Claims
- 1. A stain removing chewing gum composition comprising a core and an optional coating having at least one layer, at least one of said core and coating comprising a stain removing effective amount of at least one stain-removing agent selected from the group consisting of anionic and non-ionic surfactants encapsulated within a hydrophilic encapsulating material, said encapsulated stain removing agent being present in a manner which enables an effective amount of the stain removing agent to be released from the composition.
- 2. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the encapsulating material is selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, cellulosic materials, proteins, wheat protein, water soluble polymers and mixtures thereof.
- 3. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein the encapsulating material is a carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of starches, dextran and mixtures thereof.
- 4. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein the encapsulating material is a sugar selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, lactose and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein the encapsulating material is a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of maltitol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof.
- 6. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein the encapsulating material is a gum selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, carrageenan, locust bean gum, acacia gum, tragacanth and mixtures thereof.
- 7. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein the encapsulating material is a cellulosic material selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.
- 8. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein the encapsulating material is a water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene acrylic acid polymers, polyvinyl alcohol block polymers, starch loaded polyethylene polymers, polylactates, starch based polymers, methyl methacrylate polymers, ethyl methacrylate polymers, copolymers of ethylene and carbon monoxide, hydroxypropylated starch (70% amylose), methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, cellulose diacetate modified natural polymers, extruded potato starch, caprolactone polyester, acrylamide block polymers, ethylene oxide polymers, poly (acrylonitrile) polymers, poly (acrylamide) polymers and mixtures thereof.
- 9. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the encapsulated stain removing agent is in the form of particles having an average particle size of from about 0.02 to 3.0 mm.
- 10. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the stain-removing agent is present in the encapsulated stain removing agent in an amount of from about 60 to 80% by weight.
- 11. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the stain removing agent is selected from the group consisting of medium and long chain fatty acid esters and salts.
- 12. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 11 wherein the medium and long chain fatty acid esters and salts contain 8-24 carbon atoms.
- 13. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 12 wherein the medium and long chain fatty acid esters and salts contain 14-20 carbon atoms.
- 14. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the stain removing agent is a mixture of organic acid esters of mono and diglycerides.
- 15. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the stain removing agent is selected from the group consisting of sulfated butyl oleate, medium and long chain fatty acid esters and salts thereof, sodium oleate, salts of fumaric acid, potassium glomate, organic acid esters of mono and diglycerides, succistearin, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerol tristearate, lecithin, hydroxylated lecithin, sodium lauryl sulfate, acetylated monoglycerides, succinylated monoglycerides, monoglyceride citrate, ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, sorbitan monostearate, calcium stearyl-2-lactylate, sodium stearyl lactylate, lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycerol, glycerol-lactoesters of C8-C24 fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of C8-C24 fatty acids, propylene glycol alginate, sucrose C8-C24 fatty acid esters, diacetyl tartaric or citric acid or lactic acid esters of mono and diglycerides, and triacetin and mixtures thereof.
- 16. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the stain removing agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerol-lactoesters of C14-C20 fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of C14-C20 fatty acids, and sucrose C14-C20 fatty acid esters.
- 17. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the stain removing agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium stearate and sodium palmitate and mixtures thereof, sodium oleate, mixtures of citric acid or lactic acid esters of monoglycerides and diglycerides, glycerol stearate, glycerol laurate, and mixtures thereof, sucrose monstearate, sucrose distearate, sucrose monolaurate, sucrose dilaurate, polyglycerol esters of monostearate, and polyglycerol esters of monolaurate and mixtures thereof.
- 18. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 17 wherein the stain removing agent is selected from sodium stearate, sodium palmitate and mixtures thereof.
- 19. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the chewing gum composition is in the form of a slab or stick, said chewing gum composition having a reduced amount of a softener.
- 20. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the chewing gum composition is a centerfill chewing gum composition having a centerfill and a gum portion, said encapsulated stain removing agent being present in the centerfill, the gum portion or both.
- 21. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 in the form of a coated chewing gum composition wherein the encapsulated stain removing agent is present in the coating, the core or both the coating and the core.
- 22. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 21 wherein the encapsulated stain removing agent is present in the coating.
- 23. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of the stain removing agent is from about 0.2 to 2.0% by weight based on the total weight of the chewing gum composition.
- 24. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 23 wherein the stain removing agent is a 50/50 mixture of sodium stearate and sodium palmitate and the amount of the stain removing agent is about 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of the chewing gum composition.
- 25. The stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 23 wherein the stain removing agent is a mixture of organic acid esters of mono and diglycerides and the amount of the stain removing agent is from about 0.6 to 1.0% by weight based on the total weight of the chewing gum composition.
- 26. A method of removing stains from teeth comprising chewing an effective amount of the encapsulated stain removing chewing gum composition of claim 1.
- 27. A method of producing the stain-removing chewing gum composition of claim 1 comprising adding the encapsulated stain removing agent in one of the last steps of forming the chewing gum composition to enable the stain removing agent to be loosely contained with the chewing gum composition whereby the stain removing agent can be effectively released upon chewing.
- 28. A stain removing confectionery composition comprising a stain removing effective amount of at least one encapsulated stain removing agent selected from the group consisting of anionic and non-ionic surfactants, said encapsulated stain removing agent being present in a manner which enables an effective amount of the stain removing agent to be released from the composition.
- 29. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 1 wherein the encapsulating material is selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, cellulosic materials, proteins, wheat protein, water soluble polymers and mixtures thereof.
- 30. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 29 wherein the encapsulating material is a carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of starches, dextran and mixtures thereof.
- 31. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 29 wherein the encapsulating material is a sugar selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, lactose and mixtures thereof.
- 32. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 29 wherein the encapsulating material is a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of maltitol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof.
- 33. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 29 wherein the encapsulating material is a gum selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, carrageenan, locust bean gum, acacia gum, tragacanth and mixtures thereof.
- 34. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 29 wherein the encapsulating material is a cellulosic material selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.
- 35. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 29 wherein the encapsulating material is a water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene acrylic acid polymers, polyvinyl alcohol block polymers, starch loaded polyethylene polymers, polylactates, starch based polymers, methyl methacrylate polymers, ethyl methacrylate polymers, copolymers of ethylene and carbon monoxide, hydroxypropylated starch (70% amylose), methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, cellulose diacetate modified natural polymers, extruded potato starch, caprolactone polyester, acrylamide block polymers, ethylene oxide polymers, poly (acrylonitrile) polymers, poly (acrylamide) polymers and mixtures thereof.
- 37. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 28 wherein the stain removing agent is selected from the group consisting of medium and long chain fatty acid esters and salts.
- 38. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 28 herein the stain removing agent is a mixture of organic acid esters of mono and diglycerides.
- 39. The stain removing confectionery chewing gum composition of claim 28 wherein the stain removing agent is selected from the group consisting of sulfated butyl oleate, medium and long chain fatty acid esters and salts thereof, sodium oleate, salts of fumaric acid, potassium glomate, organic acid esters of mono and diglycerides, succistearin, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerol tristearate, lecithin, hydroxylated lecithin, sodium lauryl sulfate, acetylated monoglycerides, succinylated monoglycerides, monoglyceride citrate, ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, sorbitan monostearate, calcium stearyl-2-lactylate, sodium stearyl lactylate, lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycerol, glycerol-lactoesters of C8-C24 fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of C8-C24 fatty acids, propylene glycol alginate, sucrose C8-C24 fatty acid esters, diacetyl tartaric or citric or lactic acid esters of mono and diglycerides, and triacetin and mixtures thereof.
- 40. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 28 wherein the stain removing agent is selected form sodium stearate, sodium palmitate and mixtures thereof.
- 41. The stain removing confectionery composition of claim 28 wherein the amount of the stain removing agent is from about 0.2 to 20% by weight based on the total weight of the confectionery composition.
- 42. The stain removing composition of claim 28 wherein the confectionery composition is selected from the group consisting of hard boiled candies, nougats, gel confections, centerfill confections, panning goods, and fondants.
- 43. A method of removing stains from teeth comprising placing an effective amount of the stain removing composition of claim 28 into the oral cavity until the composition is dissolved.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part application of prior pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/058,448 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,479,071 which is a continuation-in-part application of prior pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/947,876 filed Sep. 6, 2001 which is a continuation-in-part application of prior pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/741,523 filed Dec. 20, 2000 which claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/188,554 filed Mar. 10, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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