Mazurek, Gordon N. McGrew, Joo H. Song, Fred R. Wolf
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Improved chewing gum formulations and bases, as well as methods of producing chewing gum and bases are provided. The chewing gum includes salatrim. Salatrim can be used in the base and/or gum as a plasticizer, softener, compatibilizer, and emulsifier. In an embodiment, salatrim is added to sucrose-type gum formulations replacing a small or large quantity of other fats, oils, and emulsifiers. A variety of base and chewing gum formulations including salatrim can be created and/or utilized pursuant to the present invention.
A gum base comprising:
A chewing gum formulation comprising:
A method for creating chewing gum comprising the step of substituting for a typical plasticizer, softener, or emulsifier in a chewing gum formulation structured triacylglycerols that include short and long chain acyl triglyceride molecules.
A method for reducing caloric content in a chewing gum formulation including fats/oils comprising the step of using structured triacylglycerols that include short and long chain acyl triglyceride molecules in the formulation.
A gum base comprising:
A chewing gum formulation comprising:
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