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6818245 Development of vital wheat gluten in non-aqueous media  
The present invention relates to the development of vital wheat gluten in non-aqueous media. The gluten which have been developed in such a way can easily be stored for a prolonged period. The...
6811797 Chewing gum manufacture using pin and blade extruders  
A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a blade and pin extruder that includes one or more hollow pins located at a distance from the...
6803061 Ingestible chewing gum for animals  
An animal digestible chewing gum composition is provided comprising a water soluble gum portion and water insoluble gum base portion including an animal digestible elastomer. Additionally, a method...
6773730 Ingestible and degradable chewing gum including enzymatic hydrolysates of proteins  
Ingestible and degradable gum bases and chewing gums including enzymatically hydrolyzed zein are provided. Additionally, methods of producing gum base and chewing gums are provided.
6770264 Chewing gum compositions comprising diglycerol  
The invention relates to oral care compositions such as toothpaste, gels, tooth powders, mouthwashes, mouth rinses, gums, such as chewing gum, mouth sprays and lozenges comprising diglycerol. The...
6770308 Chewing gum including encapsulated acid mixtures  
An edible acid mixture, products containing same, and methods of making same are provided. At least two acidulants are encapsulated by a polyvinyl acetate matrix. An encapsulated acid mixture is...
6764706 Process for the crystallization of xylitol  
The invention relates to a novel process for the crystallization of xylitol by contacting a xylitol solution with particulate xylitol suspended in a gas, drying the material to produce a multitude...
6759066 Chewing gum formulations including encapsulated aspartame and sodium pyrophosphate  
Chewing gum formulations including sodium pyrophosphate and encapsulated aspartame are disclosed. Methods of manufacturing chewing gum are also disclosed.
6733578 Plasticized prolamine compositions  
Plasticized prolamine compositions and methods of preparing same are provided. The compositions can be used for making chewing gum bases, especially as biodegradable chewing gum bases. The...
6730291 Confectionery compositions  
Disclosed are stable portable oral care confectionery compositions which provide enhanced oral malodour benefits. Compositions of the present invention can optionally have one or more additional...
6719962 Confectionery compositions  
Disclosed are stable, portable, oral care confectionery wherein the confectionery composition has a crunchy texture which acts to reinforce for the consumer the oral care benefit of the product. A...
6706256 Oral care compositions  
An oral care composition comprising: (i) an effective amount of a antibacterial seed or pulp extract from the Citrus plant family; the Vitis plant family; and mixtures thereof; (ii) an oral care...
6703000 Confectionery compositions  
A confectionery composition comprising: (i) an effective amount of a natural plant extract selected from tea, gold thread, honeysuckle, magnolia extracts and mixtures thereof; (ii) an oral care...
6696043 Teeth whitening composition in the form of a chewing gum  
Described herein is a novel teeth whitening chewing gum formulation comprising bivalent metal peroxide(s) and anhydrous organic acids. Upon mastication in the oral environment, the acids react with...
6670437 Rubber composition stabilized with carnosic acid  
This invention discloses a chewing gum rubber composition (gum base) that utilizes carnosic acid from a Libiatae plant, such as rosemary or sage, as an antioxidant stabilizer. This invention more...
6652875 Casein formulations for the delivery of bioactive constituents  
The present invention provides a formulation for the delivery of bioactive constituents to biological surfaces, wherein said formulation comprises a suspensions or solution of at least one isolated...
6645470 Treatment and system for nicotine withdrawal  
A kit and associated method in which symptoms of nicotine withdrawal syndrome are relieved as well as addressing the associated weight gain issues and craving for sweets by combining nicotine...
6613363 Biodegradable chewing gum bases including plasticized poly(D,L-lactic acid) and copolymers thereof  
Gum base and chewing gums including plasticized poly(D,L-lactic acid) and poly(D,L-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) are provided as well as methods of making same.
6601708 Apparatus for processing PVA  
A process and apparatus for processing polyvinylacetate and other similar ingredients of a gum base or chewing gum product are disclosed. The ingredient materials are separated into individual...
6592913 Crosslinked branched polyesters  
A gum base comprising a crosslinked branched polyester gel prepared from the process comprising: a) providing a first pre-gel composition having carboxyl end groups; b) providing a second pre-gel...
6582738 Process for preparing chewing gum containing a nutritional supplement  
A process for preparing a chewing gum tablet includes cooling a chewing gum composition to a temperature at which the gum composition is brittle, and grinding the cooled, brittle gum composition to...
6569473 Process for production of water-soluble vegetable fibers, biodegradable film, paste, chewing gum and low calorie food products  
There is disclosed a process for production of water-soluble vegetable fibers in a high yield with minimizing contamination of protein or amino acids resulting from degradation of protein by...
6558722 Use of powdered gum in making a coating for a confection  
A coating process for coating a plurality of centers comprising the steps of: (a) tumbling a plurality of centers in a rotating pan; (b) wetting said plurality of centers with a grossing syrup; (c)...
6555145 Alternate encapsulation process and products produced therefrom  
A novel encapsulated product is provided and includes: at least one active ingredient; at least one compressible material; and at least one tableting material; wherein the encapsulated product is...
6555146 Sugar-free foodstuff products  
The invention concerns improved sugar-free food products, their production and use, in particular, coated food products, their production and use. The products are characterized by their content in...
6545052 Methods and compositions for inhibiting free radical polymerization in skin and hair  
A method is provided for inhibiting free radical degradation in the skin of a human or nonhuman animal comprising contacting the skin with a skin treatment composition having a concentration of a...
6541062 Water-soluble soybean extracts  
This invention relates to a water-soluble soybean-based extract including one or more isoflavone glycosides. Also described is a method of preparing such a water-soluble soybean-based extract.
6537595 Chewing gum composition  
Provided is a chewing gum composition containing a granular flavoring having a bulk density of 0.40 to 0.95 g/cm 3 obtained by a fluidized bed layering granulating method using a spray-drying type...
6511679 Breath freshening comestible product and method of controlling breath malodor  
A comestible product which includes inulin, a second component and a divalent zinc or copper. When the comestible product is a tablet, a pressed tablet, a lozenge, a hard candy or a chewy candy,...
6495121 Chewing gum containing dipetide sweetener with lengthened and improved flavor  
The invention relates to chewing gums containing dipeptide sweetener, both in a sugar-free and in a sugar-containing form, and other chewable products. Improved flavor, in terms of both quality and...
6479082 Process of increasing flavor release from chewing gum using hydroxypropyl cellulose and product thereof  
The present invention is a method of increasing the flavor release of chewing gum using hydroxypropyl cellulose, as well as the chewing gum containing hydroxypropyl cellulose and having increased...
6472000 Method of controlling release of bitterness inhibitors in chewing gum and gum produced thereby  
A method for producing a chewing gum with a controlled release of a bitterness inhibitor, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by physically modifying the release properties of the...
6471945 Stain removing chewing gum and confectionery compositions, and methods of making and using the same  
A composition in the form of a chewing gum composition or a confectionery composition containing stain removing agent selected from anionic and non-ionic surfactants and methods of preparing and...
6469129 Process for crosslinked branched polyesters  
A process for making a crosslinked branched polyester gel from at least two pregel compositions comprising: a) reacting precursor repeat units formed from (1) at least one polyol having three or...
6464961 Polymeric delivery and release systems for oral care actives  
A polymer useful in oral care compositions which has a reactive group covalently bonded to a bactericide, flavorant and/or essential oil compound, said bond being hydrolyzable in aqueous solution...
6458406 Water-soluble bean-based extracts  
This invention relates to a water-soluble bean-based extract including one or more isoflavone glycosides. Also included is a method of preparing such a water-soluble bean-based extract.
6455080 Chewing gum containing controlled release acyclic carboxamide and method of making  
A method for producing a chewing gum, as well as the chewing gum so produced, includes incorporating a modified release acyclic carboxamide into the gum composition. In one embodiment an acyclic...
6441126 Branched aliphatic polyesters  
A gum base comprising at least one crosslinked branched aliphatic biodegradable polyester comprising repeat units formed from at least one polyol having three to four hydroxy groups, or ester...
6440472 Method for manufacturing chewing gum using high efficiency continuous mixing  
A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis without requiring the separate manufacture of chewing gum base. The method uses a continuous high efficiency...
6436371 Oral composition  
Oral composition comprises a wintergreen flavor imparting ingredient and having an alkaline pH, wherein the wintergreen flavor imparting ingredient is 2′-hydroxypropiophenone.
6432441 Throat soothing compositions  
A throat drop comprises from 60% to 95% of an edible shell and from 5% to 40% of an aqueous filling, by weight of the drop. The filling contains a throat relief agent, from 8% to 95%, by weight,...
6428827 Long flavor duration releasing structures for chewing gum and method of making  
The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving the flavor duration in chewing gum. In a preferred form, the present invention provides matrix compositions comprising a...
6416744 Tooth whitening chewing gum  
A tooth whitening chewing gum composition effective to remove stains from teeth is prepared from a mixture of a chewing gum base, plasticizing, sweetening, flavoring agents, and about 0.5 to about...
6352713 Nutritional composition  
The present inventive subject matter is directed to novel chewable prenatal nutritional supplements which contain vitamin C, as well as novel methods for providing optimal vitamin C supplementation...
6350480 Chewing gum product including a hydrophilic gum base and method of producing  
A method for producing a chewing gum with an improved release of a lipophilic active agent, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by using a hydrophilic gum base. The preferred and...
6322828 Process for manufacturing a pharmaceutical chewing gum  
The present invention provides a process for preparing a chewing gum tablet, in which a chewing gum composition is cooled to a temperature at which the composition is brittle, and the composition...
6322838 Mint and/or fruit flavor compositions  
A flavor composition comprising 8-ocimenyl esters of the formula ##STR1## wherein one of the two radicals R 1 and R 2 is methyl and the other is vinyl and one of the two radicals R 3 and R 4 ...
6280769 Breath freshening comestible product  
A comestible product which includes inulin, a polyol and a divalent zinc or copper compound which effectively controls breath malodor.
6271194 Optical isomer of delta decalactone and organoleptic uses thereof  
Described are optical isomers of (+) δ-decalactone and (+) δ-dodecalactone which impart, augment and/or enhance the aroma and/or taste of consumable materials including foodstuffs, chewing gums,...
6267997 Method for producing printed confectionery products  
A method and apparatus are provided for printing indicia on confectionery products such as chewing gum. A mass of confectionery product is formed into a thin, flat sheet. The sheet may be divided...