| 摘要 |
<p>A flavor delivery system is disclosed which offers the combination of improved delayed flavor release with improved extension and reduces bitterness, and when incorporated into chewing gums, provides desired softness to the gum to facilitate the reduction in softening additives that conventionally add moisture thereto. The present delivery system comprises a composite of a flavor, a resin and a polyalkylene wax, preferably in a solution mixture with each other, the flavor being present in an amount of from about 1.0 % to about 90 % by weight of the final delivery system, the resin being present in an amount of from about 0.5 % to about 80 % by weight of the final delivery system, and the polyalkylene wax being present in an amount of from about 0.5 % to about 90 % by weight of the final delivery system. Optionally, an emulsifier may be added in an amount of up to 25 % by weight. In a further embodiment, the delivery system of the present invention may include up tp 25 % by weight of a sweetener such as acesulfame-K. The present delivery system finds use in comestibles such as chewing gum compositions and other food products, pharmaceuticals, and scratch-and-sniff and aroma packaging products. The delivery system may be incorporated as a liquid or may be prepared in particulate form.</p> |
