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US 5,958,472 AGranted
Crunchy chewing gum and process for making
AssigneeWarner-Lambert Company
InventorsMary Katherine Robinson, Colleen Marie Kramer, Michael Glass
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Abstract
A crunchy chewing gum product having a crunch similar to that provided by incorporating granulated sugar into a sugar-based gum product is prepared by introducing, into the interior of a gum formulation, a granulated isomalt additive.
Claims22
A chewing gum comprising:
- (a) one or more elastomers, sweeteners and flavorants, and (b) a granulated isomalt additive having a particle size greater than about 50 mesh incorporated internally within said gum, in an amount such that said additive provides a crunch to said gum during chewing thereof.
A process for the preparation of a chewing gum product, said process comprising:
- a) preparing a granulated isomalt additive by granulating solid isomalt to a particle size greater than 50 mesh, and,
- b) blending said additive with a chewing gum composition so that said additive is incorporated internally within said chewing gum product in an amount effective to provide a crunch to said chewing gum product during chewing thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.