CHEWING GUM CONTAINING ARABINOGALACTAN

摘要

Chewing gums containing arabinogalactan and methods of making such gums are disclosed. In one embodiment, the gum comprises about 5 % to about 95 % gum base, about 0.1 % to about 10 % flavoring agent and arabinogalactan, the arabinogalactan being part of the bulking agent in the gum. The arabinogalactan provides the gum with unique properties, and the gum is non-cariogenic. In other embodiments, the arabinogalactan is codried with sweeteners or coevaporated with a plasticizing syrup to produce unique sweetening ingredients and syrups for gum. The arabinogalactan may also be provided in the form of a rolling compound on the gum, or used with sugars or polyols to form a hard coating for a coated pellet gum.