Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coated product with increased stiffness to reduce the chipping after manufacturing and several days of storage, and before wrapping. A coated product such as confectioneries such as chewing gum, medicines and medicinal tablets wherein the product is coated with a coating composition comprising hydrogenated indigestible starch syrup as a binding agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 14, 2012
Assignees:
WM Wrigley Jr. Company, Matsutani Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Julius W. Zuehlke, Gordon N. McGrew, Robert J. Yatka, Isao Matsuda, Yasuo Katta