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US 6,190,705 B1Granted
Syrups and comestible coatings made therefrom containing an emulsion
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorLindell C. Richey
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Abstract
A coating syrup is made using an emulsion of an emulsifier and either an oil-based flavoring agent, a food acid or both. The emulsion may be used to coat comestibles, such as pellets of chewing gum. The emulsion helps to retain volatile flavors that may otherwise flash off during the coating operation.
Claims31
A coating syrup for use in forming a coating on a comestible, the coating syrup comprising:
- a) a flavor emulsion comprising:
- i) water,
- ii) an oil-based flavoring agent and
- iii) an emulsifier;
- b) a bulk sweetener;
- and
- c) a solvent.
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An emulsion comprising:
- a) about 5% to about 30% of an oil-based flavoring agent;
- b) a food grade acid;
- c) about 45% to about 94% water;
- and
- d) about 1% to about 50% of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, gum talha, xanthan gum, carrageenan and mixtures thereof.
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A coated comestible comprising:
- a) a core comprising a comestible;
- and
- b) a coating covering said core comprising:
- i) a bulk sweetener and
- ii) an oil-based flavoring agent premixed with water and an emulsifier to form an emulsion.
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A method of forming a coating on a comestible comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a core comprising the comestible;
- b) providing a solution of a bulk sweetener and a solvent;
- c) providing an emulsion of an oil-based flavoring agent, water and an emulsifier;
- d) combining the bulk sweetener solution and the emulsion together and applying the combination to cover the core;
- and
- e) drying the solvent to form a dry coating on the core.
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A method of forming a coating on a comestible comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a core comprising the comestible;
- b) providing a solution of a bulk sweetener and a solvent;
- c) providing an emulsion of a food grade acid, water and an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, gum talha, xanthan gum, carrageenan and mixtures thereof;
- d) combining the bulk sweetener solution and the emulsion together and applying the combination to cover the core;
- and
- e) drying the solvent to form a dry coating on the core.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.