Plant fiber product and method for its manufacture
AssigneeX-International Aps
InventorsLars Björkholm, Fredrik Hübinette
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a plant fiber product for oral use, the product containing a mixture of at least: plant fibers; and at least one added substance intended to be released from the product when the product is used. The product contains an alginate composition, dispersed in the product and comprising at least water, alginate and the added substance, the composition containing an alginate matrix that firmly retains at least a major proportion of the added substance so long as the matrix is intact, and the alginate matrix being formed so as to disintegrate and/or dissolve in the chemical and physical environment that exists in a user's mouth. The disclosure also relates to a method for preparing such a plant fiber product.
Claims20
A plant fiber product for oral use, said product containing a mixture of at least:
- plant fibers;
- and
- at least one added substance intended to be released from the product when said product is used, wherein the product contains an alginate composition, distributed in the product and comprising at least water, alginate and the added substance, said composition containing an alginate matrix that retains at least a major proportion of the added substance so long as the matrix is intact, and the alginate matrix being formed so as to disintegrate and/or dissolve in the chemical and physical environment that exists in a user's mouth.
A method for preparing a plant fiber product for oral use, comprising:
- mixing plant fibers with other components incorporated in the product, wherein the method includes the following steps:
- admixing an alginate composition containing at least water, alginate and at least one added substance intended to be released from the product when said product is used, the composition at least in part forming an alginate matrix that retains at least a major proportion of the added substance so long as the matrix is intact, and the alginate matrix being formed so as to disintegrate and/or dissolve in the chemical and physical environment that exists in a user's mouth, and
- mixing plant fibers with said alginate composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.