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US 12,678,441 B2Granted
Method of making composition including encapsulated caffeine
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsMunmaya K. Mishra, Gerd Kobal
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Abstract
The method includes forming encapsulated caffeine from a caffeine complex that includes caffeine and an organic acid in a 1:1 molar ratio, dispersing the encapsulated caffeine throughout at least a portion of a base composition, the encapsulated caffeine being included in an amount sufficient to release 50 mg to 200 mg of caffeine when consumed, and adding at least one pH adjusting agent to the base composition to maintain a pH of the base composition within a range between 2 and 5.
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A method of making a composition, comprising:
- forming encapsulated caffeine from a caffeine complex that includes caffeine and an organic acid in a 1:1 molar ratio;
- dispersing the encapsulated caffeine throughout at least a portion of a base composition, the encapsulated caffeine being included in an amount sufficient to release 50 mg to 200 mg of caffeine when consumed;
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- adding at least one pH adjusting agent to the base composition to maintain a pH of the base composition within a range between 2 and 5, the base composition being an oral pouch product including a botanical filling material that is a tobacco material.
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A method of making a composition, comprising:
- forming encapsulated caffeine from a caffeine complex that includes caffeine and an organic acid in a 1:1 molar ratio;
- dispersing the encapsulated caffeine throughout at least a portion of a base composition, the encapsulated caffeine being included in an amount sufficient to release 50 mg to 200 mg of caffeine when consumed;
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- adding at least one pH adjusting agent to the base composition to maintain a pH of the base composition in an acidic range that is above a normal pH range of gastric acid in a human stomach to prevent a dissolution of the encapsulated caffeine prior to consumption, the base composition being an oral pouch product, the oral pouch product including a botanical filling material that is a tobacco material.
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