Chewing gums containing allulose
OwnerDavid G. BARKALOW, Chia-Hua HSU +1inventors
InventorsDavid G. BARKALOW, Chia-Hua HSU, Andrea HASELEU
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Abstract
Chewing gums containing allulose and methods of making such gums are disclosed. In one embodiment, the gum comprises about 5% to about 95% gum base, about 0.1% to about 10% flavoring agent and allulose, the allulose being part or all of the bulk sweetener in the gum. The allulose provides the gum with unique properties; the gum is low in calories and may be non-cariogenic. In other embodiments, the allulose is co-dried with other sweeteners or co-evaporated with other sweeteners or with a plasticizing syrup to produce unique sweetening ingredients and syrups for gum.
Claims10
A chewing gum composition comprising:
- a) 5% to 95% gum base;
- b) 0.1% to 10% of a flavoring agent;
- c) 5% to 95% bulk sweetener wherein the bulk sweetener is selected from sugar, dextrose, fructose, xylose, mannose, isomaltulose, sorbitol, maltitol, isomalt, mannitol, xylitol, erythritol, and lactitol wherein a portion of the bulking agent comprises 1% to 50% allulose by weight of the chewing gum composition.
A method of making chewing gum comprising the steps of:
- a) coevaporating an aqueous solution comprising allulose and a plasticizing agent to form a syrup, and
- b) mixing the syrup with gum base, bulking agents, and flavoring agents to produce a gum composition.
A method of making chewing gum comprising the steps of:
- a) codrying a solution containing allulose and another sweetener selected from the group consisting of sugar sweeteners, alditol sweeteners, and high intensity sweeteners, and
- b) mixing the codried allulose and sweetener blend with gum base and flavoring agents to produce a gum composition.
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