Patent ID: 6663849
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A method of making antacid coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of:a) providing chewing gum cores; b) providing a coating syrup comprising: i) a bulk sweetener; ii) calcium carbonate, wherein the calcium/carbonate comprises between about 25% and about 60% of the total solids in the coating syrup; and iii) a binding agent; and c) applying the coating syrup to the cores and drying the syrup to produce a sugarless coating on the cores; d) wherein 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 23Â° C. of at least 1.6 centipoise; and e) wherein the calcium carbonate comprises between about 25% and about 60% of the coating.