Confectionery products containing caffeine
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMarc Lorenzi, Christine Cahen, Jenny Fee
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Abstract
Confectionery compositions comprising a xanthine derivative, a cooling composition and a warming composition are provided. The cooling and warming compositions are located in distinct and discrete regions within the confectionery composition and are adapted to provide sequential release profiles. The compositions herein provide xanthine derivatives as stimulants without negative aspects of xanthine derivative flavour perception.
Claims16
A confectionery composition comprising:
- a. a xanthine derivative;
- b. a cooling composition comprising a physiological cooling agent which has an average threshold for a reported cooling effect of 100 μg or less amongst a test panel selected to have an average threshold for a reported cooling effect of 1-menthol of 0.25 μg;
- and
- c. a warming composition comprising a physiological warming agent which has an average threshold for a reported warming effect of 100 μg or less amongst a test panel selected to have an average threshold for a reported warming effect of benzyl alcohol of 0.25 μg,
- wherein said cooling composition and said warming composition are located in distinct and discrete regions within said confectionery composition and said cooling and warming compositions being adapted to provide sequential release profiles.
The confectionery composition according to claim 11 comprising from about 0.005% to about 5% warming agent by weight of the composition.
The confectionery composition according to claim I wherein the composition is in the form of a centre-fill throat drop comprising from about 60% to about 95% candy shell and from about 5% to about 40% filling, by weight of the drop, the candy shell comprising the cooling composition and the filling comprising the warming composition.
The confectionery composition according to claim 14 wherein the filling comprises less than about 7% water by weight of the filling.
The confectionery composition according to claim 15 wherein the filling comprises less than about 6% water by weight of the filling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.