Patent ID: 8372381

Claim:
A dietary supplement formula comprising: (a) a chewable gum base comprising compressed gum particles constituting 80 to 96% by weight of the whole, (b) a nutritional supplement formulation, comprising Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, and Beta Carotene in an amount of 0.5-2%, (c) sweetener in an amount of 0.1-4%, (d) a buffer system for controlling the amount and rate of release of said nutritional supplement formulation and said sweetener wherein at least two of the following buffers are present in appropriate concentrations; sodium carbonate in an amount of between 0.01% and up to but not including 0.1% by weight of the whole, sodium bicarbonate in an amount of between 0.01 and up to but not including 0.1% by weight of the whole, and magnesium oxide in an amount of between 0.01 and 2% by weight of the whole, and (e) PEG plasticizer in an amount of 0.01 to 5% of the compressed gum ingredients, when said dietary supplement formula is chewed the nutritional supplement formulation and the sweetener are released from the gum base within the same predetermined time interval.