Patent ID: 8623332

Claim:
Chewing gum having a high Surface Area to Volume ratio (SAV ratio), wherein said chewing gum comprises: a water insoluble gum base matrix, a water soluble bulk portion and nicotine, wherein the gum base matrix, nicotine and the bulk portion are mixed and extruded to form a final extruded chewing gum product having a SAV ratio above 0.7, and wherein sustained release of nicotine is facilitated by adding 0.1-10% of C8-C10 triglycerides by weight of the chewing gum, whereby less than 50% of the total nicotine content in the chewing gum is released from the chewing gum within the first 10 minutes from initiation of a chewing process carried out in vitro on a chewing machine in accordance with European Pharmacopeia 4th. ed. 2.9.25, with a phosphate buffer with a pH of 7.4.