Continuous production of chewing gum using co-rotating twin screw extruder.

摘要

A method for continuous production of a chewing gum slab in the absence of separate cooling is disclosed. The method includes introducing chewing gum ingredients and gum base into an extruder and extrusion mixing the ingredients with the gum base over a distance to provide a substantially homogeneous chewing gum mass. The mass is also cooled over the distance so that a chewing gum slab is provided which is suitable for rolling and scoring or extruding into a rope without a separate cooling step. <IMAGE>