Chewing gum containing a lecithin/glycerol triacetate blend
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsRonald T. Grey, Mansukh M. Patel, Edward Dubina, Marc A. Meyers
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved chewing gum formulations and bases including fine powder lecithin, as well as methods of producing chewing gum and bases that include fine powder lecithin. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a chewing gum formulation comprising an insoluble gum base, water soluble portion, a flavor, and at least 0.1% by weight of a blend of fine powder lecithin and glycerol triacetate.
Claims20
A chewing gum formulation comprising:
- an insoluble gum base;
- a water soluble portion;
- a flavor;
- and
- at least 0.1% by weight of a blend of powdered lecithin and glycerol triacetate.
A gum base comprising:
- an elastomer;
- and
- at least 1.0% by weight of a blend of powder lecithin and glycerol triacetate.
A method of creating chewing gum comprising the steps of:
- mixing fine powder lecithin with glycerol triacetate to create a blend;
- and
- adding the blend to other chewing gum ingredients to create a chewing gum.
A method for dispersing fine powder lecithin comprising the steps of blending fine powder lecithin with glycerol triacetate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.