Patent ID: 8524196

Claim:
Chewing gum for release of tobacco alkaloid, wherein said chewing gum comprises flavour in an amount of about 0.001 to about 30% by weight and sweeteners in an amount of about 2% to about 80% by weight, wherein said chewing gum comprises elastomers in an amount of about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of the chewing gum, wherein said chewing gum comprises elastomer plasticizers in an amount of about 2 to about 30% by weight of the chewing gum, and wherein at least 2% of the tobacco alkaloid comprised in said chewing gum prior to chewing will be in vitro released within every 30 seconds in the period from ½ minutes to about 2½ minutes from initiation of a chewing process on a chewing machine in accordance with European Pharmacopeia 4th. ed. 2.9.25, with a phosphate buffer with a pH of 7.4.