Confections Containing a Blend of Physiological Cooling Agents
A method for producing a confection such as chewing gum, as well as the confection so produced, incorporates a blend of physiological cooling agents, including menthyl glutarate and one or more of L-isopulegol and p-menthane-3,8-diol. In another embodiment the blend of physiological cooling agents is made in a modified release structure. The modified release/cooling agents combination is preferably obtained by physically modifying the properties of the combination of cooling agents by coating and drying. When incorporated into gum, these particles are adapted to enhance the shelf stability of the flavor and/or produce a modified release when the gum is chewed. In another embodiment, the blend of physiological cooling agent is included in a confection coating.
1 . A confection comprising menthyl glutarate and one or more other physiological cooling agents selected from the group consisting of l-isopulegol, p-menthane-3,8-diol and mixtures thereof.
2 . The confection of claim 1 further comprising l-menthol.
3 . The confection of claim 1 wherein the cooling agents are treated by an encapsulation process.
4 . The confection of claim 3 wherein the cooling agents are encapsulated by a spray drying process.
5 . The confection of claim 3 wherein the cooling agents are encapsulated by a fluid bed coating process.
6 . The confection of claim 1 wherein the cooling agents are treated by being entrapped in an extrusion process.
7 . The confection of claim 1 wherein the confection comprises a chewing gum composition.
8 . The confection of claim 2 wherein the physiological cooling agents in the confection consist of menthyl glutarate, l-isopulegol and p-menthane-3,8-diol.
9 . The confection of claim 1 wherein the menthyl glutarate and one or more other physiological cooling agents are present in a coating on the confection.
10 . The confection of claim 1 wherein the confection comprises a chewing gum composition and the menthyl glutarate and one or more other physiological cooling agents are present in a coating on the chewing gum.
11 . The confection of claim 1 wherein the confection comprises at least 5 ppm physiological cooling agent.
12 . The confection of claim 1 to wherein the confection comprises a chewing gum product and the physiological cooling agents comprise at least 25 ppm of the product.
13 . The chewing gum composition of claim 7 wherein the chewing gum composition comprises at least 5 ppm l-isopulegol.
14 . The confection of claim 1 wherein the confection further comprises a physiological cooling agent selected from the group consisting of menthyl succinate; menthyl lactate; 3-l-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol; N-substituted p-menthane carboxamide; acyclic carboxamide; menthone glycerol ketals and mixtures thereof.
15 . A cooling flavor composition which imparts a physiological cooling effect to oral compositions in which it is used, comprising menthyl glutarate and one or more other physiological cooling agents selected from the group consisting of l-isopulegol, p-menthane-3,8-diol and mixtures thereof.
16 . The cooling flavor composition of claim 15 wherein the composition further comprises an additional physiological cooling agent selected from the group consisting of menthyl succinate; menthyl lactate; 3-l-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol; N-substituted p-menthane carboxamide; acyclic carboxamide; menthone glycerol ketals and mixtures thereof.
17 . The cooling flavor composition of claim 15 wherein said one or more other physiological cooling agents comprise, by weight of the menthyl glutarate:
a) about 2% to about 50% l-isopulegol, and
b) about 2% to about 50% p-menthane-3,8-diol.
18 . A confection comprising a flavor and a cooling flavor composition according to claim 15 .
19 . The cooling flavor composition of claim 15 further comprising l-menthol.
20 . The cooling flavor composition of claim 19 wherein the ratio of physiological cooling agents to l-menthol is between about 2:98 and about 3:2.
21 . The cooling flavor composition of claim 19 wherein the ratio of physiological cooling agents to l-menthol is between about 4:96 and about 1:4.
22 . A coated confection, the coating comprising a coating material, menthyl glutarate and one or more other physiological cooling agents selected from the group consisting of l-isopulegol, p-menthane-3,8-diol and mixtures thereof.
23 . A chewing gum composition comprising:
a) about 5% to about 95% gum base;
b) about 5% to about 95% bulking and sweetening agent; and
c) about 0.1 to about 10% flavoring agent wherein the flavoring agent comprises menthyl glutarate and one or more other physiological cooling agents selected from the group consisting of l-isopulegol, p-menthane-3,8-diol and mixtures thereof.
24 . The chewing gum composition of claim 23 wherein a blend of l-isopulegol and menthyl glutarate are used in the chewing gum at a ratio of between about 3:1 to 1:3 l-isopulegol: menthyl glutarate.
25 . The chewing gum composition of claim 23 wherein the blend of l-isopulegol and menthyl glutarate are used in the chewing gum at a ratio of about 1:1 l-isopulegol: menthyl glutarate.
26 . The confection of claim 1 wherein a blend of l-isopulegol, p-menthane-3,8-diol and menthyl glutarate are used in the confection at a ratio of menthyl glutarate to the total of l-isopulegol and p-menthane-3,8-diol of between about 20:3 and about 60:3.
27 . The confection of claim 26 wherein the ratio of menthyl glutarate to the total of l-isopulegol and p-menthane-3,8-diol is about 40:3.
28 . A confection comprising menthyl glutarate and l-isopulegol.
29 . The confection of claim 28 further comprising menthyl succinate.
30 . The confection of claim 28 wherein the confection comprises a chewing gum composition.
31 . A cooling flavor composition which imparts a physiological cooling effect to oral compositions in which it is used, comprising menthyl glutarate and l-isopulegol.
32 . The cooling flavor composition of claim 31 further comprising menthyl succinate.
33 . A confection comprising a flavor and a cooling flavor composition according to claim 31 .
34 . A coated confection, the coating comprising a coating material, menthyl glutarate and l-isopulegol.
35 . The coated confection of claim 34 , the coating further comprising menthyl succinate.
36 . A chewing gum composition comprising:
a) about 5% to about 95% gum base;
b) about 5% to about 95% bulking and sweetening agent; and
c) about 0.1 to about 10% flavoring agent wherein the flavoring agent comprises menthyl glutarate and l-isopulegol.
37 . The chewing gum composition of claim 36 wherein the flavoring agent further comprises menthyl succinate.