Continuous chewing gum method
US4555407A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1015
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for continuously forming wide, thin chewing gum slabs suitable for forming sheets and bands ready for packaging in an automatic wrapping machine is disclosed. The method involves compounding a chewing gum paste; extruding the formed gum paste as a wide thin slab through a die mounted on the discharge end of the extruder; cooling the extruded gum paste slab; and passing the gum paste slab through no more than two sets of calender rolls.
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