Patent ID: 8133475
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A23G,A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A chewing gum composition comprising: (a) a gum base; (b) at least one non-sugar sweetening agent; (c) casein phosphopeptide-calcium phosphate in an amount of about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of the composition; and (d) at least one food-grade acid comprising citric acid in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 2.5% by weight of the composition; wherein said composition provides remineralization of enamel in an amount that is at least about 10% greater than the amount provided by a sweetening agent containing chewing gum composition which comprises an equivalent amount of food-grade acid but which is free of casein phosphopeptide-calcium phosphate; and wherein said composition provides acid resistance to teeth in an amount that is at least about 4% greater than the amount provided by a sweetening agent containing chewing gum composition which comprises an equivalent amount of food-grade acid but which is free of casein phosphopeptide-calcium phosphate.