METHOD OF MAKING A FAST RELEASE STABILIZED ASPARTAME INGREDIENT FOR CHEWING GUM

摘要

A process is disclosed for making a chewinggum with a fast release, stabilized chewing gum. Ac-cording to the method, a quantity of aspartame (APM) ismixed with all agglomerating agent, such as a modifiedcellulose, and a limited quantity of a solvent for theagglomerating agent, such as water. The quantity ofsolvent is limited so as to produce a mixture which isonly moist or damp. This damp mixture is characterizedas being dust-free, non-flowing and crumbly. The dampmixture is then dried and the dried mixture iscomminuted, e.g. by grinding, to produce particles ofAPM ingredient with essentially a maximum particle sizeof about 0.017 inches. These particles of APM ingredi-ent are then added to a chewing gum formulation.