#$%^&*AU2011204980B220131219.pdf#####The invention is related to a cooling composition, a chewing gum or confection containing the cooling composition and use of the cooling composition for delivering a prolonged physiological cooling sensation to the skin or mucous membrane wherein the said cooling composition comprises a 5-60 wt. % menthyl ester, selected from monomenthyl succinate, dimenthyl succinate, monomenthyl alpha, alpha-dimethyl succinate and menthyl lactate； together in combination with 5-50 wt.% N-2,3trimethyl-2-isopropyl butanamide (WS-23) or N-ethyl-p-methane-3-carboxamide (WS-3). The cooling compositions may additionally include menthol.
