Jose L Cardenas

US Patent:

20090202673, Aug 13, 2009

Filed:

Jul 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/375390

Inventors:

David R. Phillips - Chicago IL, US
Kevin B. Broderick - Berwyn IL, US
Jose Cardenas - Crown Point IN, US
Donald A. Seielstad - Frankfort IL, US
Barbara Z. Stawski - Forest Park IL, US

Assignee:

Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A23G 4/20

US Classification:

426 5

Abstract:

A chewing gum composition contains a gum base; 0% to about 60%, preferably about 10% to about 50%, bulking and sweetening agents; and about 5% to about 80% fat-containing confection, such as chocolate. The gum base comprises about 2% to about 40% elastomer, about 10% to about 50% elastomer plasticizer, about 2% to about 35% gum base softener, and about 1% to about 10% emulsifier. The gum base usually contains less than 10% filler, and less than 45% gum base matrix disrupting materials. In another embodiment, the chewing gum product is made from gum base and flavoring agents, possibly without the addition of any bulk sweetening agents. A chewing gum product can be formed from the composition. The product may be a compressed gum product. In another embodiment, the product can be coated or filled with a fat-containing confection, such as chocolate, in which case the product may be made of a composition without the fat-containing confection in it and with 0% to about 60% bulking and sweetening agent. The fat-containing confection may comprise up to about 90% of such a product, where the fat-containing confection and chewing gum are in distinct regions. A chewing gum center coated with fat-containing confection and further covered with a hard shell coating is depicted.