Chewing gum utilizing codried 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsAlbert H. Chapdelaine, Michael R. Dzija
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to novel chewing gums containing novel compositions comprising 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol codried with a food acceptable, water-soluble carrier.
Claims21
A chewing gum which is free of the undesireable gum base softening effect associated with the use of 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol comprising 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol codried with a carrier.
A chewing gum which is free of the undesireable gum base softening effect associated with the use of 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol comprising a codried composition comprising about 5-50 wt % 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol codried with a carrier selected from the group consisting of maltodextrins, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, gum arabic, corn syrup solids, sorbitol and mixtures thereof.
A method of making a codried composition comprising 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol comprising the following steps:
- providing an aqueous dispersion comprising a quantity of 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol and a quantity of a carrier;
- and
- codrying the aqueous dispersion.
A method of making a codried composition comprising 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol comprising the following steps:
- providing an aqueous dispersion comprising a quantity of 3-1-menthoxypropane and a quantity of a carrier selected from the group consisting of maltodextrins, modified celluloses, carbohydrate gums, sugars, sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof;
- and
- codrying the aqueous dispersion such that the final codried composition comprises about 5-50 wt % 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol.
A method of making a chewing gum which is free of the undesireable gum base softening effect associated with the use of 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol comprising the following steps:
- providing a quantity of chewing gum base;
- providing a quantity of flavor;
- providing a quantity of a codried composition comprising 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol codried with a carrier;
- and
- mixing the chewing gum base, flavor and the codried composition.
A method of making a chewing gum which is free of the undesireable gum base softening effect associated with the use of 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol comprising the following steps:
- providing a quantity of chewing gum base;
- providing a quantity of flavor;
- providing a quantity of a codried composition comprising about 5-50 wt % 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol codried with a carrier selected from the group consisting of maltodextrins, modified celluloses, carbohydrate gums, sugars, sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.