Center-filled gum

• US 3,894,154 A
• Filed: 01/14/1974
• Issued: 07/08/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Allan H. Graff, Wayne J. Puglia
• Original Assignee: Allan H. Graff, Wayne J. Puglia
• Inventors: Graff, Allan H., Puglia, Wayne J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Monacell, A. Louis
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hunter, J. M.
• Application Number:
  US05/432,921
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 426/3,4,5,6
• US Class Current: 426/5
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/043 for composite chewing gum coating A23G4/025
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/06 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/205 Hollow products, e.g. with inedible or edible filling, fixed or movable within the cavity

Abstract

A chewing gum piece having an enclosed cavity formed therein, and a liquid fill in the cavity. The liquid fill includes an aqueous solution having a dissolved solids portion, and glycerin for retarding increases in viscosity of the liquid fill.

Claims

1. A CHEWING GUM PIECE COMPRISING AN ENCLOSED CAVITY FORMED IN SAID GUM PIECE, AND A LIQUID FILL IN SAID CAVITY, SAID LIQUID FILL INCLUDING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION HAVING A DISSOLVED SOLIDS PORTION, AND GLYCERIN FOR RETARDING INCREASES IN VISCOSITY OF SAID LIQUID FILL.

2. The gum piece of claim 1 wherein said liquid fill includes water in an amount greater than 17 percent by weight of said liquid fill.

3. The gum piece of claim 2 wherein said glycerin is about 3 percent to about 20 percent by weight of said liquid fill.

4. The gum piece of claim 2 wherein said glycerin is about 10 percent by weight of said liquid fill.

5. The gum piece of claim 2 wherein said solids portion includes glucose in an amount of about 40 percent to about 60 percent by weight of said liquid fill.

6. The gum piece of claim 5 wherein said solids portion includes invert sugar in an amount of about 40 percent to about 60 percent by weight of said liquid fill.

7. The gum piece of claim 6 wherein said solids portion includes sucrose in an amount not greater than 10 percent by weight of said liquid fill.

8. The gum piece of claim 6 wherein said solids portion includes sucrose in an amount of about 6 percent by weight of said liquid fill.

9. The gum piece of claim 1 wherein said solution includes flavoring compounds.