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US 5,334,397 AGranted
Bubble gum formulation
AssigneeAmurol Products Company
InventorsRonald L. Ream, Christine L. Corriveau, William J. Wokas
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Abstract
An improved fruit flavored chewing gum having more intense and longer lasting sweetness and flavor is prepared, by including within the chewing gum, a) a spray dried fruit flavor ingredient having a high loading of active fruit flavor, b) encapsulated acesulfame-K, and c) separately encapsulated aspartame.
Claims38
A chewing gum composition comprising;
- a water soluble bulk portion;
- a chewing gum base;
- one or more fruit flavoring agents not spray dried;
- a spray dried fruit flavor ingredient which includes at least about 30 weight percent active fruit flavor and a carrier;
- an encapsulated acesulfame-K ingredient;
- and
- a separately encapsulated aspartame ingredient.
4 more elements
A method of preparing a fruit flavored chewing gum, comprising the steps of:
- providing a water soluble bulk portion, a chewing gum base, and one or more fruit flavoring agents not spray dried;
- providing a spray dried fruit flavor ingredient which includes at least about 30 weight percent active fruit flavor and a carrier;
- providing an encapsulated acesulfame-K ingredient;
- providing a separately encapsulated aspartame ingredient;
- and
- thoroughly blending the water soluble bulk portion, chewing gum base, fruit flavoring agent, spray dried fruit flavor ingredient, encapsulated acesulfame-K ingredient and encapsulated aspartame ingredient together in a mixer.
3 more elements
The method of claim 28, wherein the polyvinyl acetate has a molecular weight of about 50,000 to about 80,000.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.