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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael T Bunczek, Dolton, IL (US);
Philip W Urnezis, Lombard, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-3 ; 426-5 ; 426 96 ; 426103 ; 426548 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a stabilized sweetener ingredient containing aspartame, a stabilized aspartame sweetener ingredient for use in chewing gum, and a chewing gum composition containing the stabilized aspartame sweetener ingredient. The aspartame is blended with specific amounts of water, inorganic acid and an encapsulating agent to form a homogeneous mixture. The mixture is dried to form the sweetener ingredient. The sweetener ingredient is relatively stable and unreactive in the presence of cinnamon and other aldehyde-based flavoring agents.