#$%^&*AU2011202294B220130117.pdf#####A method for the preparation of a chewing gum comprising incorporating a cooling agent having the structure 0 N (CH 2)nOR H wherein R is hydrogen or C.-C6 alkyl, and n is 2 or 3,into the chewing gum composition. The cooling agent may be selected from the group consisting of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-isopropyl2,3-dimethylbutanamide, N-(3-ethoxypropyl)-2isopropyl-2,3-dimethylbutanamide, N-(3propoxypropyl)-2-isopropyl-2,3-dimethylbutanamide, N-(3-butoxypropyl)-2-isopropyl-2,3dimethylbutanamide, and combinations thereof.