Patent ID: 8524295
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: A23G,A23L,A23P,A23V

Abstract:
1. A gum composition comprising: a composition comprising a heat-sensitive active and a first polymer having a molecular weight from about 9,000 to about 200,000, wherein the heat-sensitive active is at least partially encapsulated by the first polymer and the first polymer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers and copolymers, carboxyvinyl polymers, polyamides, polystyrene, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and combinations thereof; and an encapsulating layer comprising a second polymer having a molecular weight higher than about 300,000, wherein the composition comprising the heat-sensitive active and the first polymer having a molecular weight from about 9,000 to about 200,000 is encapsulated in the encapsulating layer.