US3943258A
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Chewing gums of longer lasting sweetness and flavor
Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1972-10-05
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Granted: 1976-03-09
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Expires: 1992-10-05
Abstract
Abstract Chewing gums having longer lasting sweetness and flavor are prepared from compositions comprising a chewable gum base, flavor, sweetener in an amount sufficient to impart normally accepted sweetness to the gum, L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl esters in an amount effective to produce longer lasting sweetness and flavor. The chewing gums may be either sugarcontaining or sugarless.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard J. Bahoshy
- 👤 Robert E. Klose
- 👤 Harold A. Nordstrom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:37
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10; A23G4/14; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
In a chewing gum composition which comprises gum base, flavor and major amount of sweet bulking agent selected from the group consisting of sugar, sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof, the improvement which comprises at least 0.3% L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester by weight of the total gum composition, whereby the normal sweetness and flavor is extended.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
In a chewing gum composition which comprises gum base, flavor and major amount of sweet bulking agent selected from the group consisting of sugar, sugar alcohols and mixtures thereof, the improvement which comprises at least 0.3% L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester by weight of the total gum composition, whereby the normal sweetness and flavor is extended.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 1 wherein said amount of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is from about 0.3% to about 1.5% by weight of the final gum composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein said bulking agent is sugar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 2 wherein said bulking agent is a sugar alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 4 which also includes saccharin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The chewing gum composition of claim 5 wherein a portion of said L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is present in modified form to render it more readily soluble, said portion being from about 0.05% to about 0.4% by weight of the total gum composition.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-03-09 | 1979-09-08 | 1980-03-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-03-09 | 1983-09-08 | 1984-03-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-03-09 | 1987-09-08 | 1988-03-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |