DEGRADABLE CHEWING GUM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

A degradable chewing gum composition including about 5 to about 90 weight percent of a water-insoluble gum base and about 0.1 to about 15 weight percent of an alternating copolymer of maleic anhydride and a C2-C10 alkene is described. The alternating copolymer facilitates environmental degradation o...

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Main Authors GRAHAM, BRYONY, BUFFET, GAELLE, STREET, GRAHAM T, HARRIS, LAWRENCE W, SOPER, PAUL D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.07.2014
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
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Summary:A degradable chewing gum composition including about 5 to about 90 weight percent of a water-insoluble gum base and about 0.1 to about 15 weight percent of an alternating copolymer of maleic anhydride and a C2-C10 alkene is described. The alternating copolymer facilitates environmental degradation of improperly disposed chewing gum cuds. Also described is a method of preparing the chewing gum composition.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120750693