Effervescent chewing gum
AssigneesCharles M. Lombardy, Jr., David R. Lombardy
InventorsCharles M. Lombardy, Jr., David R. Lombardy, Jeffrey Wayne Liebrecht
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Abstract
Disclosed is an oral hygiene preparation which is plaque disrupting in the form of a chewing gum. The chewing gum comprises a core containing a carbonate and/or bicarbonate which is surrounded by a coating that contains an encapsulated edible acid. Upon mastication the chewing gum effervesces, thus promoting the cleansing and breath freshening properties of the preparation.
Claims20
A solid chewable piece of chewing gum comprising:
- a) a chewing gum base wherein said base comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, alkaline earth metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal bicarbonates and mixtures thereof;
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- b) a coating covering said base wherein said coating comprises at least one encapsulated edible acid selected from the group consisting of tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, acid phosphate salts, and mixtures thereof;
- said at least one component in said base and said at least one edible acid in said coating being in the range of from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of said chewing gum;
- wherein said at least one component in said base is adapted to react with said at least one edible acid during chewing of said chewing gum to produce effervescence.
A sugar-free, effervescent chewing gum comprising:
- 1) a base formulation comprising:
- a) sodium bicarbonate,
- b) xylitol,
- c) at least one artificial sweetener,
- d) at least one oil selected from the group consisting of:
- parsley seed oil, eucalyptus oil, thyme oil and myrrh oil;
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- 2) a coating formulation comprising an encapsulated edible acid, said edible acid adapted to react with said sodium bicarbonate during chewing of said chewing gum to produce effervescence, said edible acid selected from the group consisting of tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, acid phosphate salts, and mixtures thereof;
- wherein said sodium bicarbonate in said base and said edible acid in said coating are in the range of from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of said chewing gum.
An effervescent solid piece of chewing gum having a coating, said piece of chewing gum comprising by weight:
- a) 25-35% gum base;
- b) 30-40% of at least one compound selected from xylitol, mannitol and sorbitol;
- c) 2-10% glycerin;
- d) 0.1-0.5% of at least one oil selected from peppermint, menthol, eucalyptus, parsley, thyme and myrrh;
- e) 0.2-0.5% of at least one artificial sweetener;
- f) 0.5-1.0% lecithin;
- g) 2.0-10% calcium carbonate;
- h) 5.0-15% sodium bicarbonate;
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- i) 5.0-15% of at least one edible acid, said at least one edible acid being encapsulated and included in said coating of said piece of chewing gum;
- wherein said sodium bicarbonate is adapted to react with said at least one edible acid during chewing of said chewing gum to produce effervescence.
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