METHOD OF CONTROLLING RELEASE OF CAFFEINE IN CHEWING GUM ANDGUM PRODUCED THEREBY

A method for producing a chewing gum with a controlled release of caffeine, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by physically modifying caffeine's properties by coating and drying. Caffeine is coated by encapsulation, partially coated by agglomeration, entrapped by absorption, o...

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Main Authors SCHNELL, PHILIP G, WITKEWITZ, DAVID L, RUSSELL, MICHAEL P, REED, MICHAEL A, TYRPIN, HENRY T, GUDAS, VICTOR V, JOHNSON, SONYA S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 27.01.2004
Edition6
Subjects
CHEWING GUM
COCOA
COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE
CONFECTIONERY
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J
HUMAN NECESSITIES
ICE-CREAM
PREPARATION THEREOF
PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS
THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Summary:A method for producing a chewing gum with a controlled release of caffeine, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by physically modifying caffeine's properties by coating and drying. Caffeine is coated by encapsulation, partially coated by agglomeration, entrapped by absorption, or treated by multiple steps of encapsulation, agglomeration, and absorption. The coated caffeine is then preferably. co-dried and particle sized to produce a release- modified caffeine for use in chewing gum. When incorporated into the chewing gum, these particles are adapted to produce a fast release or a delayed release when the gum is chewed.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19962271889