Chewing Gum

• US 20100061939A1
• Filed: 10/14/2006
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Med-El Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Med-El Incorporated
• Inventors: Mortensen, Nils
• Granted Patent: US 8,865,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/48
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/36 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/48 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G3/42
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/06 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/068 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G4/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/332 Promoters of weight control and weight loss
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/028 Chlorogenic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/04 Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents

Abstract

Chewing gum comprising an extract from coffee enriched in at least one ester formed between a trans-cinnamic acid and quinic acid wherein the amount of said at least one ester in the gum is 0.1 to 50 wt %.

Claims

1. Chewing gum comprising an extract from coffee enriched in at least one ester formed between a trans-cinnamic acid and quinic acid wherein the amount of said at least one ester in the chewing gum is 0.1 to 50 wt %.

2. A gum as claimed in claim 1 wherein the amount of said at least one ester present is 0.1 to 20 wt % of the gum.

3. A gum as claimed in claim 2 wherein the amount of said at least one ester present is 0.5 to 10 wt % of the gum.

4. A gum as claimed in claim 1 wherein said extract is from green coffee.

5. A gum as claimed in claim 4 wherein said extract is from Coffea canephora robusta P.

6. A gum as claimed in claim 1 wherein said extract comprises 10% wt or more ester.

7. A gum as claimed in claim 1 wherein said extract comprises 30% wt or more ester.

8. A gum as claimed in claim 1 wherein said extract is decaffeinated.

9. A gum as claimed in claim 1 wherein said extract comprises 10% wt or more polyphenols, 45% wt or more total esters, 10% wt or more chlorogenic acid and 2% wt or less caffeine.

10. A method of weight loss comprising chewing the gum of claim 1.

11. A confectionary composition comprising an extract from coffee enriched in at least one ester formed between a trans-cinnamic acid and quinic acid wherein the amount of said at least one ester in the composition is 0.1 to 50 wt % adapted to remain in the oral cavity for a prolonged period.

12. A composition as claimed in claim 11 being sugar free and hard.

13. A confectionary composition as claimed in claim 12 adapted to remain in the oral cavity for at least 5 minutes.

14. A method of weight loss comprising chewing the gum or sucking the composition of claims 11.

15. (canceled)