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Chewing gum bases containing polyols

A technology of chewing gum base and polyol, which is applied in the fields of chewing gum, food science, application, etc., can solve the problems of high cost and the like

Pending Publication Date: 2022-03-04
WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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To produce a chewing gum base without inorganic fillers may also require costly changes to established gum base production methods

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[0062] Gum base preparation

[0063] As discussed herein, inorganic fillers are often used during the formation of the chewing gum base. For example, such fillers may be used at various stages in the gum base manufacturing process, such as during elastomer grinding, elastomer compounding, gum base pellet dusting, and gum rolling, among others. It has now been found that the inorganic fillers used in one or all of these stages of gum base production can be eliminated and replaced by one or more polyols. The resulting process produces a gum base that is substantially free of inorganic fillers, while still approximately maintaining the functionality and benefits associated with including inorganic fillers in chewing gum bases.

[0064] Thus, in another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method of preparing the gum base of the present disclosure, wherein the method is carried out without the use of inorganic fillers.

[0065] Elastomer Grinding

[0066] Inorgan...

Embodiment 1

[0090] Example 1: Rubber Grinding

[0091] In this example, the ability of mannitol to act as a dusting compound during the grinding of butyl rubber was evaluated.

[0092] Test samples were prepared containing a blend of butyl rubber and dusting powder in a target amount of from about 3% to about 10% by weight of the sample. The dusting powder used was talc (control) or mannitol (experimental). The control and experimental samples each contained approximately equal amounts of dusting powder. The samples were ground into pieces of approximately 6 mm. After grinding was complete, a sample of the rubber blend was collected and placed in a test box. Stress was applied to the sample by placing a weight on the sample to agglomerate the rubber. The samples were checked for clumping after 24 hours and 48 hours.

[0093] result

[0094] For the control blend (containing talc), no problems were observed during milling. The control blend processed normally and had good grindi...

Embodiment 2

[0095] Example 2: Composite

[0096] In this example, the effect of including mannitol in the gum base during compounding was evaluated.

[0097] Gum bases were prepared containing rubber and either: inorganic filler (control), no inorganic filler and no polyol (experiment #1), or mannitol as a 1:1 substitute for inorganic filler (Experiment #2). For Experiment #1, no inorganic fillers or polyols were used during rubber grinding or compounding. For experiment #2, mannitol was added during rubber grinding and was also compounded in the gum base formulation. The gum base formulations for the Control, Experiment #1 and Experiment #2 are as follows.

[0098]

[0099] Observe the properties of the gum base at various stages of compounding. The results are reported in the table below.

[0100] result

[0101]

[0102] The results confirm that mannitol can be used to aid in the compounding of gum bases without inorganic fillers.

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to chewing gum bases, wherein the inorganic filler in the gum base formulation has been replaced with a polyol. Thus, the chewing gum base of the present disclosure is substantially free of inorganic fillers, while containing a polyol, such as mannitol. Also disclosed is a method of producing the chewing gum base. The methods of the present disclosure utilize polyols as substitutes for inorganic fillers in various production stages. A confectionery product, such as a chewing gum, comprising the chewing gum base is also disclosed.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to chewing gum bases in which the inorganic fillers in the gum base formulation have been replaced by polyols. Thus, the chewing gum bases of the present disclosure are substantially free of inorganic fillers and instead contain polyols such as mannitol. A method of producing the chewing gum base is also disclosed. The methods of the present disclosure utilize polyols as replacements for inorganic fillers in various stages of production. Confectionery products, such as chewing gum, comprising the chewing gum base are also disclosed. Background technique [0002] Inorganic fillers such as talc and calcium carbonate are often included as bulk fillers in chewing gum bases. Inorganic fillers may also be utilized during the formation of the chewing gum base. For example, such fillers can be used at various stages in the gum base production process, such as during elastomer grinding, gum base pellet dusting, and gum rolling...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A23G4/08A23G4/10
CPCA23G4/08A23G4/10A23G4/064A23G4/062A23V2002/00
Inventor 大卫·R·菲利普斯曼迪·泰勒迈克尔·卡蒂佐内
Owner WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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