Chewing gum product including a hydrophilic gum base and method of producing
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1. A hydrophilic chewing gum base comprising:
- a) about 20% to about 90% hydrophilic polymers;
b) about 5% to about 35% hydrophilic softeners/emulsifiers; and
c) about 4% to about 50% filler;
d) the chewing gum base being essentially free of hydrophobic polymers, elastomer solvents, waxes and hydrophobic softeners.
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Abstract
A method for producing a chewing gum with an improved release of a lipophilic active agent, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by using a hydrophilic gum base. The preferred and novel gum base includes hydrophilic polymers, hydrophilic softeners/emulsifiers and fillers, but is essentially free of hydrophobic elastomers and hydrophobic softeners, as well as waxes and elastomer solvents. The lipophilic active agent is preferably added to a coating on a chewing gum pellet made using a hydrophilic gum base, such as by being mixed into a coating solution. The coating solution may contain a high-intensity sweetener. An active agent may also be used in the gum core.
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1. A hydrophilic chewing gum base comprising:
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a) about 20% to about 90% hydrophilic polymers;
b) about 5% to about 35% hydrophilic softeners/emulsifiers; and
c) about 4% to about 50% filler;
d) the chewing gum base being essentially free of hydrophobic polymers, elastomer solvents, waxes and hydrophobic softeners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A coated chewing gum product comprising:
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a) a chewing gum core made from a hydrophilic gum base, the gum base being essentially free of hydrophobic polymers, elastomer solvents, waxes and hydrophobic softeners; and
b) a coating on the core, the coating including a lipophilic active agent. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of producing coated chewing gum products containing at least one lipophilic active agent in the coating comprising the steps of:
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a) providing chewing gum product cores wherein the chewing gum is made from a hydrophilic gum base, the gum base being essentially free of hydrophobic polymers, elastomer solvents, waxes and hydrophobic softeners;
b) providing a coating solution;
c) coating the chewing gum product cores with the coating solution to provide coated chewing gum products, the coating including a lipophilic active agent at a level of from about 12 micrograms to about 250 milligrams per gram of coated chewing gum product. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of delivering a lipophilic active agent comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a chewing gum product having i) a chewing gum core made using a hydrophilic gum base, the gum base being essentially free of hydrophobic polymers, elastomer solvents, waxes and hydrophobic softeners, and ii) a coating including a lipophilic active agent in the coating; and
b) chewing the chewing gum product for at least 10 minutes in an oral cavity of an individual chewing the chewing gum product. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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