JP2016086795A - Gum base and method for producing the same, and chewing gum composition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chewing gum having a smooth and rich texture.SOLUTION: In the production of a gum base, a polyglycerol fatty acid ester is added to produce the gum base, and the gum base is used to obtain a chewing gum composition that is inhibited from curing with time.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

  The present invention relates to a gum base, a method for producing the same, and a chewing gum composition.

  In general, gum bases for fusen gum are softer than gum bases for plate-like and granular gums, and provide a relatively stable texture (hard to harden or harden) from the beginning to the end of chewing. When used for plate-like gum or granular gum, the absolute amount of gum is insufficient, so it is easy to be strongly affected by the physical temperature of the mouth, saliva, and teeth during chewing, and then softens rapidly during chewing. Shrink (harden). General Fusen gum weighs more than three times the weight of plate and granulated gum, and since the influence of the physical force by mouth temperature, saliva, and teeth is slow, it does not lead to softening or contraction and is stable from the beginning to the end of chewing It is thought that chewing comfort can be maintained.

  In order to obtain a relatively stable chewing feeling even with a small amount of gum and gum base, plate-like gum and granular gum do not give priority to a smooth and soft texture, which is preferred for chewing gum users, and are plastic. The gum base lacks flexibility and has been used. However, since they have a property of becoming harder with time, they are hard at the beginning of chewing, and then soften as the water-soluble raw materials (mainly sugars) are eluted by chewing, and the water-soluble raw materials are not dissolved and gradually gradually disappear again. Tends to shrink hard.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a chewing gum containing calcium carbonate or talc as a filler and containing sucrose fatty acid ester of HLB 10 or more as an emulsifier. In Patent Document 1, for the purpose of facilitating cleaning when chewing gum after chewing is discarded on the floor surface, a large amount of fillers such as calcium carbonate and talc are blended, and the texture damaged by the fillers Is improved by blending sucrose fatty acid ester of HLB10 or higher. However, the texture of the chewing gum of Patent Document 1 is strong in plasticity due to the influence of the filler, and smoothness and fullness cannot be obtained.

  U.S. Patent No. 6,057,031 includes a chewing gum base, flavor and a flavor enhancing amount of an emulsifier, wherein the emulsifier is greater than HLB7. Since the chewing gum of Patent Document 2 contains an emulsifier larger than HLB7 as an additive, there is a problem that it becomes easy to absorb moisture and it is difficult to maintain quality.

Patent No. 3660522 3-502166

  An object of the present invention is to provide a chewing gum having a smooth and pleasing texture.

  Moreover, an object of this invention is to provide the chewing gum by which hardening with time was suppressed.

  The present inventor added polyglycerin fatty acid ester as an additive to the chewing gum composition, not as an additive to the chewing gum composition, so that the hygroscopicity is equivalent to that of a normal gum base and chewing gum composition, and curing with time is suppressed. It has been found that a gum base and chewing gum composition is obtained.

The present invention provides the following gum base, method for producing the same, and chewing gum composition.
Item 1. A gum base containing a gum base material and a polyglycerin fatty acid ester.
Item 2. Item 2. The gum base according to Item 1, wherein the polyglycerol fatty acid ester has an HLB of 12 or more.
Item 3. Item 3. The gum base according to Item 1 or 2, wherein the gum base material contains at least one selected from the group consisting of natural resins, vinyl acetate resins, elastic bodies, waxes, and inorganic substances.
Item 4. The raw material of the gum base is 0-20% by mass of natural resin, 20-35% by mass of vinyl acetate resin, 20-30% by mass of elastic body, 10-20% by mass of wax, and 10-20% of minerals in the total gum base weight. Item 4. The gum base according to Item 3, comprising 20% by mass.
Item 5. Item 5. The gum base according to any one of Items 1 to 4, comprising a polyglycerin fatty acid ester in an amount of 0.1% by mass or more in the total weight of the gum base.
Item 6. A method for producing a gum base, comprising mixing a gum base raw material and a polyglycerin fatty acid ester during the production of the gum base.
Item 7. Item 6. A chewing gum composition comprising the gum base according to any one of items 1 to 5 and an additive for chewing gum.

  The gum base of the present invention can maintain a stable chewing comfort from the beginning to the end of chewing when used in a plate-like gum or granular gum.

  Moreover, even if time after manufacture of plate-shaped gum, granular gum, etc. using the gum base of this invention passes, the same soft chewing feeling as immediately after manufacture can be provided.

  The gum base of the present invention includes a gum base material and a polyglycerin fatty acid ester. As the gum base material, conventionally used gum base materials can be widely used. Examples of the gum base material include natural resins, vinyl acetate resins, elastic bodies, waxes, inorganic materials, and the like, and these raw materials are used alone or in combination.

  As the natural resin, natural resins usually used for gum base can be widely used, and examples thereof include chicle, gelton, solver, gutta percha, and ester gum. These natural resins may be used alone or in combination.

  As vinyl acetate resin, the vinyl acetate resin normally used for a gum base can be used widely, For example, vinyl acetate resin with a polymerization degree of 100-500 is mentioned. The more vinyl acetate resin having a higher degree of polymerization, the stronger the effect of the emulsifier. These vinyl acetate resins having a specific polymerization degree may be used alone, or vinyl acetate resins having different polymerization degrees may be used in combination.

  As an elastic body, the elastic body normally used for a gum base can be used widely, For example, polyisobutylene, polyisoprene, polybutene etc. are mentioned, These may be individual or may be combined.

  As waxes, waxes commonly used for gum base can be widely used, and examples thereof include natural candelilla wax, rice wax, carnauba wax, beeswax, petroleum microcrystalline wax, and the like. May be used alone or in combination. The melting point of these waxes is 70 to 90 ° C, preferably 80 to 90 ° C.

  As an inorganic substance, the inorganic substance normally used for a gum base can be used widely, For example, a calcium carbonate, a talc, etc. are mentioned, These may be individual or may be combined.

  The gum base preferably contains an emulsifier of HLB 8 or less together with the polyglycerol fatty acid ester. Examples of the emulsifier having an HLB of 8 or less used in the gum base of the present invention include glycerin fatty acid ester, diglycerin fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, and acetic acid monoglyceride, and these may be used alone or in combination. Generally, the emulsifier used for the gum base is an HLB5 or lower emulsifier for the purpose of preventing separation of the gum base raw material, and an HLB4-8 emulsifier is used for the purpose of a softening effect.

  A preferable gum base of the present invention is a natural resin of about 0 to 20% by mass, a vinyl acetate resin of about 20 to 35% by mass, an elastic body of about 20 to 30% by mass, and waxes of 10 to 20% by mass of the total gum base. %, About 10 to 20% by mass of an inorganic substance, and about 2 to 15% by mass of an emulsifier of HLB 8 or less.

  In the total weight of the gum base, the polyglycerol fatty acid ester is contained in an amount of about 0.1% by mass or more, preferably about 0.3% by mass or more, more preferably about 0.5% by mass or more. The content of the polyglycerin fatty acid ester in the total weight of the gum base is preferably about 6% by mass or less, about 5% by mass or less, about 4% by mass or less, about 3% by mass or less, or about 2% by mass or less. If the ratio of the polyglyceryl fatty acid ester in the total weight of the gum base is within the above range, the chewing gum can be prevented from hardening over time, and softening and shrinkage during chewing can be suppressed, and a stable chewing gum base can be obtained.

  The polyglycerin fatty acid ester used in the present invention is preferably HLB 12 or more, and examples thereof include polyglycerin fatty acid esters of HLB 12 to 20.

  In the gum base of the present invention, a resin (natural resin, vinyl acetate resin, etc.) and an elastic body are put into a gum base mixer, heated to about 100 to 120 ° C., and mixing is started when the raw material is melted. The polyglycerin fatty acid ester and the emulsifier can be added, taken out after mixing for about 0.5 to 5 hours, and cooled to room temperature. Polyglycerin fatty acid ester is added to the gum base material in a molten state, so it is trapped in the matrix of the gum base and stays in the gum base when chewing, so it can maintain a stable chewing comfort from the beginning to the end of chewing, and is hygroscopic There is virtually no increase. When polyglycerin fatty acid ester is added together with other additives after the production of the gum base, softening or shrinkage occurs during chewing, the chewing gum becomes harder over time, and moisture absorption also occurs.

  The chewing gum composition of the present invention includes a gum base and an additive for chewing gum. The chewing gum additive widely includes components other than the gum base usually added to the chewing gum, and is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include sweeteners, fragrances, acidulants, colorants, and softeners.

  The chewing gum composition of the present invention may be molded into a shape such as plate gum, granule gum, block gum, tube gum, stick gum, etc., and packaged to form a chewing gum product. Good product.

  In the total weight of the chewing gum composition, the gum base is preferably blended in an amount of about 15 to 45% by mass, more preferably about 20 to 40% by mass, further preferably about 25 to 35% by mass, and the chewing gum additive is preferably 85%. About 55 mass%, More preferably, about 80-60 mass%, More preferably, about 75-65 mass% is mix | blended.

  The sweetener may contain saccharides, and examples thereof include monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, sugar alcohols, and high-intensity sweeteners. Specifically, monosaccharides such as arabinose, galactose, xylose, glucose, fructose, isomerized sugar, disaccharides such as sucrose, trehalose, palatinose, maltose, lactulose, lactose, nigerooligosaccharide, palatinose syrup, polydextrose, maltotri Oose, coupling sugar, soy oligosaccharide, invert sugar, oligosaccharide such as starch syrup, erythritol, xylitol, glycerol, sorbitol, palatinit, maltitol, mannitol, lactitol, reduced isomaltoligosaccharide, reduced xylooligosaccharide, reduced gentiooligosaccharide, reduced Sugar alcohol such as maltose starch syrup, reduced starch syrup, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, glycyrrhizin, saccharin, sodium saccharin, sucralose, stevia extract Things, stevia powder, thaumatin, neotame, high intensity sweeteners, such as Lo Han Guo extract, other honey, fruit juice, can be exemplified fruit juice concentrates and the like. These sweeteners can be used alone or in any combination of two or more. The sweetener is blended in an amount of about 10 to 83% by mass, preferably about 25 to 75% by mass, and more preferably about 50 to 70% by mass in the total weight of the chewing gum composition.

  Other raw materials such as softeners, acidulants, fragrances, and coloring agents may be appropriately adjusted according to the product design of the chewing gum composition as long as they do not adversely affect the action of the gum base.

  As for the fragrance, ordinary ones used in the production of chewing gum can be widely used, and are not particularly limited.For example, citrus fragrance such as orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, mandarin, tangerine, apple, banana, cherry, grape, melon, Fruit flavors such as peach, pineapple, plum, raspberry, strawberry and muscat; Bins flavors such as vanilla, coffee, cocoa and chocolate; Mint flavors such as peppermint and spearmint; Spice flavors such as allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg Nuts flavors such as almonds, peanuts, walnuts; marine flavors such as crabs, shrimps, seafood, menthols, menthone, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, cinnamic acid, piperonal, d-borneol, malto , Ethyl maltol, camphor, methyl anthranilate, cinnamic alcohol, methyl N-methylanthranilate, methyl β-naphthyl ketone, limonene, linalool, allyl isothiocyanate, and other fragrances such as vegetables, grains, and seaweed . These fragrance | flavors may be used individually by 1 type, or may be used in combination of 2 or more types arbitrarily.

  Examples of acidulants include citric acid, malic acid, adipic acid, fumaric acid, ascorbic acid, lactic acid, gluconic acid, and tartaric acid.

  Examples of the softening agent include glycerin.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated concretely using an Example, this invention is not limited to these.

Examples 1-1 to 2-3-2 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3-2
In the formulation shown in Tables 2-4, the gum base, sweetener (sugar, high-intensity sweetener), softener, acidulant, and flavor added according to Table 1 are put into a gum mixer, taken out for 15 minutes, and then extracted. It was extruded with a ruder, rolled with a rolling roll, and cut with a cutter roll into a general plate-like gum (thickness 1.9 mm × length 50 mm × width 19 mm, weight 2 g / sheet).

  The expert chef evaluated the items shown in Tables 5 to 7 by eating 5 pieces of the chewing gum obtained by 5 specialized panelists.

  As a result, when the gum base for plate-like gum, the gum base for granular gum, and the gum base for fusen gum were all added with polyglycerin fatty acid ester (HLB12, HLB16), curing over time was suppressed. Furthermore, curing with time was suppressed without adding chickenpox or softener. In particular, a high effect was confirmed in the gum base for fusen gum.

  Concerning the stability during chewing (a constant texture was obtained from the beginning to the end of chewing), when polyglycerin fatty acid esters (HLB12, HLB16) were added to each gum base, softening and hardening during chewing were suppressed.

(* 1) Hardness change from immediately after chewing gum manufacture ◎ Almost unchanged from immediately after manufacture 〇 Slightly cured from immediately after manufacture △ Slightly cured from immediately after manufacture × Hardly cured and hardly flexible ( * 2) Evaluation of eating after 30 days from the production of chewing gum Difference in hardness at the beginning of chewing and texture when softened most during chewing ◎ There is not much difference 〇 Some difference is seen △ There is a considerable difference × Very large difference (* 3) Eating evaluation after 30 days of chewing gum production
The degree of softening in the first half of the chewing period (the time zone during which water-soluble raw materials are most likely to be softened) ◎ Almost not softened 〇 Slightly softened, but can be chewed without problems Yes × Severe softening and difficult to chew (uncomfortable) (* 4) Eating evaluation after 30 days from chewing gum production
The degree of curing in the second half of chewing (the time zone in which elution of water-soluble ingredients ends and gradually begins to cure) ◎ Almost not cured 〇 Slightly cured, but can be chewed without problems X Hardening, chewing is difficult (uncomfortable)

Claims (7)

A gum base containing a gum base material and a polyglycerin fatty acid ester. The gum base according to claim 1, wherein the HLB of the polyglycerol fatty acid ester is 12 or more. The gum base according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gum base material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of natural resins, vinyl acetate resins, elastic bodies, waxes, and inorganic substances. The raw material of the gum base is 0-20% by mass of natural resin, 20-35% by mass of vinyl acetate resin, 20-30% by mass of elastic body, 10-20% by mass of wax, and 10-20% of minerals in the total gum base weight. The gum base according to claim 3, comprising 20% by weight. The gum base in any one of Claims 1-4 which contains 0.1 mass% or more of polyglycerol fatty acid ester in the gum base whole weight. A method for producing a gum base, comprising mixing a gum base raw material and a polyglycerin fatty acid ester during the production of the gum base. A chewing gum composition comprising the gum base according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and an additive for chewing gum.