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US 4,382,963 AGranted
Low-calorie, sugar-free chewing gum containing polydextrose
AssigneeGeneral Foods Corporation
InventorsRobert E. Klose, Ragnar E. Sjonvall
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Abstract
A sugar-free, low-calorie chewing gum utilizing polydextrose as the sole soluble bulking agent. A non-sweet chewing gum with a snack-type flavor or a low-calorie sweetened gum with aspartame or saccharin.
Claims6
A sugar-free, unsweetened, chewing gum with a caloric density of less than one calorie per gram comprising from 65% to 85% by weight of spray-dried polydextrose having a moisture content of less than 5%, from 15% to 35% by weight of a gum base and a moisture content from 1% to 5% by weight.
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