Enhanced flavor release chewing gum composition

Abstract

A chewing gum composition and more particularly to a chewing gum composition has enhanced flavor release.

1 . A method for preparing a chewing gum composition comprising the following successive steps:
 (a) preparing a premix comprising at least one water insoluble flavoring agent and at least one polyol powder comprising maltitol, a specific surface area of the polyol powder being in a range of 0.55 to 0.95 m 2 /g; and   (b) mixing the premix with a gum base,   wherein the at least one water insoluble flavoring agent is liquid before preparing the premix of step (a),   an amount of the at least one water insoluble flavoring agent is between 0.05 and 6% by weight in comparison to a total weight of the chewing gum composition, and   the polyol powder comprising maltitol is a granulate.   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein a proportion of the at least one polyol powder comprising maltitol is between 25 and 75% by weight in comparison to the total weight of the chewing gum composition. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one polyol powder comprising maltitol has a mean particle diameter between 100 and 1000 μm. 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the polyol powder comprising maltitol was obtained by wet granulation. 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the polyol powder consists of maltitol. 
     
     
         6 . A chewing gum composition obtainable by the process of  claim 1 .