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US 12,342,847 B2Granted
Oral product with cellulosic flavor stabilizer
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorsChristopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Ronald K. Hutchens, Anthony R. Gerardi
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Abstract
The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including a mixture of a particulate filler component, a cellulose derivative, water, and one or more flavoring agents. The products exhibit greater stability over time with respect to flavor component concentration than comparative products which do not contain a cellulose derivative.
Claims39
A product configured for oral use, the product comprising a mixture comprising:
- from about 10 to about 60% by weight of microcrystalline cellulose;
- from about 1 to about 5% by weight of a cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), and combinations thereof;
- water in an amount from about 10 to about 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the mixture;
- and
- one or more flavoring agents.
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A method of stabilizing a product configured for oral use, the method comprising:
- i) mixing one or more flavoring agents with a cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose,
- hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC),
- carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), and combinations thereof to form a first mixture;
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- ii) mixing the first mixture with microcrystalline cellulose and water to form the product, wherein the product comprises the water in an amount from about 10 to about 50% by weight, from about 1 to about 5% by weight of the cellulose derivative, and about 10 to about 60% by weight of the microcrystalline cellulose, based on the total weight of the product.
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