Sweet emulsion for chewing gum
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorMansukh M. Patel
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Abstract
A method of adding a high intensity sweetener such as thaumatin, monellin and the like to chewing gum ingredients. The method comprises forming an emulsion comprising the high intensity sweetener, water, an emulsifier, and a hydrophobic ingredient which is preferably a flavor. Once formed, the emulsion is admixed with the chewing gum ingredients in any suitable manner.
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A method of adding thaumatin to chewing gum ingredients, said method comprising:
- (a) forming an emulsion comprising about 0.008 to about 16 percent by weight thaumatin, about 6 to about 65 percent by weight water, about 0.2 to about 10 percent by weight emulsifier, and about 19 to about 85 percent by weight of a hydrophobic ingredient;
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- (b) admixing said emulsion with said chewing gum ingredients.
A method of adding monellin to chewing gum ingredients, said method comprising:
- (a) forming an emulsion comprising about 0.008 to about 16 percent by weight monellin, about 6 to about 65 percent by weight water, about 0.2 to about 10 percent by weight emulsifier, and about 19 to about 85 percent by weight of a hydrophobic ingredient;
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- (b) admixing said emulsion with said chewing gum ingredients.
A method of manufacturing a chewing gum comprising thaumatin and other chewing gum ingredients, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) dissolving said thaumatin in water to obtain an aqueous thaumatin solution comprising about 0.1 to about 25 percent by weight thaumatin;
- (b) dissolving an emulsifier in a hydrophobic compound to obtain an emulsifier solution comprising about 0.1 to about 11 percent by weight emulsifier;
- (c) mixing the aqueous thaumatin solution with the emulsifier solution in a ratio about 1:10 to about 3:1 to form an emulsion;
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- (d) adding said emulsion to said chewing gum ingredients to obtain said chewing gum.
A method of manufacturing a chewing gum comprising monellin and other chewing gum ingredients, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) dissolving said monellin in water to obtain an aqueous monellin solution comprising about 0.1 to about 25 percent by weight monellin;
- (b) dissolving an emulsifier in a hydrophobic compound to obtain an emulsifier solution comprising about 0.1 to about 11 percent by weight emulsifier;
- (c) mixing the aqueous monellin solution with the emulsifier solution in a ratio of about 1:10 to about 3:1 to form an emulsion;
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- (d) adding said emulsion to said chewing gum ingredients to obtain said chewing gum.
A method of adding a high intensity sweetener having a low release during chewing when added directly in its normal form to chewing gum ingredients, said mehod comprising:
- (a) forming an emulsion comprising about 0.008 to about 16 percent by weight high intensity sweetener, about 6 to about 65 percent by weight water, about 0.2 to about 10 percent by weight emulsifier, and about 19 to about 85 percent by weight of a hydrophobic ingredient;
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- (b) admixing said emulsion with said chewing gum ingredients.
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