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US 4,238,510 AGranted
Sugarless coating for chewing gum and confections and method
AssigneeLife Savers, Inc.
InventorsSubraman R. Cherukuri, Dominick R. Friello
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Abstract
A sugarless coating containing sorbitol in a crystalline form is provided which is applied to chewing gum pieces and confections.
Claims22
A sugarless coated comestible comprising a center portion selected from the group consisting of chewing gum, boiled candy or pressed candy, having a sugarless coating comprising a sweet material in crystalline form and consisting essentially of sorbitol alone or in admixture with mannitol, and/or hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, the sorbitol being present in an amount within the range of from about 45 to about 90% by weight of the coating.
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