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US4252830:
Chewable calorie-free chewing gum base
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kehoe, Gary; South Salem, NY
Puglia, Wayne J.; Bellerose Village, NY
Witzel, Frank; Spring Valley, NY
Friello, Dominick R.; Danbury, CT
Mackay, Donald A. M.; Pleasantville, NY
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| Assignee: |
Life Savers, Inc., New York, NY
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| Published / Filed: |
1981-02-24
/ 1979-06-18
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| Application Number: |
US1979000049536
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A23C 3/033;
A23C 7/02;
A23G 4/00;
B65B 55/02;
IPC-7:
A23G 3/30;
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| ECLA Code: |
A23C3/033; A23C7/02; B65B55/02;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
426/005;
426/003;
426/548;
426/804;
Original:
426/005;
426/003;
426/548;
426/804;
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| Field of Search: |
426/003-6,548,804
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-06-18 |
US1979000049536 |
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| Abstract: |
A chewable chewing gum base is provided which is substantially calorie-free, does not decrease in viscosity upon chewing inasmuch as it is essentially free of water-solubles, and includes gum base containing high levels of inert fillers, such as calcium carbonate or talc in amounts of at least about 50% by weight, softeners, such as lecithin, synthetic non-caloric sweeteners, such as aspartame or cyclamates, and flavors. The chewable gum base includes at least about 10% air voids entrapped in the gum base matrix which, upon chewing, become filled with moisture causing a dramatic increase in cud volume.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Levinson, Lawrence S. ;
Rodney, Burton ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hunter, Jeanette M.;
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A substantially calorie-free chewable gum base comprising substantially calorie-free gum base, from about 50 to about 85% by weight of a substantially calorie-free inert filler or texturizing agent which is calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, alumina, magnesium carbonate, talc, aluminum silicates, dicalcium phosphate, magnesium trisilicate, magnesium hydroxide, or mixtures thereof, from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a substantially calorie-free sweetener, and a substantially calorie-free softener, said chewable gum base including at least 10% air voids entrapped in the gum base matrix, which, upon chewing, become filled with moisture, said gum base being essentially free of calorie containing water-extractables.
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