BIODEGRADABLE CHEWING GUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH CHEWING GUM

摘要

The invention relates to a chewing gum comprising gum base, sweetener and flavor, wherein at least a part of said gum base comprises at least one biodegradable polymer, where then tan(delta) is at least 0.6 within the linear viscoelastic region (LVR) of the chewing gum. According to the invention, it has been recognized that the texture may be referred to measurable rheological properties of the final chewing gum. Furthermore, it has been realized that biodegradable polymers may be adjusted towards desired rheological properties by means of so-called plasticizers, even if the chewing gum is made on the basis of biodegradable polymers, which as from the beginning, does not meet desired rheological properties.