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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5139796 | Tocopherol mixture for use as a mint oil antioxidant in chewing gum Specific mixtures of tocopherol homologs exhibit surprisingly improved antioxidant effects in mint oil and mint-flavored chewing gum compositions. The mixtures of homologs fall within the range of 7-15% by weight alpha tocopherol, 45-70% by weight gamma t... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139795 | Melt crystallized xylitol Melt crystallized xylitol possesses an agglomerated crystalline structure under a scanning electron microscope; an increased surface area relative to aqueous crystallized xylitol, of at least about 0.12 square meters per gram; and unexpected hardness valu... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139794 | Use of encapsulated salts in chewing gum The use of encapsulated salts to enhance flavor and sweetness characteristics of gum is disclosed. The gum of the present invention comprises gum base, a sweetening and bulking agent, a flavoring agent, and a salt encapsulated in a manner to delay its rel... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139793 | Method of prolonging flavor in chewing gum by the use of cinnamic aldehyde propylene glycol acetal A new chewing gum flavor ingredient, cinnamic aldehyde propylene glycol acetal (CAPGA), has been synthesized and has the structure displayed below. CAPGA is used in chewing gum compositions, particularly cinnamon and fruit-flavored gum. CAPGA also is used... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139787 | Gum composition containing dispersed porous beads containing active chewing gum ingredients and method A chewing gum that contains water-insoluble porous polymeric beads impregnated with a sweetener, and a method of making such a chewing gum.... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139797 | Stabilized sweetener compositions, chewing gum compositions containing same and methods for their preparation Compositions and matrices comprising aspartame, microcrystalline cellulose and glycerin which stabilize the aspartame against decomposition are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions and matrices comprising an ingestible anhydrous metal salt, aspartam... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5133977 | Chewing gum with improved sweetness profile incorporating finely ground bulk sweetener without starch Chewing gum compositions utilizing finely ground bulk sweeteners and methods of producing the compositions are disclosed. The gum compositions comprise about 5% to about 50% gum base, about 0.5% to about 3% flavor and about 40% to about 90% of a powdered ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5132121 | Gum base containing tocopherol A chewing gum base is stablized with a specific mixture of tocopherol homologs, thereby eliminating the need for synthetic antioxidants. The mixture of tocopherol homologs falls within the range of 7-20% by weight alpha tocopherol, 45-75% by weight gamma ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5128154 | Method of treating wintergreen flavors so as to eliminate undesirable offnotes associated therewith A method of treating methyl salicylate flavor is provided washing the flavor with an aqueous alkaline solution having a pH in the range from about 8 to about 14.... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5124160 | Granulation of active ingredients using polyvinyl acetate and alcohol A method is disclosed for granulating active ingredients using a granulation which includes polyvinyl acetate, alcohol and modified cellulosic. Methods for adding granulated active ingredients to oral compositions, including chewing gum, are provided. A c... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5124156 | Chewing gum for preventing pyorrhea alveolaris A chewing gum for preventing pyorrhea alveolaris contains 0.2 to 3.0% of lysozyme of egg white and 0.05 to 0.5% of mace extract.... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5120550 | Chewing gum composition A chewing gum composition which contains as sweetening agent a mixture of erythritol and a liquid sugar or liquid sugar alcohol other than erythritol e.g. a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate with a DE between 20 and 50, the amount of erythritol in the sweet... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5120551 | Low moisture sugarless syrups with maltitol for chewing gum A low moisture sugarless syrup for use in chewing gums, methods of making the syrup, chewing gums using the syrup, and methods for making such chewing gums are disclosed. The syrups comprise from about 10% to about 40% of a plasticizer selected from the g... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5116626 | Transparent base and gum composition A gum base and gum that have a light transmittance greater than 60%.... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5116625 | Nitrogen sparging method for eliminating off-notes from mint flavors and method of making chewing gum comprising said flavors A method of sparging off-notes from mint flavors using nitrogen is provided. The method comprises passing nitrogen through a mint flavor for a sufficient time at sufficient pressure until off-notes are eliminated. A method of preparing oral compositions, ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5110608 | Chewing gums having longer lasting sweetness The present invention pertains to chewing gum compositions having longer lasting sweetness which comprise in percentages by weight of the total composition (a) a soft polyvinyl acetate gum base in an amount from about 50% to about 80%, (b) a flavoring age... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110607 | Chewing gum composition and method of making same The present invention is a chewing gum base composition which includes an elastomer and a resin prepared in the absence of rosin esters and terpene components which includes an elastomer component raised to a compatibilization temperature for addition of ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5106632 | Enhanced sweetness of acesulfame-K in edible compositions An acesulfame-K containing composition exhibiting enhanced sweetness comprises one or more food grade acids, acesulfame-K and potassium chloride.... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5100678 | Chewing gum with prolonged flavor release incorporating unsaturated, purified monoglycerides Chewing gum compositions using unsaturated, purified monoglycerides to prolong the flavor release of the gum compositions are disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, gums contain from about 0.1% to 1.0% unsaturated, purified monoglycerides. Preferably th... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5100651 | Health product, in particular for the caring of the teeth of dogs Health product, in particular for the caring of the teeth of a dog, constituted by a support incorporating or having absorbed various watersoluble active elements or constituents, this support being made from a natural or synthetic digestible material sui... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5098720 | Lignin flavored gum compositions A gum composition and gum base enhanced with the addition of lignin.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5095106 | Olgiosaccharide inhibition of Streptococcus pyogenes adhesion A method of, and oral composition for, inhibiting adherence of Streptococcus pyogenes to pharyngeal and oral mucosa cells by treating these cells with an oligosaccharide having at least one fucose moiety or a galactose moiety which is free of digalactose ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5092352 | Chewing tobacco product A chewing tobacco product that does not disintegrate during mastication characterized by a uniform flavor and a smooth chew that consists of a blend of 10 to 70% of particulate tobacco in a chewing gum base present in the amount of 20 to 75% of the produc... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5087458 | Solubilized oleoresin black pepper, method of making same, and method of adding same to chewing gum A homogenous, liquid solution comprising oleoresin black pepper and either cinnamyl alcohol or phenyl ethyl alcohol is disclosed. Additionally, a method of manufacturing a homogenous, liquid solution comprising oleoresin black pepper, as well as a method ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5084298 | Savory flavored nonsweet compositions using nonsweet carbohydrate bulking agents The present invention pertains to a savory flavored nonsweet snack composition comprising a nonsweet carbohydrate bulking agent and a savory flavoring agent. The present invention also pertains to a method for preparing a savory flavored nonsweet composit... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5084293 | Activated ascorbic acid antioxidant compositions and carotenoids, fats, and foods stabilized therewith An activated ascorbic acid and compositions thereof are disclosed, especially such essentially anhydrous compositions as embody propylene glycol or a nonionic surface-active agent, which products have increased antioxidant activity in fats, oils, caroteno... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5082671 | Low moisture sucralose sweetened chewing gum A low moisture sucralose sweetened chewing gum composition having a moisture content below about 2% by weight, wherein sucralose is released from the composition at a rate of 15 to 50 sucrose equivalents per minute within the initial 30 seconds of chewing... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5080910 | Stabilized chlorodeoxysugar sweetening agents in powder form and methods for preparing same The present invention pertains to stabilized chlorodeoxysugar sweetening agent compositions in powder form which comprises a chlorodeoxysugar derivative and an effective amount of a stabilizing agent wherein the stabilizing agent is capable of forming a s... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5075118 | Method for making sugarless xylitol containing chewing gum A method for mixing sugarless xylitol containing chewing gums wherein a substantially homogeneous mixture of gum base, alditols other than xylitol, softener, and flavor is first formed, and the xylitol is added to the substantially homogeneous mixture. Th... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5075291 | Crystalline sugar alcohol containing uniformly dispersed particulate pharmaceutical compound A pharmaceutical composition comprising a crystalline sugar alcohol derived from at least one mono- or polysaccharide having uniformly dispersed within its crystal matrix particles of at least one pharmaceutically active compound is disclosed. Also disclo... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5066511 | Method for preparing pulverized polydextrose which is substantially free of acids and compositions containing same The present invention pertains to a method for preparing pulverized Polydextrose having a particle size of under about 125 microns in diameter from Polydextrose which is substantially free of low molecular weight organic acids which comprises the steps of... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064659 | Reactive sugars for protection against cyanide adulteration Cyanide reactive reducing sugars, such as xylose, ribose, arabinose, glyceraldehyde and erythrose, are added to a food, drug or other oral composition to detoxify cyanide. The cyanide reacive reducing sugar is added in an amount in excess of about 1 weigh... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5064658 | Encapsulated synergistic sweetening agent compositions comprising aspartame and acesulfame-K and methods for preparing same This invention pertains to sweetened chewing gum compositions which comprise (A) a gum base; (B) a bulking agent; (C) a flavoring agent; and (D) an encapsulated synergistic sweetening agent composition which comprises (a) a synergistic combination of ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5061496 | Stabilized chlorodeoxysugar sweetening agents in liquid medium and methods for preparing same The present invention pertains to a stabilized chlorodeoxysugar sweetening agent composition in liquid medium which comprises a chlorodeoxysugar derivative and a non-aqueous stabilizing solvent wherein the stabilizing solvent is capable of forming a stabi... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5059428 | Synergistic sweetening compositions containing polydextrose and a chlorodeoxysurgar and methods for preparing same The present invention pertains to synergistic sweetening compositions which comprise Polydextrose and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative. The synergistic sweetening compositions may be used in a wide variety of ingestible products such as chewing gum compositi... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059429 | Sucralose sweetened chewing gum A sucralose-sweetened chewing gum composition having a moisture content below about 2% by weight, wherein the sucralose is released from said composition at a rate of 15 to 50 sucrose equivalents within the initial 30 seconds of chewing.... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5057327 | Chewing gum with longer lasting sweetness using alitame A chewing gum composition having an extended sweetness and flavor intensity that is prepared from compositions comprising a gum base, flavor, sweetening and bulking agent, and Alitame present in an amount to extend the sweetness and flavor intensity compa... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5055478 | Method for stopping smoking A method for eliminating an individual's tobacco smoking habit and associated nicotine dependence includes the step of gradually decreasing tobacco consumption over a first period of time until no further tobacco is consumed. This is done by first recordi... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5047251 | Stable peppermint oil having reduced pulegone content and method of producing the same Crystal-clear peppermint oil maintaining its noble character and having a reduced pulegone content, enhanced menthone and menthol content, and improved stability against menthofuran oxidation breakdown is produced by a stereospecific method of reduction b... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5041294 | Sorbitol-modified flavor A method of treating flavors comprising spearmint is provided by the instant disclosure. The method comprises mixing the flavor oil with an alditol comprising sorbitol for a time sufficient to modify the flavor by reducing its harshness and separating the... | 08/20/1991 |
