Chewing gum containing vitamins or other active materials
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1. A chewing gum comprising:
- (a) a gum center comprising a water-insoluble gum base and a first active material that is water-soluble;
(b) a shell coated around said gum center, said shell comprising a second active material that is fat-soluble and is different from said first active material,wherein said first and second active materials are selected from the group consisting of vitamins and minerals.
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A coated chewing gum includes a gum center containing a water-insoluble gum base and a first active material, and a shell coated around the gum center, with the shell containing a second active material. The coated chewing gum may be made by homogeneously dispersing a first active material in a gum base to form a gum mass; forming discrete masses of the gum mass; and coating the discrete masses with a coating composition containing a second active material.
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1. A chewing gum comprising:
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(a) a gum center comprising a water-insoluble gum base and a first active material that is water-soluble; (b) a shell coated around said gum center, said shell comprising a second active material that is fat-soluble and is different from said first active material, wherein said first and second active materials are selected from the group consisting of vitamins and minerals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20)
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- 10. A chewing gum comprising a nutritionally effective amount of vitamins and minerals, said chewing gum comprising (a) a gum center comprising a gum base and a first portion of said vitamins and minerals, and (b) a shell coated around said gum center, said shell comprising a second portion of said vitamins and minerals, wherein said first portion of said vitamins and minerals comprises water-soluble vitamins and minerals, said second portion of said vitamins and minerals comprises fat-soluble vitamins and minerals, and said first portion of said vitamins and minerals contains at least one vitamin or mineral different from the vitamins and minerals of said second portion.
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