Green chewing gum base
US5445834A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G4/08
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Greener chewing gum base or bubble gum base (i.e. better biologically degradable and healthier) is obtained by replacing the paraffin component of a conventional chewing gum base by a triglyceride composition with an N.sub.35 .gtoreq.40, a (C.sub.16 +C.sub.18) saturated fatty acid content of 40-100 wt. %, a C.sub.18:l -content of 0-60 wt. % a (C.sub.12 +C.sub.14 +C.sub.16) saturated fatty acid content of at least 30 wt. % and a (C.sub.12 +C.sub.14) saturated fatty acid content of 0-40 wt. %.
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