Gum base made with reduced antioxidant and method of preparation

US5545416A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company · US

Inventors

• Kevin B. Broderick · Berwyn, US
• Joo H. Song · Northbrook, US
• Donald J. Townsend · Chicago, US
• David W. Record · River Forest, US
• Henry T. Tyrpin · Palos Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 1994
• Grant date: Aug 13, 1996
• Expiry date: Dec 22, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23G4/08
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A stabilized gum base and chewing gum are prepared using techniques that significantly reduce the amount of antioxidant lost during manufacture. As a result, the gum base and chewing gum include at least about two-thirds, and preferably three-fourths, of the amount of antioxidant initially added during manufacture of the gum base. The improved antioxidant retention is accomplished primarily using mixing techniques which significantly reduce the average mixing time needed to prepare a homogeneous gum base, and further by integrating the manufacture of gum base and chewing gum into a single continuous mixer.