Process for preparing chewing gum containing a nutritional supplement
AssigneeDeseret Laboratories, Inc.
InventorScott A. Gubler
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Abstract
A process for preparing a chewing gum tablet includes cooling a chewing gum composition to a temperature at which the gum composition is brittle, and grinding the cooled, brittle gum composition to form a chewing gum powder. The gum composition can be cooled by mixing it with a coolant, such as solid carbon dioxide, prior to grinding. The chewing gum powder is mixed with an active composition comprising a nutritional supplement, such as one or more vitamins, minerals, or herbs, to form a nutritional supplement-containing powder. The mixture of gum powder and the nutritional supplement, along with other optional additives, is then granulated to form nutritional supplement-containing granules. These granules are then compressed to form chewing gum tablets.
Claims34
A process for preparing a chewing gum tablet, the process comprising:
- cooling a chewing gum composition to a temperature at which the gum composition is brittle;
- grinding the cooled chewing gum composition to form a chewing gum powder;
- mixing the chewing gum powder with an active composition comprising a nutritional supplement to form a nutritional supplement-containing powder;
- granulating the nutritional supplement-containing powder to form a plurality of nutritional supplement-containing granules;
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- forming the nutritional supplement-containing granules into one or more chewing gum tablets.
A process for preparing a chewing gum tablet, the process comprising:
- providing a mixture comprising a chewing gum composition and solid carbon dioxide;
- grinding the mixture to form a chewing gum powder;
- removing the solid carbon dioxide from the chewing gum powder;
- mixing the chewing gum powder with an active composition comprising a nutritional supplement to form a nutritional supplement-containing powder;
- granulating the nutritional supplement-containing powder to form a plurality of nutritional supplement-containing granules;
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- compressing the nutritional supplement-containing granules into one or more chewing gum tablets.
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