Cleaning composition and method of forming the same

A cleaning composition for removing tough soil from a ware surface, said cleaning composition comprising:

• A) from about 10 to about 55 weight percent (wt %) of a chelating component comprising methylglycine-N—N-diacetic acid (MGDA);
• B) from about 20 to about 60 wt % of a builder component comprising a metal silicate;
• C) from about 0.5 to about 30 wt % of a solvent component comprising an alkanolamine;
• and
• D) from about 5 to about 40 wt % of a polymer component comprising a polyacrylic acid (PAA);
• wherein each wt % is based on 100 parts by weight of said cleaning composition.

A method of forming a cleaning composition for removing tough soil from a ware surface, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing A) a chelating component selected from the group of;
• a1) methylglycine-N—N-diacetic acid (MGDA),
• a2) N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)-L-glutamate (GLDA),
• a3) nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA),
• a4) hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA),
• a5) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA),
• a6) diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), and
• a7) mixtures thereof;
• providing B) a builder component comprising;
• b1) a metal silicate, and/or
• b2) a metal carbonate;
• providing C) a solvent component comprising an alkanolamine;
• providing D) a polymer component comprising;
• d1) a polyacrylic acid (PAA), and/or
• d2) an acrylic-maleic copolymer;
• combining the chelating component and the polymer component to form a first mixture;
• heating the first mixture from a first temperature to a second temperature;
• combining the builder component and the first mixture to form a second mixture;
• cooling the second mixture from about the second temperature down to a third temperature;
• and
• combining the solvent component and the second mixture to form the cleaning composition.