Wm Wrigley Jr Company

Archie L Hightower

Charles P Orfan

Daniel A Vento

Scott E Hartman

Walter C Romanofsky

John W Foster

Improved gum base and chewing gum made therefrom. The gum base includes non-soy lecithin. The non-soy lecithin may be either in a liquid state or powder form.

Gum base in chewing gum having improved compatibility and flavor

A color stable chewing gum base, and chewing gum that contains the chewing gum base, that does not include phosphatidyl ethanolamine. Preferably, the bases include a modified phosphatide. The modified phosphatide is substituted for at least the phosphatidyl ethanolamine that is present in commercially available lecithin oil. The use of modified phosphatides, and in particular, acetylated phosphatidyl ethanolamine, hinders the reaction responsible for the discoloration of the base, thus reducing or eliminating darkening of the gum base over time at elevated temperatures.

Color stable chewing gum bases and chewing gums made therefrom

A chewing gum elastomer is stabilized with a specific mixture of tocopherol homologs, thereby eliminating the need for synthetic antioxidants. The mixture of tocopherol homologs falls within the range of 7-20% by weight alpha tocopherol, 45-75% by weight gamma tocopherol, 18-32% by weight delta tocopherol and, optionally, 0-3% by weight beta tocopherol.

Use of tocopherol to stabilize chewing gum rubber

A chewing gum base is stabilized with a specific mixture of tocopherol homologs, thereby eliminating the need for synthetic antioxidants. The mixture of tocopherol homologs falls within the range of 7-20% by weight alpha tocopherol, 45-75% by weight gamma tocopherol and 18-32% by weight delta tocopherol.

Gum base containing tocopherol

A chewing gum base is stablized with a specific mixture of tocopherol homologs, thereby eliminating the need for synthetic antioxidants. The mixture of tocopherol homologs falls within the range of 7-20% by weight alpha tocopherol, 45-75% by weight gamma tocopherol and 18-32% by weight delta tocopherol.

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Plainfield, NJ, United States of America

Archie L Hightower