Hard coated gum with improved shelf life
First Claim
1. A hard coated chewing gum, comprising:
- about 25-90 weight percent of a chewing gum center including 5-90 percent of a bulk sweetener, 5-95 percent of a chewing gum base, 0.1-15 percent of one or more flavoring agents, and 8.5-15 percent of a softener, by weight of the gum center; and
about 10-75 weight percent of a hard outer coating including hydrogenated isomaltulose;
the softener comprising an aqueous sweetener solution;
the gum center including at least 2.5 percent water by weight of the gum center and not more than about 3.0 percent glycerin by weight of the gum center.
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Abstract
A hard coated chewing gum is provided which exhibits improved long-term shelf stability under storage conditions involving constant exposure to the moisture contained in the atmosphere. The hard coated chewing gum is ideally suited for pellet chewing gum having pellet shapes which cannot easily be protected from atmospheric moisture by packaging. The hard coated chewing gum has a gum center which includes a gum base, a bulk portion, and one or more flavoring agents. The gum center contains at least 2.5% moisture and not more than 3.0% glycerin. The hard coated chewing gum also has an outer coating which includes about 50 to about 100% hydrogenated isomaltulose. A method of preparing the hard coated chewing gum is also provided.
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28 Claims
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1. A hard coated chewing gum, comprising:
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about 25-90 weight percent of a chewing gum center including 5-90 percent of a bulk sweetener, 5-95 percent of a chewing gum base, 0.1-15 percent of one or more flavoring agents, and 8.5-15 percent of a softener, by weight of the gum center; and about 10-75 weight percent of a hard outer coating including hydrogenated isomaltulose; the softener comprising an aqueous sweetener solution; the gum center including at least 2.5 percent water by weight of the gum center and not more than about 3.0 percent glycerin by weight of the gum center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hard coated chewing gum, comprising:
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about 25 to about 90 weight percent of a gum center which includes 5-95 percent of a gum base, 5-90 percent of a bulk sweetener, 0.1-15 percent of one ore more flavoring agents, and 8.5-15 percent of a softener, by weight of the gum center; and about 10 to about 75 weight percent of a hard outer coating which includes about 50 to about 100 percent hydrogenated isomaltulose by weight of the outer coating; the gum center including at least 2.5 percent water by weight of the gum center, and not more than about 3.0 percent glycerin by weight of the gum center. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of forming a hard coated chewing gum, comprising the steps of:
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forming a gum center including 5-90 percent of a bulk sweetener, 5-95 percent of a chewing gum base, 0.1-15 percent of one or more flavoring agents, and 8.5-15 percent of a softener, by weight of the gum center, the gum center containing at least 2.5 percent water by weight of the gum center and not more than 3.0 percent glycerin by weight of the gum center; forming a liquid coating syrup comprising hydrogenated isomaltulose and about 25 to about 70 percent solvent by weight of the coating syrup; applying the liquid coating syrup to the gum center; and evaporating the solvent from the liquid coating syrup. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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