Warner-lambert Company

Eva K Malinowski

Michael Glass

Lucy L Wong

Kenneth P Bilka

Zoltan Bodor

Zdravko Dokuzovic

Hector Olaya

Joseph Hoholick

Anthony Guzowski

The present invention pertains to chewing gum composition having improved flavor and sweetness intensity which comprises (A) a gum base, (B) a bulking agent, (C) a flavoring agent, and (D) an effective amount of a homogeneous flavoring agent delivery system to provide upfront flavor and sweetness which comprises in percentages by weight of the delivery system (a) a spray dried flavoring agent present in an amount up to about 80%, and (b) a bulking agent present in an amount up to about 90%. The flavoring agent delivery system may further comprise a high intensity sweetening agent present in an amount up to about 80%, by weight of the flavoring agent delivery system. The flavoring agent delivery systems may be used in a wide variety of chewing gum compositions. The present invention also pertains to methods for preparing the flavoring agent delivery systems and the chewing gum compositions in which they may be used.

Chewing gum compositions having increased flavor and sweetness and

A gum composition is disclosed which has a substantially uniform soft chew from the initial chew, through the intermediate chew and on through the final chew. The gum composition can be a sugar or sugarless chewing gum composition or bubble gum composition. The gum compositions comprise a gum base, at least one sweetener, an acetylated monoglyceride, glycerin, and optionally, at least one gum additive of a type conventionally found in gum.

Consistently soft-chew textured gum composition

A stabilized chewing gum product containing an L-aspartic acid derived sweetener in its free form and method for manufacture thereof are disclosed. The chewing gum product includes at least two portions, one of which includes, in its free form, Aspartame (APM) as an artificial, low calorie sweetener. Also included in the APM-containing portion can be an organic acid which will maintain the pH of the portion at a level conducive to maintaining the stability of APM. A second portion can include flavoring agents, and optionally, at least one moisture-containing agent. The portions are arranged in surface-to-surface relationship whereby contact between the APM and the flavorings and/or moisture-containing agent of the second portion is substantially reduced. The stability of APM and, consequently, of the chewing gum product is substantially increased.

Method and product for increased aspartame stability in chewing gum

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Eva K Malinowski