Sugarless center-filled chewing gum
First Claim
1. A sugarless center-filled chewing gum having an outer chewing gum shell enclosing a cavity and a sugarless liquid fill within said cavity;
- and having incorpporated in both the chewing gum shell and the liquid fill a composition comprising;
A. from about 0.4 to about 1 parts by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth;
B. from about 50 to about 84 parts by weight of a glycerin humectant andC. from about 15 to about 49.6 parts by weight of an additional water-miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (1) sorbitol solution;
or (2) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a sugarless center-filled gum wherein the sugarless chewing gum formulation can be extruded to form a hollow-centered rope and wherein the sugarless center-fill is not absorbed into the chewing gum. Both the chewing gum and the liquid fill have incorporated therein a composition comprising a natural or synthetic gum, glycerin humectant and an additional humectant which may be sorbitol solution or a combination of sorbitol solution and propylene glycol. Suitable synthetic or natural gums include carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth. The preferred composition which is incorporated into both the sugarless chewing gum formulation and the sugarless liquid fill contains sodium carboxymethylcellulose, glycerin and sorbitol solution.
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1. A sugarless center-filled chewing gum having an outer chewing gum shell enclosing a cavity and a sugarless liquid fill within said cavity;
- and having incorpporated in both the chewing gum shell and the liquid fill a composition comprising;
A. from about 0.4 to about 1 parts by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth; B. from about 50 to about 84 parts by weight of a glycerin humectant and C. from about 15 to about 49.6 parts by weight of an additional water-miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (1) sorbitol solution;
or (2) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- and having incorpporated in both the chewing gum shell and the liquid fill a composition comprising;
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5. A sugarless liquid fill for center-filled chewing gum, said liquid fill having incorporated therein a composition comprising:
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A. from about 0.4 to about 1 part by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth; B. from about 50 to about 84 parts by weight of a glycerin humectant; and C. from about 15 to about 49.6 parts by weight of an additional water miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (1) sorbitol solution;
or (2) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A process for preparing a sugarless center-filled chewing gum having an outer chewing gum shell enclosing a cavity and a sugarless liquid fill within said cavity which comprises incorporating into both the chewing gum shell and the liquid center-fill a composition comprising:
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A. from about 0.4 to about 1 part by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth; B. from about 50 to about 84 parts by weight of a glycerin humectant; and C. from about 15 to about 49.6 parts by weight of an additional water-miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (1) sorbitol solution;
or (2) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol;whereby said sugarless gum is extrudable and whereby the said sugarless liquid fill resists absorption into the chewing gum shell. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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