Claims
- 1. A chewing gum containing a coating material which is prepared by coating Curculigo latifolia fruits, processed Curculigo latifolia fruits or a component containing curculin obtained therefrom with a coating agent at a temperature of 60.degree. C. or below; and wherein the grain size of said coated material is 100 to 200 mesh, the content of said coated material ranges from 0.1 to 70% by weight based on the total amount of the chewing gum, and the content thereof in terms of purified curculin is 0.1 to 1,000 ppm;
- said coating agent is selected from the group consisting of reducing maltose syrup, reducing starch decomposition product, lactose, oligo-saccharides, dextrin, branched dextrin, whey protein, vegetable fats and oils, animal fats and oils, gelatin, guar gum, cyclodextrin, chitin, chitosan soluble starch, gum arabic, pectin and microcrystalline cellulose; and
- the weight ratio of said Curculigo latifolia fruits, processed Curculigo latifolia fruits or a component containing curculin obtained therefrom to said coating agent ranges from 0.01 : 99.99 to 95 : 5.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 07/916,592, filed Jul. 20, 1992 (abandoned).
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Continuations (1)
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