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US 2012/0237632 A1Published application
Chewing gums having improved removability based on extensional flow properties
OwnerDavid Phillips, Leslie D. Morgret +2inventors
InventorsDavid Phillips, Leslie D. Morgret, Xiaohu Xia, Michael S. Haas
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Abstract
A chewing gum, when chewed, produces a cud having improved removability from environmental surfaces by virtue of its extensional viscosity strain hardening parameter. Specifically, the cud has a extensional strain hardening parameter of less than zero or greater than 2.0.
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A chewing gum which, upon chewing, forms a cud having an extensional strain hardening parameter less than zero.
A chewing gum which, upon chewing, forms a cud having an extensional strain hardening parameter greater than 2.0.
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