Abstract: A chewing gum includes at least one biodegradable polymer and chewing gum ingredients, the chewing gum containing less than about 2.0 weight percent water of the chewing gum. A biodegradable chewing gum having low moisture has been provided in combination with an initial acceptable texture.

Abstract: A chewing gum includes a polyester having as polyester-forming components in condensed form: (a) a dicarboxylic acid, (b) a diol and (c) a compound having at least three groups capable of ester formation in an amount of from 0.1 to 10.0% by weight, based on the total weight of components (a), (b) and (c). The polyester includes components (a) and (b) in an amount of at least 90% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyester. The chewing gum includes the polyester in an amount of at least 5% by weight of the chewing gum. The chewing gum further includes a sweetening agent and/or a flavoring agent in an amount of 10 to 95% by weight of the chewing gum. The molar ratio between aromatic acids and aliphatic acids of the dicarboxylic acid is between 0 and 1:4.2.

Abstract: The invention relates to chewing gum comprising at least two different biodegradable polymers. According to the invention, a chewing gum comprising at least two different biodegradable polymers exhibits an improved texture prior to any adding of for example softeners. It has been realized that the desired chewing gum texture properties, contrary to every expectation and any prior art disclosures, may actually be obtained when combining biodegradable chewing gum polymers, for example in the gum base or in the final gum.

Abstract: A method of dosing pharmaceutically active ingredients in a compressed chewing gum tablet includes the steps of: providing one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients, mixing a chewing gum composition including the one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients and chewing gum granules, the chewing gum granules including gum base, and dosing the chewing gum composition to obtain a desired weight of the chewing gum composition and thereby obtaining a desired dose of the pharmaceutically active ingredient in the chewing gum tablet.

Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients and one or more enhancers, wherein the chewing gum tablet includes at least one chewing gum module including a chewing gum composition, and wherein the chewing gum composition includes chewing gum granules containing gum base, and wherein the enhancers are at least partly contained within at least a part of the chewing gum granules.

Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes at least a first and a second chewing gum module, the first chewing gum module including a first chewing gum composition including at least a first active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, the second chewing gum module including a second chewing gum composition including at least a second active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, wherein the first active ingredient is a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and the second active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically active ingredients and enhancers, wherein the gum base content of the first and second chewing gum modules is different.

Abstract: The invention relates to a confectionery product comprising a polymer system, flavor and sweetener, at least about 70% by weight of said polymer system comprising polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) and less than 10% by weight of said polymer system comprises polymer having a molecular weight (Mw) of greater than about 50000 g/mol.

Abstract: The invention relates to a toffee gum comprising a polymer system, at least one flavor, and at least one sweetener, said polymer system constituting at least 10% by weight of said toffee gum, at least 70% by weight of said polymer system comprising one or more at least partly biodegradable polymers, and at least one of said at least partly biodegradable polymers having a molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 1000 to 250000 g/mol.

Abstract: The invention relates to chewing gum comprising at least one biodegradable polyester copolymer obtained by the polymerization of two or more cyclic esters by ring-opening, said at least one biodegradable polyester copolymer having a molecular weight of less than 150000 g/mol and said chewing gum further comprising chewing gum ingredients. According to the invention, an improved release of chewing gum ingredients has been obtained when a texture acceptable biodegradable polyester copolymer are applied as a chewing gum polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of cleaning a surface (1) attached with at least one chewing gum lump (2) whereby said cleaning is at least partly based on an enzymatic degradation of at least one biodegradable polymer in said chewing gum lump (2) and whereby said enzymatic degradation is initiated by the application of at least one enzyme to which said at least one polymer forms substrate and whereby said at least one enzyme is added to said chewing gum lump (2) subsequent to chewing and attachment of said chewing gum lump (2) to said surface (1).

Abstract: A chewing gum comprising at least one biodegradable polymer, sweetener in an amount from about 0.5% to about 95% of said chewing gum, one or more flavoring agents, filler in an amount from about 0 to 50% by weight of said chewing gum, further chewing gum ingredients and at least one enzyme, wherein said at least one enzyme is comprised in a hydrophobic enzyme formulation. According to the invention, it has been established that an enzymatically activated degradation may by obtained when applying a hydrophobic enzyme formulation even though the hydrophobic enzyme formulation, e.g. when applying a dispersion of substantially hydrophilic enzymes in a hydrophobic medium such as oil, might be suspected to have a negative influence on the functionality of the enzymes at the active sites of the applied enzyme.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum including gum base, sweetener, and flavor, wherein at least part of the gum base comprises includes at least one biodegradable polymer, where the tan(delta) is at least 0.6 within the linear viscoelastic region of the chewing gum.

Abstract: A coated chewing gum element about 25 to 99.9% by weight of a chewing gum centre having at least one environmentally degradable elastomeric or resinous polymer and about 0.1 to 75% by weight of an outer coating and processes for providing the chewing gum. The outer coating is a hard sugar or sugarless coating, a film coating or a soft coating. The application of an outer coating prevents degradation of the degradable polymers prior to chewing due to physical or chemical effects, thereby improving the shelf life of the environmentally degradable chewing gum. After chewing, the chewing gum will degrade in the environment and can be removed more readily than chewing gum based on non-degradable polymers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum comprising a chewing gum base, and at least one emulsion system, which comprises at least one flavor, at least one dispersion medium and at least one emulsifier having a total HLB value of at least 10, wherein said at least one emulsifier comprises in the range of 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of said chewing gum.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum having modified release, said chewing gum comprising at least one resinous polyester polymer in an amount from about 0.1% to about 70% by weight of said chewing gum, and at least one non-polyester elastomer in an amount from about ½% to about 70% by weight of said chewing gum, the amount of natural resins being less than about 2% by weight of said chewing gum and the amount of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) being less than about 14% by weight of said chewing gum. The obtained chewing gum, thus benefits from the advantageous texture properties of e.g.

Abstract: There is provided a chewing gum comprising at least one chewing gum polyester polymer, wherein at least a first part of said polyester polymer is obtainable by condensation polymerization and at least a further part of said polyester polymer is obtainable by ring-opening polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum comprising at least one biodegradable polymer in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 95%, said biodegradable polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) above 37° C. and having a molecular weight (Mn) within the range of approximately 500 to 60000 g/mol and wherein said chewing gum comprises less than approximately 5% by weight of natural resins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum comprising chewing gum ingredients, said chewing gum comprising at least one elastomer and at least one resin, said at least one resin comprising at least one synthetic biodegradable homopolymer resin, the amount of said synthetic biodegradable homopolymer of said chewing gum being from about ½% to 60% by weight of said chewing gum. The obtained non-tack properties combined with acceptable chew feel is according to an embodiment of the invention obtained by a combination of a biodegradable homopolymer and an elastomer in the chewing gum.

Abstract: The invention relates to gum base granules and compressed chewing gum comprising at least one biodegradable polymer. According to an embodiment of the invention, a mechanically stable compressed chewing gum tablet has been obtained by applying at least one biodegradable polymer as a part of the gum base of the compressed chewing gum tablet.

Abstract: The invention relates to chewing gum comprising at least one biodegradable polymer and chewing gum ingredients, said chewing gum containing less than about 2.0 weight percent water of the chewing gum. According to the invention, a biodegradable chewing gum having low moisture has been provided in combination with an initial acceptable texture.