Continuous chewing gum manufacturing process yielding gum with improved flavor perception
US5612071A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G4/08
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of continuously manufacturing chewing gum with improved flavor perception comprises the steps of adding at least an elastomer and filler into a high-efficiency continuous mixer, and mixing the elastomer and filler together in the continuous mixer; adding a least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of fats, oils, waxes and elastomer plasticizers into the continuous mixer, and mixing said ingredient with the elastomer and filler in the continuous mixer; and adding at least one sweetener and-at least one flavor into the continuous mixer, and mixing said sweetener and flavor with the remaining ingredients to form a chewing gum composition. These steps are performed using a single high-efficiency continuous mixer and wherein the flavor is added at a level lower than that used to make the same chewing gum composition in a batch mixer but the flavor intensity in the chewing gum product is comparable to that of said same chewing gum composition made in a batch mixer.
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