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US 8,524,197 B2Granted
Chewable antiplaque confectionery dental composition
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsLaurence Du-Thumm, Lori H. Szeles, Richard J. Sullivan, James G. Masters, Richard S. Robinson
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Abstract
A chewable confectionery dental composition delivering to the mouth a unit dose of a plaque reducing enzyme the composition comprising an enzyme and a non-cariogenic sweetener, the enzyme being incorporated in the composition at a temperature less than about 80° C.
Claims25
A chewable confectionery composition comprising:
- a) an enzyme mixture comprising:
- a protease,
- a carbohydrase selected from the group consisting of glucoamylase, alpha-amylase, and a tannase or a lipase,
- wherein the enzyme mixture is incorporated into a gum base at a temperature of less than 80° C.;
- b) a non-cariogenic sweetener;
- and
- c) an enzyme stabilizing agent comprising a metal chelating agent or an antioxidation agent;
- wherein the composition contains less than 5% by weight water;
- and
- wherein the enzymes maintain their initial activity over at least a 4 week period when stored at 23 degrees C.
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