Coated chewing gum products containing antacid and method of making
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1. A method of making antacid coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:
- a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a coating syrup comprising;
i) a bulk sweetener and ii) calcium carbonate having a median particle size of greater than about 3 microns and being suspended in the coating syrup; and
c) applying the coating syrup to the cores and drying the syrup to produce a coating on the cores, the coating containing from about 25% to about 60% calcium carbonate.
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A method of making antacid coated chewing gum products comprises the steps of providing chewing gum cores; providing a coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener and calcium carbonate having a median particle size of greater than about 3 microns and being suspended in the coating syrup; and applying the coating syrup to the cores and drying the syrup to produce a coating on the cores, the coating containing from about 25% to about 60% calcium carbonate.
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1. A method of making antacid coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:
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a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a coating syrup comprising;
i) a bulk sweetener and ii) calcium carbonate having a median particle size of greater than about 3 microns and being suspended in the coating syrup; and
c) applying the coating syrup to the cores and drying the syrup to produce a coating on the cores, the coating containing from about 25% to about 60% calcium carbonate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of making antacid coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:
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a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a coating syrup comprising;
i) a bulk sweetener and ii) calcium carbonate having a median particle size of at least about 3 microns;
c) providing a dry charge material comprising a bulk sweetener; and
d) applying the coating syrup and dry charge material to the chewing gum cores to produce a coating on the cores, the coating comprising between about 25% and about 60% calcium carbonate. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of delivering an antacid to an individual that provides relief in the gastrointestinal tract comprising the steps of:
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a) providing chewing gum cores;
b) providing a coating syrup comprising a i) a bulk sweetener and ii) calcium carbonate having a median particle size of greater than about 3 microns and being suspended in the coating syrup;
c) applying the coating syrup to the cores and drying the syrup to produce a coating on the cores, the coating containing from about 25% to about 60% calcium carbonate; and
d) chewing the antacid coated chewing gum product in the mouth and swallowing the coating, the coating dispersing and dissolving to provide calcium carbonate as an antacid in the gastrointestinal tract.
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