Enhanced flavors using menthone ketals
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorMichael J. Greenberg
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for enhancing flavors in low moisture consumable items, including chewing gum, using menthone ketals. Chewing gum, oral compositions, pharmaceuticals, and low moisture foods containing menthone ketals are provided.
Claims17
A method of preparing a chewing gum having enhanced flavor, comprising the following steps:
- providing gum ingredients, comprising gum base, softener, and sweetener ingredients,
- providing flavor ingredients comprising a menthone ketal, that is free of attachment to a polymer, and
- mixing the flavor ingredients with the gum ingredients so that the flavor ingredients comprise about 0.25% to about 5% by weight of the gum and the menthone ketal comprises about 0.1% to about 50.0% by weight of the flavor ingredients, said menthone ketal providing enhanced flavor in said gum.
A method of preparing a chewing gum, comprising the following steps:
- providing gum ingredients, comprising gum base, softener, and sweetener ingredients,
- providing flavor ingredients comprising a menthone ketal that is free of attachment to a polymer, and
- mixing the flavor ingredients with the gum ingredients so that the flavor ingredients comprise about 0.25% to about 5% by weight of the gum and the menthone ketal comprises about 0.1% to about 50.0% by weight of the flavor ingredients, said menthone ketal providing a cooling taste to said gum.
A chewing gum composition comprising gum base, softener, sweetener, and flavor ingredients, said flavor ingredients comprising about 0.1% to about 50.0% by weight menthone ketal that is free of attachment to a polymer, wherein said menthone ketal provides enhanced flavor in said gum.
A chewing gum composition comprising gum base, softener, sweetener, and flavor ingredients, said flavor ingredients comprising about 0.1% to about 50.0% by weight menthone ketal that is free of attachment to a polymer, wherein said menthone ketal provides a cooling taste to said gum.
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