Chewing gums containing plaque disrupting ingredients and method for preparing it
AssigneeNabisco Technology Company
InventorsTheresa Cea, Anne Manz
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards chewing gums and the preparation thereof containing a plaque disrupting mixture or emulsion. The plaque disrupting mixture or emulsion comprises a surfactant and a polydimethyl siloxane insoluble in said surfactant and is complexed with a polyol prior to preparation of the gum. The components of this ingredient do not separately blend into the gum base, but remain in particulate form.
Claims29
A method of preparing chewing gum containing a plaque disrupting active ingredient comprising:
- a. admixing a plaque disrupting active ingredient and a molten edible polyol;
- b. cooling the molten polyol containing the plaque disrupting active ingredient;
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- c. combining the cooled material with a gum base and optional flavoring and sweetening ingredients,
- wherein said polyol is selected from the group consisting of polyols containing 5-12 carbon atoms substituted with 5-9 hydroxyl groups.
A method of preparing chewing gum with enhanced flavor perception comprising:
- a. admixing a surfactant and a flavoring ingredient and a molten edible polyol to form a polyol surfactant combination comprising flavorant;
- b. cooling the molten polyol containing the surfactant and flavoring ingredient;
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- c. combining the cooled material with a gum base and optional flavoring and sweetening ingredients, wherein the polyol is selected from the group consisting of polyols 5-12 carbon atoms substituted with 5-9 hydroxyl groups.
A complex produced by a process comprising heating an edible polyol until molten and then admixing into the molten polyol a plaque disrupting active ingredient, and cooling the molten polyol containing the plaque disrupting active ingredient while mixing, wherein the edible polyol is selected from the group consisting of polyols containing 5-12 carbon atoms substituted with 5-9 hydroxyl groups.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.