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US 5,158,790 AGranted
L-carvone enhanced fruit flavored chewing gum
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsDavid L. Witkewitz, Lindell C. Richey, Sharon D. Thomas
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Abstract
A quantity of about 0.5-4.0% by weight of L-carvone is added to fruit flavors used in chewing gum, especially bubble gum, to provide a chewing gum having increased flavor impact, increased sweetness and prolonged flavor duration. The L-carvone enhances the fruit flavor in these respects without imparting a separate and different flavor to the chewing gum.
Claims20
A non-mint flavored, fruit-flavored chewing gum, comprising:
- a water soluble bulk portion;
- a water insoluble chewing gum base portion;
- a fruit flavoring agent in an amount of about 0.1-15 percent of the weight of the chewing gum;
- and
- L-carvone in an amount of about 0.5-4.0 percent of the weight of the fruit flavoring agent.
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A non-mint flavored bubble gum comprising:
- a water soluble bulk portion;
- between 15-50 weight percent gum base;
- between 0.2-5.0 weight percent fruit flavor;
- and
- L-carvone in an amount of between 0.5-4.0 percent of the weight of the fruit flavor.
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A method of making a non-mint flavored, fruit-flavored chewing gum, comprising the steps of:
- providing a quantity of chewing gum base;
- adding a water soluble portion comprising at least a sweetener;
- adding a fruit flavoring agent in an amount of between 0.1-15 percent by weight of the chewing gum;
- adding L-carvone in an amount of between 0.5-4.0 percent by weight of the fruit flavoring agent;
- and
- mixing the chewing gum base, water soluble portion, fruit flavoring agent and L-carvone together to form a gum mass.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.