Chewing gum flavor ingredient
US5153011A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L27/74
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A flavor ingredient has been found to provide long lasting, high intensity and high quality flavor when used in chewing gum compositions. The flavor ingredient contains between 7-30% by weight of a flavoring agent such as mint oil, between 2-15% by weight styrene butadiene rubber, between 45-90% by weight starch or modified starch, between 0-8% by weight water and, preferably, between 0.5-4% by weight of a thickener such as silicon dioxide. The flavor ingredient is prepared by mixing the flavoring agent with particles of the elastomer to form a suspension. The suspension is then mixed with an aqueous starch solution and the thickener is added. The resulting stable emulsion is dried to form the flavor ingredient of the invention.
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