Patent ID: 6949264

Claim:
A method of producing a chewing gum product containing a physically-modified active agent in order to control the release rate of the active agent comprising the steps of: a) mixing a quantity of an active agent, which comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of benzoin , glucosamine, grapeseed extract, guarana, phosphotidylserine, phytosterols, phytochemicals, isoflavones, lecithin, lycopene, polyphenol, psyllium, chromium picolinate and phenylpropanolamine, with a modifying agent and a high-potency sweetener selected from the group consisting of neotame, aspartame, alitame, salts of acesulfame, cyclamate and its salts, saccharin and its salts, thaumatin, monellin, dihydrochalcones, sucralose and combinations thereof, to form a modified release rate active agent and high-potency sweetener combination; b) adding a quantity of the combination to a chewing gum formulation to provide an effective amount of the active agent in the chewing gum formulation.