# US 2021/0274828 A1 · Quick dissolve drinks and edibles and machine for manufacturing the same

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- Number: US 2021/0274828 A1
- Document ID: US20210274828A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/329,946
- Filed: 2021-05-25
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-06
- Inventors: Nicholas J. Singer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210274828A1

## CPC

- A23L 2/395: in a particular shape or form
- A23P 10/30: Encapsulation of particles, e.g. foodstuff additives
- A23L 2/56: Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60)
- A23L 2/66: Proteins
- A23L 27/72: {Encapsulation}
- A23L 27/79: {in the form of films}
- A23L 29/262: Cellulose; Derivatives thereof, e.g. ethers
- A23L 33/125: containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols; containing starch hydrolysates (indigestible substances A23L33/21)
- A23L 33/17: Amino acids, peptides or proteins
- A23L 2/40: Effervescence-generating compositions
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

A water soluble shell or binder is used to encapsulate nutrients, flavoring, other food grade ingredients or combinations thereof together as a single serving or unit. The unit or single serving may be distributed to people to provide nutrition to people in mass casualty situations. In this manner, more nutrients may be delivered since water which has a significant amount of weight and volume need not be transported to the people. Moreover, in normal situations, the water soluble shell or binder dissolves sufficiently quick so that the user can quickly consume nutrients.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of manufacturing a solid form having a binder and an ingestible food product for conveniently mixing the ingestible food product with drinkable water, the method comprising the steps of:
providing the ingestible product as a plurality of granules or powder;
providing an ingestible water dissolvable binder that is dissolvable in 80 degree Fahrenheit water in under 10 minutes when the ingestible water dissolvable binder is submersed under water and the water is still;
mixing the ingestible water dissolvable binder and the powdered ingestible food product;
filling a cavity of a die with the mixed ingestible water dissolvable binder and powdered ingestible food product;
binding the powered ingestible food product into the solid form with the ingestible water dissolvable binder.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein a dimension of the cavity is so that a width of the solid form is smaller than a mouth of a container and a length of the solid form is shorter than a height of the container.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the ingestible food product is sugar, coffee, flavor, protein or combinations thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the ingestible water dissolvable binder is cellulose based, rice based.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the ingestible water dissolvable binder is provided in a liquid form.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the food product is a flavor, sugar, coffee, protein, carbohydrate or combinations thereof.

### Claim 7

A dissolvable food product comprising:
a powder food product;
a binder mixed with the powdered food product to hold the powder food product together as a solid form.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The food product of claim 7 wherein the powder food product is sugar, coffee, carbohydrate, protein, flavoring, or combinations thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The food product of claim 7 wherein the binder is cellulose.