Compositions containing tea, tea-like or other non-tobacco leaf-like material
AssigneePocket Tea, LLC
InventorDaniel J. Victor
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Abstract
A non-tobacco formulation for oral administration in dry form includes a non-tobacco tea-like composition comprising plant material, an additive mixed with the composition and responsive to being wetted by a user's saliva to cause gaseous bubbles to be released and provide a popping or cracking sensation in the user's mouth, and a liquid-porous container (e.g., a pouch) having walls enclosing the composition and additive therein while permitting liquid to pass therethrough. Alternatively the additive may coat the pouch walls.
Claims20
A non-tobacco formulation product for oral administration in dry form to a user comprising;
- a non-tobacco tea-like composition comprising solid plant material;
- an additive mixed with said composition and responsive to being wetted by the user's saliva to cause gaseous bubbles to be released and provide a popping or cracking sensation in the user's mouth;
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- a liquid-porous container enclosing the composition and additive therein while permitting liquid to pass therethrough;
- wherein water content of said composition is between 0% and 3% by weight.
A non-tobacco formulation for oral administration in dry form to a user comprising;
- a non-tobacco tea-like composition comprising plant material;
- a liquid-porous container having walls containing the composition while permitting liquid to pass therethrough;
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- an additive coating said container walls and responsive to being wetted by the user's saliva to cause gaseous bubbles to be released and provide a popping or cracking sensation in the user's mouth.
A non-tobacco formulation comprising:
- a non-tobacco composition comprising green tea;
- an additive mixed with said composition and responsive to being wetted by the user's saliva to cause gaseous bubbles to be released and provide a popping or cracking sensation in the user's mouth;
- wherein water content of said composition is between 0% and 3% by weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.