Reduced and low-calorie sugar and sugarless chewing gum compositions containing fiber
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1. A chewing gum composition having a reduced calorie content comprising:
- (a) a gum base present in an amount of from about 45 to about 80% by weight, said gum base containing about 6% to about 10% of a wax having a melting point below 60°
C. and from about 10% to about 25% by weight of a polyvinyl acetate having a medium molecular weight of about 35,000 to 55,000;
(b) a sweetener present in amounts sufficient to effectuate sweetness;
(c) a flavor; and
(d) about 4% to about 20% by weight of an oil-containing unpurified cereal fiber compatible with the base, wherein the oil content of said fiber is about 1% to about 4% by weight of the fiber; and
wherein the calorie content of the chewing gum composition is about 0.1 to about 2.1 calories/gram.
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Reduced and low-calorie chewing gum compositions containing a gum base level of about 40 to about 80% by weight, and an oil-containing cereal bran, such as corn bran, in amounts of about 4 to about 20% by weight. These compositions result in a chewing product having a caloric content of about 0.1 to about 2.1 calories/gram.
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1. A chewing gum composition having a reduced calorie content comprising:
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(a) a gum base present in an amount of from about 45 to about 80% by weight, said gum base containing about 6% to about 10% of a wax having a melting point below 60°
C. and from about 10% to about 25% by weight of a polyvinyl acetate having a medium molecular weight of about 35,000 to 55,000;(b) a sweetener present in amounts sufficient to effectuate sweetness; (c) a flavor; and (d) about 4% to about 20% by weight of an oil-containing unpurified cereal fiber compatible with the base, wherein the oil content of said fiber is about 1% to about 4% by weight of the fiber; and
wherein the calorie content of the chewing gum composition is about 0.1 to about 2.1 calories/gram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A reduced calorie chewing gum composition having excellent cohesive properties and which exhibits increased juiciness and swelling of the bolus during mastication in the absence of thickening agents, said composition comprising:
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(a) about 20 to about 75% by weight of gum base, said gum base containing from about 6% to about 10% of a wax having a melting point below 60°
C. and from about 10% to about 25% of a polyvinyl acetate having a medium average molecular weight of about 35,000 to about 55,000;(b) a sweetener present in amounts sufficient to effect sweetness; (c) a flavor; and (d) about 4% to about 20% by weight of a cereal fiber containing sufficient oil to impart plasticization of the base and enhance compatibility of the fiber and the chewing gum composition, wherein the calorie content of the chewing gum composition is about 0.1 to about 1 calories/gram. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A reduced calorie chewing gum composition comprising:
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(a) a gum base present in amounts of about 45 to about 80% by weight, said gum base containing from about 6% to 10% of a wax having a melting point below about 60°
C. and to about 25% of a polyvinyl acetate having a medium molecular weight of from about 35,000 to about 55,000;(b) a sweetener; (c) a flavor; and (d) about 9% to about 20% by weight of an oil-containing unpurified cereal fiber distributed within the composition in sufficient amounts to provide plasticization effect as well as swelling of the bolus during mastication, said fiber having an oil content about 1% to about 4% by weight of the fiber and the total calorie content of the chewing gum composition is about 0.1 to about 2.1 calories/gram. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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