Long-lasting flavored chewing gum including chalk-containing gum base
AssigneeLife Savers, Inc.
InventorsDonald A. M. Mackay, Daniel Schoenholz
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Abstract
A chewing gum is provided which includes a coated chalk-containing base and contains a poorly water-soluble sweetening agent, such as the free acid form of saccharin, and/or food acid, the sweetening agent and/or food acid being coated with an edible coating agent. The coating agent inhibits reaction of the free acid or food acid with chalk (CaCO.sub.3) and thus inhibits formation of soluble salts which are quickly solubilized in the mouth.
Claims15
A flavored chewing gum having a prolonged sweet taste comprising chalk-containing gum base, and from about 0.02 to about 2.5% by weight of a particulate slowly extractable or poorly water-soluble sweetener coated with an edible coating agent dispersed in said chalk containing gum base, said particulate poorly water-soluble sweetener comprising free saccharin acid or free cyclamic acid.
A flavored chewing gum having a prolonged sweet taste comprising a gum base containing from about 5 to about 50% by weight calcium carbonate coated with an edible coating agent, and a poorly water-soluble sweetener dispersed in said gum base, said sweetener comprising free saccharin acid or free cyclamic acid.
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