SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHEWING GUM

摘要

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing chewing gum, the method including feeding one or more gum ingredients including at least an elastomer into a continuous extruder including a plurality of screws, rotating screws and mixing the one or more ingredients via the rotating of the screws within the continuous extruder, forming a partial chewing gum base via the mixing of the one or more ingredients, creating a flow of the partial chewing gum base including the one or more ingredients through the continuous extruder towards a downstream extent of the plurality of screws via the rotating, and conveying the flow of the partial chewing gum base to a region of the continuous extruder that is proximate the downstream extent of the plurality of screws, wherein the flow includes a temperature of less than 90 degrees Celsius when the flow reaches the downstream extent of the plurality of screws. Some independent claims relate to a flow reaching two different temperatures that are within 20 degrees Celsius. Some independent claims relate to systems comprising extruders having at least three screws. Some independent claims relate to methods for making chewing gums comprising among others the step of feeding an elastomer into a planetary roller extruder.

主权项

1. A method for manufacturing chewing gum, the method comprising:
feeding one or more gum ingredients including at least an elastomer into a continuous extruder including a plurality of screws; rotating said plurality of screws and mixing said one or more ingredients via said rotating of said plurality of screws within said continuous extruder; forming an at least partial chewing gum base via said mixing of said one or more ingredients; creating a flow of said at least partial chewing gum base including said one or more ingredients through said continuous extruder towards a downstream extent of said plurality of screws via said rotating; and conveying said flow of said at least partial chewing gum base to a region of said continuous extruder that is proximate said downstream extent of said plurality of screws, wherein said flow includes a temperature of less than 90 degrees Celsius when said flow reaches said downstream extent of said plurality of screws.