Patent EA-001079-B1 (EA)
Title: Chewing gum and process for preparation same
Inventor: FRY JOHN CHARLE
IPC: A23L27/30
Filed: 1997-07-14
Abstract: 1. Chewing gums containing dipeptide sweetener, characterized in that the dipeptide sweetener is a sweetening salt of an aspartic acid based dipeptide sweetener and a derivative of a sweetening acid. 2. Chewing gums according to claim 1, characterised in that the chewing gum containing dipeptide sweetener also contains an aldehyde flavouring substance. 3. Chewing gum according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the sweetening salt is chosen from the salts of aspartame or alitame with acesulphamic acid, saccharinic acid or cyclohexylsulphamic acid. 4. Chewing gum according to claim 3, characterized in that the sweetening salt is the salt of aspartame and acesulphamic acid. 5. Chewing gum according to claim 4, characterised in that contains the salt of aspartame and acesulphamic acid having been obtained by allowing aspartame and a salt of acesulphamic acid to react in an aqueous medium in the presence of a strong acid and isolating the salt formed from the reaction mixture. 6. Chewing gum according to any one of claims 1-5, characterised in that the particle size of the sweetening salt is smaller than 500 μm, in particular smaller than 350 μm, more preferably smaller than 200 μm and most preferably is in the range below 100 μm. 7. Chewing gum according to any one of claims 1-6, characterised in that the sweetening salt in the chewing gum, at the time of preparation of the latter, is present in an amount of 100 to 6000 p.p.m. (from 0,01% to 0,6%) relative to the total mass of the chewing gum. 8. Chewing gum according to any one of claims 1-7, characterised in that the taste profile of the chewing gum has been adapted yet further due to known technologies, such as at least part of the sweetening salt having been applied in coated form or in a suitable technical shape or due to further amounts of a sweeteners. 9. Process for the preparation of chewing gum, providing mixing of dipeptide sweetener with the base of chewing gum and others additions and forming of mixtures, characterised in that the dipeptide sweetener used in the preparation of the chewing gum is a sweetening salt of an aspartic-acid-based dipeptide sweetener and a derivative of a sweetening acid. 10. Process according to claim 9, characterized in that the chewing gum containing dipeptide sweetener has an aldehyde taste character. 11. Process according to any one of claims 9 or 10, characterised in that the sweetening salt used is chosen from the salts of aspartame or alitame with acesulphamic acid, saccharinic acid or cyclohexylsulphamic acid. 12. Process according to claim 11, characterized in that the sweetening salt used is the salt of aspartame and acesulphamic acid. 13. Process according to claim 12, wherein a salt of aspartame and acesulphamic acid is used which has been obtained by allowing aspartame and a salt of acesulphamic acid to react in an aqueous medium in the presence of a strong acid and isolating the salt formed from the reaction mixture. 14. Process according to any one of claims 9-13, characterised in that the particle size of the sweetening salt is smaller than 500 μm, in particular smaller than 350 μm, more preferably smaller than 200 μm and most preferably is in the range below 100 μm. 15. Process according to any one of claims 9-14, characterised in that the sweetening salt is used in an amount of 100 to 6000 p.p.m. (from 0,01% to 0,6%) relative to the total mass of the chewing gum. 16. Process according to any one of claims 9-15, characterised in that the taste profile of the chewing gum has been adapted yet further due to known technologies, such as at least part of the sweetening salt having been applied in coated form or in a suitable technical shape or due to further amounts of a sweeteners.