US 12,167,736 B2
Chewing gum compositions comprising multiple sweeteners
Chia-Hua Hsu, Glenview, IL (US); and David G. Barkalow, Deerfield, IL (US)
Assigned to WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Appl. No. 15/510,193
Filed by WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 9, 2015, PCT No. PCT/US2015/049113
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 9, 2017,
PCT Pub. No. WO2016/040433, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 17, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/049,507, filed on Sep. 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2017/0245521 A1, Aug. 31, 2017
Int. Cl. A23G 4/06 (2006.01); A23G 4/10 (2006.01)
CPC A23G 4/068 (2013.01) [A23G 4/10 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A chewing gum composition comprising:
a chewing gum base;
about 0.7% to about 0.85% by weight of a first sweetener having a first release profile, wherein the first sweetener is rebaudioside A; and
about 0.02% to about 0.7% by weight of a second sweetener having a second release profile, wherein the second sweetener is sucralose;
wherein the first sweetener and the second sweetener do not demonstrate cross-adaptation with each other; and
wherein the first and second sweeteners are configured to be sequentially released.