Claims
- 1. A flavored chewing gum having a prolonged sweet taste comprising gum base, the free acid form of saccharin dispersed in said gum base, and flavoring, said free acid form of saccharin being present in an amount of from about 0.05 to about 0.5% by weight of the chewing gum and further including from about 0.05 to about 90% by weight of one or more water-soluble sweetening agents at least one of which is sucrose.
- 2. The flavored chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said free acid form of saccharin is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.1 to about 0.3% by weight.
- 3. The flavored chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein said flavoring comprises essential or synthetic coils.
- 4. The flavored chewing gum as defined in claim 1 wherein the free acid form of saccharin is employed in a weight ratio to the water-soluble sweetener within the range of from about 0.00056:1 to about 0.0125:1.
- 5. A method for forming a flavored chewing gum as defined in claim 1, which comprises admixing melted gum base with a plasticizer or syrup at a temperature ranging from about 180.degree. to about 210.degree. F to form a base-syrup mix, and at a time the mix is folding well, admixing the base-syrup mix with said free saccharin acid at a temperature below about 250.degree. F so as to inhibit formation of soluble saccharin salts and to form a continuous mass, admixing the above mix with sucrose and thereafter forming the above mix into sticks or tablets.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 577,589, filed May 15, 1975, now abandoned.
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