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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Daniel J. Zyck, North Riverside, IL (US);
Michael J. Greenberg, Northbrook, IL (US);
David G. Barkalow, Deerfield, IL (US);
Scott W. Marske, LaGrange, IL (US);
Philip W. Urnezis, Lombard, IL (US);
Philip Mazzone, Griffith, IN (US);
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of making antacid coated chewing gum products comprises the steps of providing chewing gum cores; providing a coating syrup comprising a bulk sweetener, calcium carbonate and a binding agent; and applying the coating syrup to the cores and drying the syrup to produce a sugarless coating on the cores. The coating on the cores produces a high viscosity in saliva when the gum is chewed, in that 4.5 grams of said coating dispersed in 30 ml of water has a Brookfield viscosity at 23° C. of at least 1.6 centipoise.