METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL SEALING A FILLED CHEWING GUM PRODUCT

• Main Authors: BORDERA, LUIS, GILL, ANDREW, ABAD, DENNIS, BLAZQUEZ, MELCHOR, FABRE, JUAN, CARCASONA, EMILIO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 23.03.2016
• Subjects: CHEWING GUM; COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; CONFECTIONERY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present disclosure provides a method for thermally sealing a filled chewing gum product. The fill material of the chewing gum product is heated to a temperature greater than about 40° C. which correspondingly heats the inner portion of the chewing gum material to an elevated temperature. The met...