CHEWING GUM COMPOSITION (VERSIONS) AND BULKING AGENT COMPOSITION Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC A23G4/08 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: chewing gum versions are proposed. According to one version, the composition includes at least 15 wt % of water-soluble cellulose, at least 15 wt % of water-insoluble cellulose and at least 15 wt % of part of chewing gum base other than the filler. According to the other version, the chewing gum composition contains at least 25 wt % of the water-soluble part and at least 25 wt % of the water-insoluble part. The water-soluble part contains at least one simple sugar and at least one kind of water-soluble cellulose. The water-insoluble part contains at least 10 wt % of the chewing gum base filler and at least 10 wt % of the chewing gum base part other than the filler. Additionally, one proposes a volume-forming agent composition. The agent composition includes at least 25 wt % of water-soluble cellulose, at least 25 wt % of water-insoluble cellulose and at least 20 wt % of a sugar. The sugar is chosen from monosaccharides, disaccharides and their combinations.

EFFECT: combination of water-soluble and water-insoluble materials provides for a quantity of fibres useful for health and allows to obtain chewing gum with acceptable preservation of weight during chewing, elasticity and cohesibility, aroma and sweetness.

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