Method of making coated chewing gum products containing various antacids
US6645535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K33/42
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of making antacid coated chewing gum products comprises the steps of providing chewing gum cores; providing a coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener and a neutralizing antacid suspended in the coating syrup, the coating syrup containing from about 25% to about 50% by weight of the solids in the syrup of a neutralizing antacid, selected from the group consisting of aluminum salts, bismuth salts, magnesium salts, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium citrate, sodium potassium tartrate, tricalcium phosphate and mixtures thereof, and applying the coating syrup to the cores and drying the syrup to produce a coating on the cores. Methods of use of the product to provide relief in the gastrointestinal tract are also included.
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