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Chewing gum composition
Assignee: Cerestar Holding BV
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Filing: 1990-11-30
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2010-11-30
Abstract
Abstract A chewing gum composition which contains as sweetening agent a mixture of erythritol and a liquid sugar or liquid sugar alcohol other than erythritol e.g. a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate with a DE between 20 and 50, the amount of erythritol in the sweetening agent mixture being more than 60 weight %.
Inventors
- 👤 Freddy M. L. Van der Schueren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:29
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/33; A23L27/34; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
47 words
A chewing gum composition which contains as sweetening agent a mixture of erythritol and a liquid sugar or liquid sugar alcohol other than erythritol comprising hydrogenated starch hydrolyzate of DE between 20 and 50, the amount of erythritol in the mixture being more than 60 weight percent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
47 words
A chewing gum composition which contains as sweetening agent a mixture of erythritol and a liquid sugar or liquid sugar alcohol other than erythritol comprising hydrogenated starch hydrolyzate of DE between 20 and 50, the amount of erythritol in the mixture being more than 60 weight percent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A chewing gum composition according to claim 1 in which the amount of erythritol in the mixture is 65 to 90 weight percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the composition comprises 5 to 55 weight percent gum base and 25 to 85 weight percent sweetening agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
A composition according to claim 1 which also contains glycerin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process for producing a chewing gum as claimed in claim 1 which comprises (a) heating a gum base to a temperature not exceeding 80° C. so that the gum is kneadable and (b) kneading said base and slowly adding erythritol crystals and said liquid sugar or liquid sugar alcohol other than erythritol thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as set forth in claim 5 in which the temperature to which the gum base is heated does not exceed 70° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A process for producing a chewing gum as set forth in claim 1 which comprises (a) heating a gum base to a temperature not exceeding 80° C. so that the gum is kneadable, (b) kneading said base and adding said liquid sugar or liquid sugar alcohol other than erythritol and subsequently, (c) while continuing kneading, slowly and gradually adding erythritol crystals thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as set forth in claim 7 in which the temperature to which the gum base is heated does not exceed 70° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 5, claim 6, claim 7 or claim 8 in which the erythritol is added in portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 5, claim 6, claim 7 or claim 8 in which other ingredients are also added gradually after the gum and at least part of the erythritol have been blended.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as set forth in claim 10 in which the other ingredients include glycerin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 5, claim 6, claim 7 or claim 8 in which at least 65% of the erythritol added has a particle size in the range 100 to 300 microns.
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