Investigating release kinetics of phenolics from defatted wheat germ incorporated chewing gums.

The results showed that phenolics release from gum base polymer matrix might be dominated by erosion of matrix due to chewing action. Similar phenolic release kinetics were obtained by centrifugation and chewing methods. Therefore, centrifuge equipment can be used to simulate the chewing forces acting on the gum when optimization is performed. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.