| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/US92/11018 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 28, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 28, 1994 PCT Filed Dec. 18, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/12665 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 8, 1993.Chewing gum products containing polydextrose and methods of making such products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the polydextrose is used in a rolling compound applied to the chewing gum product. In a second embodiment, the polydextrose is used in a hard-shell coating for a pellet gum. In a third embodiment, polydextrose is used in the center fill of a chewing gum. Polydextrose is also co-dried with other sweeteners, coevaporated to make syrups and used as an encapsulating agent for high-intensity sweeteners or flavors used in gum compositions. |