Formulation of corn zein chewing gum

Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. [= Operculina terpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso (Hindi—Nisoth, Pitohri), a perennial plant with a muchtwisted stem is found through out India. It is reported to be highly medicinal and is cultivated occasionally in gardens as an ornamental plant. Some hydroxy fatty acids, butulin, lupeol and sitosterol have been found in the plant. Seed gums are important vegetable products used in various industries like paper, textile, cosmetics, food and pharmaceuticals. In view of the easy availability of the plant and the high demand for seed gums throughout the world, researchers at Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India carried out investigations to determine if the seeds of this plant could be used as a potential The scientists at Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States conducted studies to determine the feasibility of using corn zein as a natural gum base to be an alternative to the currently used synthetic gum base. The objectives of the study were to develop a corn zein chewing gum and evaluation of the taste, texture and aroma qualities compared with synthetic gum base using a time-intensity (T-I) method. Four corn zein gum samples, each made with a different plasticizer (oleic acid, glycerin, Formulation of corn zein chewing gum