Method for production of multi-flavored and multi-colored chewing gum

Chewing gum comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of chewing gum ingredients and a plurality of substantially discrete marbleized veins, at least two of the veins having a different composition from each other and from said substantially homogeneous chewing gum mixture, said veins being obtained by injecting liquid compositions that are solid or semi-solid at room temperature comprising at least one chewing gum additive into said substantially homogeneous mixture of chewing gum ingredients, mixing the substantially homogeneous mixture of chewing gum ingredients to only partially distribute the liquid compositions, and then cooling said homogeneous mixture so that said liquid compositions are of non-sticky consistency, said chewing gum having a substantially homogeneous chewing gum base.

Chewing gum comprising two opposing cut ends and an outer surface extending between said cut ends, said chewing gum comprising at least two distinct differently colored substantially homogeneous chewing gum compositions, and a plurality of substantially discrete internal veins of at least one chewing gum additive, said internal veins being obtained by injecting liquid compositions that are solid or semi-solid at room temperature comprising said at least one chewing gum additive into said substantially homogeneous chewing gum compositions, mixing the substantially homogeneous chewing gum compositions to only partially distribute the liquid compositions, and then cooling said homogeneous chewing gum compositions so that said liquid compositions are of non-sticky consistency, the substantially discrete internal veins being within at least one of said substantially homogeneous chewing gum compositions, at least two of said substantially discrete internal veins having a different flavor and/or different color from each other and from the substantially homogeneous chewing gum composition the vein is within, said at least two veins extending from one cut end to the other cut end, said substantially discrete internal veins forming a visible pattern in each opposing cut end.

A method for producing chewing gum comprising the steps of injecting a plurality of different liquid compositions that are solid or semi-solid at room temperature into a substantially homogeneous gum base composition while the gum composition is being conveyed in one or more extruder head barrels, the injection being at a plurality of radial and/or circumferential positions in the barrel to obtain a plurality of substantially straight longitudinal veins of color, partially mixing the longitudinal veins to partially displace the veins in a direction transverse to the direction of extrusion so as to create veined, multi-colored patterns substantially throughout a cross section of the extrudate product in a manner so that the multi-colored patterns in the cross-section differ along the length of the extrudate, cooling the extrudate so that said liquid compositions are of non-sticky consistency, and cutting the extrudate to obtain gum pieces having different veins of injected liquid additives which provide a swirled or marbleized pattern in the opposing cut ends.

Chewing gum comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of chewing gum ingredients and a plurality of substantially discrete capillary veins consisting essentially of at least one chewing gum additive, said substantially discrete capillary veins being obtained by injecting liquid additive compositions that are solid or semi-solid at room temperature comprising said additive into said substantially homogeneous mixture of chewing gum ingredients, mixing said substantially homogeneous mixture of chewing gum ingredients to only partially distribute the liquid compositions, and then cooling the homogeneous mixture of chewing gum ingredients so that said liquid compositions are of non-sticky consistency, said chewing gum having a substantially homogeneous chewing gum base.