Chewing gum composition for effectively eliminating nicotine accumulated in a human body
AssigneeTongyang Confectionery Co.
InventorsJin Hwan Choi, Hoe Jin Roh, Ki Jeong Lee, Cheon Ho Park, Chan Su Rha
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Abstract
Disclosed is a chewing gum composition capable of eliminating nicotine component from the body of a person chewing the chewing gum. Such a chewing gum composition functions to convert the nicotine produced in a human body after smoking to cotinine and to discharge the cotinine into urine. Accordingly, by chewing the chewing gum of the present invention, not only nicotine can be eliminated from the body, but also the incidence of cancer due to nicotine can be largely reduced.
Claims11
A chewing gum composition for effectively eliminating nicotine accumulated in a human body, comprising:
- (a) 0.01 to 10% by weight of material with nicotine-eliminating activity which is an extract of a mixture composed of green tea, mulberry leaf, gingko nut, licorice, dried orange peel, apple, lemon and celery;
- (b) 50 to 89% by weight of saccharide;
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- (c) 10 to 40% by weight of chewing gum base, all based on the total weight of the composition.
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