EP0126570A2
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A powder filled chewing gum piece
Assignee: Warner Lambert Co LLC
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Filing: 1984-05-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-05-03
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a chewing gum piece which comprises an outer shell defining an enclosed cavity, which cavity contains, as a centre fill, a powder comprising one or more sweetener. A process for producing such a chewing gum piece is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Carroll
- 👤 Michael Glass
- 👤 Vincent G. Corsello
- 👤 Dominic J. Piccolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:43
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/18; A23G4/20; A23G4/02; A23G4/04; A23G4/043; A23V; A23V2002/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
27 words
A chewing gum piece which comprises an outer shell defining an enclosed cavity, which cavity contains, as a centre fill, a powder comprising one or more sweetener.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
27 words
A chewing gum piece which comprises an outer shell defining an enclosed cavity, which cavity contains, as a centre fill, a powder comprising one or more sweetener.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A chewing gum piece according to Claim 1, wherein the powder is present to an extent of from 10% to 20%, preferably from 15% to 19%, by weight of the gum piece.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A chewing gum piece according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the sweetener is chosen from one or more of the following: water-soluble sweetening agents, for example, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, or sugar; or polyhydric sugar alcohols, preferably sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; water-soluble artificial sweetening agents; dipeptide-based sweeteners, preferably L-aspartyl-L-phenyl-alanine methyl ester.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A chewing gum piece according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the powder further comprises one or more flavouring agent and one or more colouring agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
A chewing gum piece according to Claim 4, wherein the one or more flavouring agent, which is preferably present to an extent of from 0.2% to 1.5% by weight of the powder, is a synthetic flavour oil, a natural flavour oil or essence or an artificial flavour, and is preferably chosen from the following: spearmint oil, cinnamon oil, oil of wintergreen (methylsalicylate), peppermint oils, lemon oil, orange oil, grape oil, lime oil, grapefruit oil, apple essence, strawberry essence, cherry essence, and pineapple essence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A chewing gum piece according to Claim 4, wherein the colouring agent is FD&C (Food, Drug and Cosmetic approved dye) Red No. 40.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A chewing gum piece according to any preceding claim, wherein the powder further comprises an acidulent to an extent of from 0.5% to 3.0%, preferably from 1.5% to 2.5%, by weight of the powder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A chewing gum piece according to any preceding claim, wherein the powder further comprises a lubricant.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A chewing gum piece according to any preceding claim, wherein the powder further comprises one or more filler which may be chosen from dextrins, malto-dextrins, polydextrose, dextrose and dicalcium phosphate, and is more preferably chosen from maltodextrin and polydextrose.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A chewing gum piece according to any preceding claim, wherein the outer-shell comprises a gum base, preferably to an extent of from 10% to 45%; corn syrup, preferably to an extent of from 8% to 25%; a softener, preferably to an extent of from 0.2% to 6%; and sugar.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A chewing gum piece according to Claim 10, wherein the gum base comprises a natural or synthetic elastomer, a filler and an elastomer solvent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
91 words
A process for producing a chewing gum piece as described in any one of the preceding claims, which process comprises: extruding a hollow rope of chewing gum from an extruder tube, through an orifice; and feeding, by means of a conduit tube extending from a reservoir into the extruder tube, a stream of powder through a second orifice to the hollow centre downstream of the second orifice; wherein air is vented from the hollow centre prior to entry of the powder and the conduit tube is not concentric with the extruder.
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