Spray dried polyol composition and method of making
AssigneeMerck Patent GmbH
InventorsEugen Schwarz, Gernot Moschl, Heinrich Nikolaus, Ralf Steinstrasser
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Abstract
The invention relates to a spray dried composition consisting essentially of sorbitol, xylitol and mannitol, the method of making the composition and the use thereof in a compacted article or chewing gum products.
Claims11
A composition comprising a product obtained by co-spray-drying, in an air stream at a temperature of 120.degree. to 300.degree. C., a mixture consisting essentially of sorbitol, xylitol and mannitol dissolved in water, and having a sorbitol content of 70-98% by weight, a xylitol content of 1-29% by weight and a mannitol content of 1-9% by weight.
A chewing gum, which comprises:
- 15-35% by weight of a gum base,
- 40-75% by weight of a composition according to claim 1,
- 15-25% by weight of one or more liquid polyhydric alcohol(s), and
- 0-5% by weight of one or more aroma substances.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.