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US 5,399,365 AGranted
Chewing gum containing palatinose and/or palatinose oligosaccharide
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsRobert J. Yatka, Lindell C. Richey
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AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsRobert J. Yatka, Lindell C. Richey
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Chewing gum products containing palatinose and/or palatinose oligosaccharide and methods of making such gum products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the palatinose and/or palatinose oligosaccharide are used in a rolling compound applied to the chewing gum product. In a second embodiment, the palatinose and/or palatinose oligosaccharide are used in a coating, such as a hard-shell coating, for a pellet gum. In a third embodiment, aspartame is used to sweeten the gum composition, and palatinose oligosaccharide is provided in an effective amount to stabilize the aspartame such that after four weeks of storage at 85.degree. F., at least 10% more aspartame remains undecomposed than would have remained if the palatinose oligosaccharide were not included. Palatinose oligosaccharide is also used as an encapsulating agent for high-intensity sweeteners or flavors used in gum compositions.
A chewing gum product having a rolling compound thereon, the rolling compound comprising palatinose, palatinose oligosaccharide or mixture thereof.
A chewing gum composition comprising a high-intensity sweetener encapsulated with palatinose oligosaccharide.
A chewing gum composition comprising a flavor encapsulated with palatinose oligosaccharide.
A chewing gum product having a liquid center wherein the liquid center comprises palatinose, palatinose oligosaccharide or a mixture thereof.
A method of making chewing gum comprising the steps of:
A method of making chewing gum comprising the steps of:
A chewing gum composition comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.