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US 4,476,142 AGranted
Peppermint oil flavored compositions
AssigneeWarner-Lambert Company
InventorsShelley Netherwood, Bernie Blackwell, Dominick Piccolo
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Abstract
A peppermint oil flavored chewing gum or confectionery composition, having incorporated therein between about 0.01% and about 5.0% by weight of the final composition of a stabilized peppermint oil having a reduced menthofuran content of from about 0.8% to about 2.0% by weight based on the weight of peppermint oil.
Claims6
A flavored chewing gum having a stabilized peppermint oil flavoring agent, which comprises:
- a chewing gum base and a stabilized peppermint oil incorporated therein in an amount between about 0.01% and about 5.0% by weight of the final composition, wherein the peppermint oil has a previously reduced menthofuran content.
A flavored confectionery having a stabilized peppermint oil flavoring agent, which comprises:
- sweetener in an amount between about 5% and about 99% by weight of the final composition, and a stabilized peppermint oil incorporated therein in an amount between about 0.01% and about 5% by weight of the final composition, wherein the peppermint oil has a previously reduced menthofuran content.
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