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AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsVictor V. Gudas, Michael A. Reed, Philip G. Schnell, Henry T. Tyrpin, David L. Witkewitz, Michael J. Greenberg, Fred R. Wolf
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A method for producing a chewing gum with a controlled release of a bitterness inhibitor, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by physically modifying the release properties of the bitterness inhibitor by coating and drying. The bitterness inhibitor is coated by encapsulation, partially coated by agglomeration, entrapped by absorption, or treated by multiple steps of encapsulation, agglomeration, and absorption. The coated bitterness inhibitor is preferably then co-dried and particle sized to produce a release-modified bitterness inhibitor for use in chewing gum. When incorporated into the chewing gum, these particles are adapted to produce a fast release or a delayed release when the gum is chewed. The preferred bitterness inhibitor is sodium gluconate.
A method of producing a chewing gum product containing a physically-modified bitterness inhibitor in order to control the release rate of the bitterness inhibitor comprising the steps of:
A method of producing a chewing gum containing a physically-modified bitterness inhibitor in order to control the release rate of the bitterness inhibitor comprising the steps of:
A method of producing a chewing gum product containing a bitterness inhibitor and caffeine comprising the steps of providing a chewing gum product and adding caffeine and a bitterness inhibitor to said product wherein the bitterness inhibitor is other than a high intensity sweetener and is added as a part of a rolling compound applied on the chewing gum product.
A method of producing a chewing gum product containing a bitterness inhibitor and caffeine comprising the steps of providing a chewing gum pellet and adding a bitterness inhibitor wherein the bitterness inhibitor is other than a high-intensity sweetener and is added as a part of a coating on the chewing gum pellet and wherein the caffeine is added as part of said pellet, said coating or both.
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