CHEWING GUM PRODUCTS
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Abstract
A chewing gum composition contains a gum base; 0% to about 60%, preferably about 10% to about 50%, bulking and sweetening agents; and about 5% to about 80% fat-containing confection, such as chocolate. The gum base comprises about 2% to about 40% elastomer, about 10% to about 50% elastomer plasticizer, about 2% to about 35% gum base softener, and about 1% to about 10% emulsifier. The gum base usually contains less than 10% filler, and less than 45% gum base matrix disrupting materials. In another embodiment, the chewing gum product is made from gum base and flavoring agents, possibly without the addition of any bulk sweetening agents. A chewing gum product can be formed from the composition. The product may be a compressed gum product. In another embodiment, the product can be coated or filled with a fat-containing confection, such as chocolate, in which case the product may be made of a composition without the fat-containing confection in it and with 0% to about 60% bulking and sweetening agent. The fat-containing confection may comprise up to about 90% of such a product, where the fat-containing confection and chewing gum are in distinct regions. A chewing gum center coated with fat-containing confection and further covered with a hard shell coating is depicted.
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60 Claims
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9. A chocolate coated chewing gum product comprising:
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a) a piece of gum fashioned from a chewing gum composition comprising i) a gum base comprising about 2% to about 20% elastomer, about 10% to about 40% elastomer plasticizer, about 2% to about 25% gum base softener, and about 2% to about 10% emulsifier, the gum base containing less than 1% non-silica filler; and ii) about 0.1% to about 5% flavoring agents; and b) a coating comprising chocolate on the piece of gum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 58, 59)
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16. A chewing gum composition comprising:
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a) a gum base comprising; i) about 2% to about 40% elastomer, ii) about 10% to about 50% elastomer plasticizer, the combination of elastomer and elastomer plasticizer being at least 30% of the gum base; iii) about 5% to about 35% gum base softener; and iv) about 1% to about 10% emulsifier; v) the gum base containing less than 10% filler; vi) the gum base containing less than 45% gum base matrix disrupting materials; b) about 0% to about 60% bulking and sweetening agents; and c) about 5% to about 50% chocolate, said chocolate including at least 20% fat by weight of the chocolate, and the chocolate being admixed into the chewing gum composition.
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22. A chewing gum composition comprising:
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a) a gum base comprising; i) about 2% to about 20% elastomer, ii) about 10% to about 40% elastomer plasticizer, iii) about 2% to about 25% gum base softener, and iv) about 2% to about 10% emulsifier, v) the gum base containing less than 1% non-silica filler; b) up to about 60% bulking and sweetening agents; and c) about 5% to about 80% of a fat-containing confection selected from the group consisting of caramel, fudge, English toffee, chewy nougat, nut butters, grained caramel, hi-chew and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 33, 46)
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