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US 5,702,687 AGranted
Chewing gum product with plaque-inhibiting benefits
AssigneeChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
InventorRegina M. Miskewitz
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Abstract
The present invention provides a chewing gum product which has a content of two or more active ingredients for improved dental health. In one embodiment a present invention chewing gum product has a content of ingredients which include a gum base, dispersed particles of organic-encapsulated sodium bicarbonate, a bulking sweetener, a plaque-inhibiting ingredient, and a flavorant.
Claims8
A chewing gum product comprising (1) between about 15-80 weight percent of a gum base;
- (2) between about 1-30 weight percent of dispersed particles of an organic-encapsulated alkali metal bicarbonate ingredient having an average particle size between about 20-200 microns;
- (3) between about 0.5-25 weight percent of alkali metal bicarbonate powder ingredient having an average particle size between about 0.5-20 microns;
- (4) between about 0.01-8 weight percent of a plaque-inhibiting ingredient;
- (5) between about 5-70 weight percent of a water-soluble bulking ingredient;
- (6) between about 0.2-5 weight percent of a flavorant ingredient;
- (7) between about 0-0.2 weight percent of a colorant ingredient;
- (8) between about 1-20 weight percent of an additional abrasive ingredient other than sodium bicarbonate;
- (9) between about 0-15 weight percent of a surfactant ingredient;
- (10) between about 0.05-3 weight percent of a fluoridating ingredient;
- and (11) between about 0-15 weight percent of glycerin or lecithin or a mixture thereof.
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