Low moisture, sugarless, center-filled chewing gum
First Claim
1. A sugarless center-filled chewing gum piece having an outer sugarless chewing gum shell enclosing a cavity and a sugarless liquid center-fill within said cavity, said chewing gum piece comprising:
- A. a chewing gum shell containing not more than about 2% by weight thereof water; and
B. a sugarless liquid center-fill comprising;
1. about 0.2% to about 1.5% by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth;
2. about 85% to about 93% by weight of a glycerin humectant; and
3. about 6% to about 12% by weight of an additional water-miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (a) sorbitol solution or (b) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol;
wherein said liquid center-fill has a water content of about 6% to about 8%, based on the total weight of the liquid center-fill, and a viscosity of about 20,000 to about 85,000 centipoises at 25°
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a low-moisture, sugarless, center-filled chewing gum and a process for the preparation thereof, in which a low moisture, liquid center-fill is incorporated into a cavity within a substantially anhydrous chewing gum shell. The center-filled chewing gum disclosed has improved non-staling properties and an extended shelf-life. The liquid center-fill has a water content of about 6% to about 8%, based on the total weight of the liquid center-fill, a viscosity of about 22,000 to about 85,000 centipoises at 25° C., and contains a natural or synthetic gum, a glycerin humectant and an additonal, water-miscible humectant.
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23 Claims
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1. A sugarless center-filled chewing gum piece having an outer sugarless chewing gum shell enclosing a cavity and a sugarless liquid center-fill within said cavity, said chewing gum piece comprising:
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A. a chewing gum shell containing not more than about 2% by weight thereof water; and B. a sugarless liquid center-fill comprising; 1. about 0.2% to about 1.5% by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth; 2. about 85% to about 93% by weight of a glycerin humectant; and 3. about 6% to about 12% by weight of an additional water-miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (a) sorbitol solution or (b) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol;
wherein said liquid center-fill has a water content of about 6% to about 8%, based on the total weight of the liquid center-fill, and a viscosity of about 20,000 to about 85,000 centipoises at 25°
C. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sugarless liquid center-fill for incorporation into a cavity within a sugarless center-filled chewing gum piece, the shell of said chewing gum piece containing not more than about 2% by weight water, said center-fill comprising:
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A. about 0.2% to about 1.5% by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth; B. about 85% to about 93% by weight of glycerin humectant; and C. about 6% to about 12% by weight of an additional water-miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (a) sorbitol solution or (b) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol;
wherein said sugarless center-fill has a water content of about 6% to about 8%, based on the total weight of the liquid center-fill, and a viscosity of about 20,000 to about 85,000 centipoises at 25°
C. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A process for preparing a sugarless center-filled chewing gum piece having a substantially anhydrous, sugarless outer chewing gum shell enclosing a cavity, which comprises incorporating within said cavity a sugarless liquid center-fill comprising:
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(A) about 0.2% to about 1.5% by weight of a natural or synthetic gum selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth; (B) about 85% to about 93% by weight of a glycerin humectant; and (C) about 6% to about 12% by weight of an additional water-miscible humectant ingredient selected from the group consisting of (a) sorbitol solution or (b) sorbitol solution and propylene glycol; wherein said liquid center-fill has a water content of about 6% to about 8%, based on the total weight of the liquid center-fill, and a viscosity of about 20,000 to about 85,000 centipoises at 25°
C. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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