Chewing gum

• US 8,865,134 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2006
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Med-El Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Med-El Incorporated
• Inventors: Mortensen, Nils
• Primary Examiner(s): Sullivan, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anthopolos, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/083,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20100061939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,927 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 424/48
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/36 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/48 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G3/42
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/06 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/068 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G4/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/332 Promoters of weight control and weight loss
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/028 Chlorogenic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/04 Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents

Abstract

Chewing gum comprising an extract from coffee enriched in at least one ester formed between a trans-cinnamic acid and quinic acid wherein the amount of said at least one ester in the gum is 0.1 to 50 wt %.

Claims

1. A unit portion of chewing gum comprising:

a gum base;

a sweetener;

a flavoring; and

5-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA); and

wherein the concentration of 5-CQA relative to the unit portion of chewing gum is greater than or equal to 0.1 weight percent and less than or equal to 10 weight percent.

2. The unit portion of chewing gum of claim 1, wherein the concentration of 5-CQA relative to the unit portion of chewing gum is greater than or equal to 0.5 weight percent and less than or equal to 10 weight percent.

3. The unit portion of chewing gum of claim 1, wherein the concentration of 5-CQA relative to the unit portion of chewing gum is greater than or equal to 1 weight percent and less than or equal to 10 weight percent.

4. The unit portion of chewing gum of claim 1, wherein the concentration of 5-CQA relative to the unit portion of chewing gum is greater than or equal to 1 weight percent and less than or equal to 5 weight percent.