Patent · US Expired

Coated chewing gum product and method of making

US5980955A · kind A · utility

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48Claims
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Filing dateDec 30, 1996
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23G2200/06
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A coated comestible product having an improved coating appearance and a method for improving the appearance of a coated product is achieved when a food-acceptable, poorly water-soluble salt is added to a coating syrup that further comprises a primary coating material. One preferred inventive coating comprises calcium gluconate as the poorly water-soluble salt, and xylitol as the primary coating material.

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