General Foods Limited

Bernard J Bahoshy

Robert E Klose

Harold A Nordstrom

Ragnar E Sjonvall

Alina Surmacka Szczesniak

James A Yeransian

This invention relates to a sweetened chewing gum composition which contains L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester (APM) in amounts up to 1.5% by weight of the total product. The improvement comprises a gum which has a pH of between 5.0 and 7.0 so that the degradation of APM to diketopiperazine is minimized and the storage stability of the gum is greatly increased.

Chewing gums of improved sweetness retention

This invention relates to a product and process in which L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is fixed in gum Arabic and/or the reaction product of a compound containing a polyvalent metallic ion, with an ungelatinized starch acid-ester of a substituted dicarboxylic acid whereby the decomposition rate of the L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester when employed in a chewing gum system is greatly reduced.

Fixation of APM in chewing gum

This invention relates to a product and process in which L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is fixed in the reaction product of a compound containing a polyvalent metallic ion, with an ungelatinized starch acid-ester of a substituted dicarboxylic acid whereby the decomposition rate of the L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester when employed in a chewing gum system is greatly reduced.

Chewing gums having longer lasting sweetness and flavor are prepared from compositions comprising a chewable gum base, flavor, sweetener in an amount sufficient to impart normally accepted sweetness to the gum, and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester in an amount effective to produce longer lasting sweetness and flavor. The chewing gums may be either sugar-containing or sugarless.

Chewing gums of longer lasting sweetness and flavor

This invention relates to a chewing gum composition which comprises gum base, sweetener, flavor and xylitol. The xylitol is contained in the gum in amounts less than 50% by weight of the total gum composition, the xylitol being effective to extend the storage stability of the gum.

Chewing gum with improved storage qualities

Chewing gums having longer lasting sweetness and flavor are prepared from compositions comprising a chewable gum base, flavor, sweetener in an amount sufficient to impart normally accepted sweetness to the gum, L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl esters in an amount effective to produce longer lasting sweetness and flavor. The chewing gums may be either sugarcontaining or sugarless.

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Mahopac, NY, United States of America

Bernard J Bahoshy