Claims
- 1. A method of producing a chewing gum composition comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a chewing gum base at a level of about 5% to about 80% of the chewing gum composition;
- b) providing a bulking agent at a level of about 5% to about 80% of the chewing gum composition;
- c) providing a flavoring agent at a level of about 0.1% to about 10% of the chewing gum composition;
- d) providing molten sorbitol at a level of about 0.25% to about 2.7% of the chewing gum composition; and
- e) mixing said gum base, bulking agent, flavoring agent and molten sorbitol into said chewing gum composition.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the bulking agent comprises one or more sugar sweeteners.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein an anti-crystallization agent is mixed with the molten sorbitol before the molten sorbitol is mixed with the other gum composition ingredients.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the gum base is melted and mixed with the molten sorbitol prior to mixing the gum base with the bulking and flavoring agents.
- 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of providing a softening agent in the range of about 0.5% to about 15% of the chewing gum composition and mixing said softening agent into the gum composition.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the softening agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerine, lecithin, aqueous sorbitol liquid and mixtures thereof.
- 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of mixing a binding agent into the gum composition, the binding agent being selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated starch hydrolyzates, corn syrup and combinations thereof.
- 8. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 1.
- 9. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 2.
- 10. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 3.
- 11. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 4.
- 12. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 5.
- 13. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 6.
- 14. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 7.
- 15. The method of claim 1 wherein the bulking agent is in a powdered form.
- 16. A chewing gum composition made in accordance with the method of claim 15.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 07/649,842, filed Feb. 1, 1991, now abandoned incorporated herein by reference.
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Food Chemicals Codex, 1981, pp. 308-309. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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