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US 4,908,212 AGranted
Chewing gum designed to prevent tooth decay by blending a soluble extract of cacao bean husk
AssigneeLotte Confectionery Co., Ltd.
InventorsIk B. Kwon, Hyung H. Park, Bong J. An
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Abstract
Chewing gum designed to prevent tooth decay, for which a cacao bean husk is extracted by adding water or ethyl alcohol and an extract which is freeze dried after solvent is collected and concentrated by vacuum evaporation is added to the known raw materials of chewing gum in the ratio of 0.1-1.0%.
Claims1
A chewing gum composition which aids in the prevention of tooth decay comprising the dried water soluble or ethanol soluble extract of cacao bean husk in the ratio of 0.1-1.0 weight percent of the composition, wherein said extract inhibits glucan synthesis.
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