Effervescent tablets that include crystalline sugar binder and methods of making the same
AssigneeAmerilab Technologies, Inc.
InventorsCarrie Kraling, Sarah Olson, Shayna Jilek
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Abstract
An effervescent tablet that exhibits rapid disintegration is disclosed. The effervescent tablet includes an effervescent agent that includes an acid and a base, a crystalline sugar binder selected from the group consisting of crystalline dextrose, crystalline sucrose, crystalline fructose, and combinations thereof, the crystalline sugar binder being essentially free of excipients, a sweetener that includes at least one of Stevia and Monk fruit, a flavor agent that includes a gum Arabic carrier, and optionally a lubricant derived from rice hulls (e.g., a multi-component integral lubricant).
Claims16
An effervescent tablet comprising:
- at least 20% by weight of an effervescent agent comprising an acid and a base;
- a sweetener comprising Stevia, Monk fruit, or a combination thereof;
- from 20% by weight to 55% by weight of a first sugar binder selected from the group consisting of unagglomerated dextrose crystals, unagglomerated sucrose crystals, unagglomerated fructose crystals, and combinations thereof, the sugar binder being essentially free of excipients;
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- least 1.5% by weight of a flavor agent comprising gum Arabic,
- the effervescent tablet having a weight of at least 4 grams and a hardness of at least 5 kiloponds and exhibiting a disintegration time of no greater than 4 minutes and 20 seconds when tested according to the Disintegration Time Test Method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.