The present invention relates to process for reducing the stickiness of a composition of a chewing gum core to an internal contact surface of a first chewing gum processing machinery in a chewing gum preparation, wherein isomaltulose is mixed with a chewing gum base composition and to the use of isomaltulose in a composition of a chewing gum core for reducing stickiness of the composition to the internal contact surface of a chewing processing machinery.