Patent ID: 6692778
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A23G,A23L,A23V

Abstract:
A method of producing a chewing gum product containing a physically-modified N-substituted derivative of aspartame in order to increase the release rate of the N-substituted derivative of aspartame comprising the steps of:a) mixing a quantity of a N-substituted derivative of aspartame with a modifying agent; b) treating the mixture of N-substituted derivative of aspartame and modifying agent so as to increase the release rate of the N-substituted derivative of aspartame from the chewing gum; and c) adding a quantity of the mixture to a chewing gum formulation to provide an N-substituted derivative of aspartame level in the chewing gum formulation of from about 0.0001% to about 0.1%; d) wherein the modifying agent gives the N-substituted derivative of aspartame a faster release from chewing gum than if the N-substituted derivative of aspartame were untreated.