Method for making coated chewing gum products with a coating including an aldehyde flavor and a dipeptide sweetener
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1. A method of making coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:
- a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a first coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener;
c) providing an aldehyde flavor;
d) providing a second coating syrup separate from the first coating syrup and comprising a dipeptide sweetener; and
e) applying the first and second coating syrups to the cores, the aldehyde flavor being applied with the first coating syrup, and drying the syrups to produce a coating on the cores.
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Abstract
A method of making coated chewing gum products comprises the steps of providing chewing gum cores; providing a first coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener; providing an aldehyde flavor; providing a second coating syrup separate from the first coating syrup and comprising a dipeptide sweetener; and applying the first and second coating syrups to the cores and drying the syrups to produce a coating on the cores. Calcium carbonate or another antacid may be incorporated in the coating by being mixed into the first coating syrup or applied as a dry charge.
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1. A method of making coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:
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a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a first coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener;
c) providing an aldehyde flavor;
d) providing a second coating syrup separate from the first coating syrup and comprising a dipeptide sweetener; and
e) applying the first and second coating syrups to the cores, the aldehyde flavor being applied with the first coating syrup, and drying the syrups to produce a coating on the cores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of making coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:
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a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a first coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener and holding the first coating syrup at an average temperature of at least 100°
F. (38°
C.);
c) providing an aldehyde flavor;
d) providing a second coating syrup containing a dipeptide sweetener separate from the first coating syrup and holding the second coating syrup at an average temperature of less than 90°
F. (32°
C.);
e) applying the first and second coating syrups to produce a coating on the cores, and applying the aldehyde flavor so that it is separated from the second coating syrup by one or more dried layers of first syrup constituting at least 2% by weight of the core. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A method of making coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:
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a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a first coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener;
c) providing an aldehyde flavor;
d) providing a second coating syrup separate from the first coating syrup and comprising a dipeptide sweetener;
e) applying the first and second coating syrups to produce a chewing gum coating, and applying the aldehyde flavor so that it is separated from the second coating syrup by one or more dried layers of first syrup constituting at least 2% by weight of the core. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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