Master gum base without any filler has a very short shelf life and is very sensitive to the acidic nature of typical gum candy flavors. For this reason, most factories will ask for a gum base with some degree of filling. The percentage of filler and the type of filler will depend on the legal requirements and regulations of any country. Fillers allow more acidic ingredients in your recipe and give you a wider range of flavors. Fillers will also allow you to define the color of the end product.
What are the most popular fillers for Gum Base?
Talcum Powder: A gum base with a talcum powder filler facilitates the production of gum candy with recipes of acidic ingredients and flavorings. A gum base with a talcum powder filler tends to be "yellow". However, using talcum powder as a gum base filler depends on each country's regulations. Many countries do not allow talcum powder filler, and that's why we have strict regulations on the percentage of talc in the base. Wuxi Gum base has extensive experience meeting every country's rules and regulations.
Calcium Carbonate: This will give your gum base and end products the characteristic of pure white color. However, gum base with calcium carbonate filler is sensitive to acidic ingredients and flavorings.
No Filler: This is called Master Gum Base and has a concise shelf life. It is popular with factories with access to local fillers and allows them to control the percentage of filler they may require for different gum candy products. The lack of filler will also make the master gum base highly sensitive to the acidic food flavoring used to create the candy end product. Fillers are also required to give specific colors to the end product.
If in doubt, you can consult with the Wuxi Gum base. We are happy to advise you on which filler is best for your recipe and country. Learn more
The addition of inorganic materials such as calcium carbonate and talcum powder to the gum base may have begun at the beginning of this century. The initial goal of adding filler to the gum base was to save costs while adding shape and volume to the base and making it more chewable. But over time, these fillers evolved to become much more important. Fillers are now used as a chewing improver to ensure chewiness, increase elasticity, and provide nutritional elements such as calcium. The most common fillers in gum base ingredients are calcium carbonate, talcum powder, calcium hydrogen phosphate, and magnesium carbonate.
Calcium carbonate is an odorless and tasteless white amorphous crystal or fine powder. The molecular formula is CaCO3, and the specific gravity is 2.50-2.95.
Gum candy uses a gum base with filler for calcium carbonate, improving hardness and elasticity and increasing heat resistance and anti-viscosity. The gum bases suitable for non-acid flavors use calcium carbonate as filler, while those suitable for acid flavors use talc. But gum base with a calcium carbonate filler is unsuitable for gum candies that add acid because the acid and calcium carbonate will react chemically to produce gas. Please pay attention to the production process because the sour taste will disappear and affect the flavor.
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