Rolling compound powders for applying on the surface of chewing gum core materials

Abstract

The present invention relates to rolling compound powders comprising hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated isomaltulose for applying to the surface of chewing gum core materials, chewing gum products comprising such rolling compound powders, processes for reducing the stickiness of compositions of chewing gum core materials by using hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated isomaltulose-containing rolling compound powders in chewing gum preparation processes as well as the use of hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated isomaltulose in rolling compound powders for applying to the surface of chewing gum core materials.

Claims

1. A rolling compound powder for applying to the surface of a chewing gum core material, the rolling compound powder comprising at least 70% by weight hydrogenated isomaltulose particles having a diameter of less than 50 m and at least 1.5% by weight and at most 5% by weight SiO.sub.2.

2. The rolling compound powder according to claim 1, comprising around 2% by weight SiO.sub.2.

3. The rolling compound powder according to claim 1, comprising no talcum.

4. The rolling compound powder according to claim 1, comprising no sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of mannitol, xylitol, sorbitol, erythritol and mixtures thereof.

5. The rolling compound powder according to claim 1 in combination with a chewing gum core material, wherein a layer comprising the rolling compound is present on a surface of the chewing gum core material.

6. The rolling compound powder according to claim 5, comprising at least 80% by weight hydrogenated isomaltulose.

7. The rolling compound powder according to claim 5, comprising around 2% by weight SiO.sub.2.

8. The rolling compound powder according to claim 5, comprising no talcum.

9. The rolling compound powder according to claim 5, comprising no sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of mannitol, xylitol, sorbitol, erythritol and mixtures thereof.

10. A rolling compound powder for applying to the surface of a chewing gum core material, the rolling compound powder comprising at least 70% by weight hydrogenated isomaltulose particles having a diameter of less than 50 m and an anti-caking agent, wherein the rolling compound powder comprises essentially no sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of mannitol, xylitol, sorbitol, erythritol, and mixtures thereof.

11. The rolling compound powder according to claim 10, wherein the rolling compound powder includes hydrogenated isomaltulose at a concentration of at least 90% by weight of the rolling compound powder.

12. The rolling compound powder according to claim 10, wherein the anti-caking agent is SiO.sub.2 or talcum.

13. The rolling compound powder according to claim 12, wherein the rolling compound powder comprises hydrogenated isomaltulose and at least 5% by weight talcum.

14. The rolling compound powder according to claim 12, wherein the rolling compound powder comprises hydrogenated isomaltulose and at least 0.5% by weight SiO.sub.2.

15. The rolling compound powder according to claim 10, wherein the anti-caking agent is SiO.sub.2 and the rolling compound powder consists essentially of 98% by weight hydrogenated isomaltulose and 2% SiO.sub.2.

16. The rolling compound powder according to claim 1, wherein the hydrogenated isomaltulose is the only sweetening agent present in the rolling compound.

17. The rolling compound powder according to claim 10, wherein the hydrogenated isomaltulose is the only sweetening agent present in the rolling compound.

18. The rolling compound powder according to claim 1, consisting of 98% by weight hydrogenated isomaltulose particles having a diameter of less than 50 m and 2% by weight SiO.sub.2.

19. The rolling compound powder according to claim 1, wherein the rolling compound powder is configured to reduce sticking of chewing gum core materials to processing machinery.

Description

(1) FIG. 1 shows the flowability of various of rolling compound powders according to the present invention compared with rolling compound powders of the state of the art.

(2) The invention is illustrated by way of the following examples and FIG. 1:

EXAMPLE 1: FLOWABILITY OF THE ROLLING COMPOUND ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT INVENTION

(3) The flowability of various rolling compound powders according to the present invention comprising hydrogenated isomaltulose were compared with according rolling compound powders according to the state of the art comprising mannitol. Flowability was measured by using a funnel having a nozzle with a diameter of 15 mm. The flowability was measured as seconds per 100 g rolling compound (s/100 g). The measuring method was performed according to the book Europisches Arzneibuch, 3.sup.rd edition, 1997, pages 150 and 151, point 2.9.16.

(4) The measured flowabilities of the different rolling compound powders are shown in FIG. 1.

(5) Following rolling compound powders were measured: 1: mannitol, fine 2: talc 3: 0.5% SiO.sub.2 (Aerosil 200F), 25% talc, 74.5% hydrogenated isomaltulose 4: 25% talc, 75% mannitol 5: 1% SiO.sub.2 (Syloid FP), 25% talc, 74% hydrogenated isomaltulose 6: 25% talc, 75% hydrogenated isomaltulose (50% isomalt ST PF+25% isomalt ST C) 7: 0.5% SiO.sub.2 (Syloid FP), 25% talc, 74% hydrogenated isomaltulose 8: 25% talc, 70% hydrogenated isomaltulose, 5% rice starch (Remy AX-DR) 9: 25% talc, 70% hydrogenated isomaltulose, 5% rice starch (Remy FG) 10: 25% talc, 74% hydrogenated isomaltulose, 1% rice starch (Remy AX-DR) 11: 25% talc, 74% hydrogenated isomaltulose, 1% rice starch (Remy FG) 12: 1% SiO.sub.2 (Aerosil 200F), 99% hydrogenated isomaltulose 13: 2% SiO.sub.2 (Syloid FP), 25% talc, 73% hydrogenated isomaltulose 14: 95% hydrogenated isomaltulose, 5% rice starch (Remy AX-DR) 15: 25% talc, 75% rice starch (Remy AX-DR) 16: 25% talc, 75% hydrogenated isomaltulose (isomalt ST PF) 17: 100% hydrogenated isomaltulose (80% isomalt ST PF+20% isomalt ST C) 18: 2% SiO.sub.2 (Aerosil 200F), 25% talc, 73% hydrogenated isomaltulose 19: 100% hydrogenated isomaltulose (80% isomalt ST PF+20% isomalt DC 100) 20: 100% hydrogenated isomaltulose (isomalt ST PF) 21: 100% rice starch 22: 2% SiO.sub.2 (Aerosil 200F), 98% rice starch 23: 2% SiO.sub.2 (Aerosil 200F), 98% mannitol 24: 2% SiO.sub.2 (Aerosil 200F), 98% hydrogenated isomaltulose

(6) Pure mannitol shows no flowability at all. A rolling compound powder consisting of 75% hydrogenated isomaltulose and 25% talcum shows a much better flowability than a rolling compound powder consisting of 75% mannitol and 25% talcum. The best flowability was found for a rolling compound powder consisting of 98% hydrogenated isomaltulose and 2% SiO.sub.2.

EXAMPLE 2: ADHESION TO THE MACHINERY

(7) A rolling compound powder consisting of 55% hydrogenated isomaltulose and 45% talcum was applied to the surface of sheets of a conventional chewing gum core material.

(8) The use of the rolling compound powder consisting of 55% hydrogenated isomaltulose and 45% talcum showed a good prevention of adhesion to the used machinery such as rolling machines and scoring machines having steel surfaces and other polished surfaces and also such as conveyor belts having teflon or plastic surfaces.

(9) Accordingly, the rolling compound powder according to the present invention is a good release agent to prevent the adhesion of a chewing gum core material during the processing steps after forming the chewing gum core.