Chewing gum manufacture using high efficiency continuous mixer

Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Normally noningestible chewable material or process of...

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C426S004000, C426S005000, C426S006000

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06858237

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a continuous high efficiency mixer which includes at least one conveyor element that is not located under a feed port.

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