Tobacco Chewing Gum Formulation

• US 20120318287A1
• Filed: 04/13/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Okono A/S
• Original Assignee: Okono A/S
• Inventors: Andersen, Carsten
• Granted Patent: US 8,863,756 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/355
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/068 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G4/10
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 13/00 Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff reconstituted tobacco products A24B3/14
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/16 of tobacco substitutes
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/465 Nicotine; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0058 Chewing gums non-medicinal aspects, preparing chewing gum A23G4/00; chewing gum for care of the teeth or oral cavity, e.g. with breath freshener A61Q11/00

Abstract

A chewing gum formulation including tobacco particles and a gum base, where the gum base includes one or more hydrophobic gum base polymers, and where the tobacco particles are made from tobacco leaves. The amount of tobacco particles is between 0.5 and 30% by weight of the chewing gum formulation, and nicotine is released from the tobacco particles when chewing the chewing gum formulation.

Claims

1. Chewing gum formulation comprising tobacco particles and a gum base, wherein the gum base comprises one or more hydrophobic gum base polymers, and wherein the tobacco particles are made from tobacco leaves,

wherein the amount of tobacco particles is between 0.5 and 30% by weight of the chewing gum formulation,

wherein nicotine is released from the tobacco particles when chewing the chewing gum formulation.

2. -75. (canceled)