Coated chewing gum product and method of making
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1. A chewing gum product having a coating made from a syrup comprising:
- a) a primary coating material; and
b) a poorly water-soluble food acceptable salt having a solubility of between about 0.5 and about 9% in 10°
C. water.
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Abstract
A coated comestible product having an improved coating appearance and a method for improving the appearance of a coated product is achieved when a food-acceptable, poorly water-soluble salt is added to a coating syrup that further comprises a primary coating material. One preferred inventive coating comprises calcium gluconate as the poorly water-soluble salt, and xylitol as the primary coating material.
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1. A chewing gum product having a coating made from a syrup comprising:
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a) a primary coating material; and b) a poorly water-soluble food acceptable salt having a solubility of between about 0.5 and about 9% in 10°
C. water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A chewing gum product having a coating made from a coating syrup comprising:
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a) a poorly water-soluble, food acceptable salt having a solubility of between about 0.5 and about 9% in 10°
C. water; andb) a primary coating material, wherein the coating has an improved appearance compared to a coating made from the same primary coating material but without the poorly water-soluble salt. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of coating a chewing gum product comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a chewing gum product; and b) coating the product with a coating syrup comprising; i) a poorly water-soluble, food acceptable salt having a water solubility of between about 0.5 and about 9% in 10°
C. water; andii) a primary coating material. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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- 39. A method of improving the appearance of a coated chewing gum product that is made by coating the product with a coating syrup, the improvement comprising the step of including a poorly water-soluble, food acceptable salt in the coating syrup, the salt having a solubility of between about 0.5 and about 9% in 10°
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48. A chewing gum coated product having a coating made from a syrup comprising:
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a) a primary coating material; and b) between about 1.5 and about 5%, by weight of the syrup, of a poorly water-soluble, food acceptable salt selected from the group consisting of calcium gluconate, calcium glycerophosphate, calcium lactate, calcium phosphate, calcium malate, calcium benzoate, sodium sulfate and combinations thereof.
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