# US 2023/0405073 A1 · Soft Chewable Compositions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0405073 A1 - Document ID: US20230405073A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/447,348 - Filed: 2023-08-10 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-17 - Assignees: The Procter & Gambie Comany - Applicants: The Procter & Gambie Comany - Inventors: Maria Delores Martinez Serna VILLAGRAN; Rajesh K. Bund; James Hepp; Erin Nicole Swigart; Valerie Naughton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230405073A1 ## CPC - A61K 36/68: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) - A23G 4/068: {containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts (containing gums A23G4/10)} - A23L 33/22: Comminuted fibrous parts of plants, e.g. bagasse or pulp - A61K 9/0058: {Chewing gums (non-medicinal aspects, preparing chewing gum A23G4/00; chewing gum for care of the teeth or oral cavity, e.g. with breath freshener A61Q11/00)} - A61K 9/5036: {Polysaccharides, e.g. gums, alginate; Cyclodextrin} - C08L 5/06: Pectin; Derivatives thereof - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - C08L: COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions D06) ## Abstract A soft chewable composition containing psyllium. The soft chewable composition can have from about 1% to about 55% psyllium and have a Hardness Parameter of greater than about 300 gf at a water activity of about 0.80 and less than about 10,000 gf at a water activity of about as measured by the Texture Profile Analysis Method. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A soft chewable composition comprising: from about 1% to about 55% psyllium, by weight of the composition; wherein the soft chewable composition has a Hardness Parameter of greater than about 300 gf at a water activity of about 0.80 and less than about 10,000 gf at a water activity of about 0.50 as measured by the Texture Profile Analysis Method. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The soft chewable composition of claim 1 further comprising about 0.10% to about 15% of a processing aid, by weight of the composition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The soft chewable composition of claim 2 further comprising about 0.50% to about 8% of a processing aid, by weight of the composition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The soft chewable composition of claim 3 further comprising less than about 20% of a binding agent, by weight of the composition; wherein the binding agent is selected from the group consisting of pectin, starch, gelatin, and combinations thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The soft chewable composition of claim 1 comprising from about 1% to about 35% psyllium, by weight of the composition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The soft chewable composition of claim 5 wherein the soft chewable composition has a Springiness Parameter of greater than about 0.40 at a water activity of about 0.80 and less than about 0.80 at a water activity of about 0.50 as measured by the Texture Profile Analysis Method. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The soft chewable composition of claim 1 comprising from about 1 g to about 45 g psyllium. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The soft chewable composition of claim 1 wherein the psyllium is substantially free of particles greater than about 250 μm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The soft chewable composition of claim 1 further comprising liquid fructose. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A method of providing a health benefit to a user, comprising orally administering from about 1 to about 6 pieces of the soft chewable composition of claim 1, per day, to the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the health benefit is selected from the group consisting providing digestive wellness, providing fiber, laxation, controlling blood glucose, increasing satiety, and any combination of the foregoing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 wherein the soft chewable composition comprises from about 1 g to about 11 g psyllium. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 wherein the soft chewable composition is administered about 1 to about 3 times per day. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 wherein the psyllium is substantially free of particles greater than about 250 μm. ### Claim 15 A method of making a soft chewable composition comprising: a. preparing a syrup pre-mixture comprising a humectant component and a carbohydrate; b. heating the syrup pre-mixture to form a cooked syrup pre-mixture; c. adding a processing aid to the cooked syrup pre-mixture and mixing until the processing aid is melted; d. adding psyllium to the cooked syrup pre-mixture and mixing to form a final mixture; e. optionally heating the final mixture to a temperature required to obtain a desired solids content; f. forming the final mixture into a soft chewable composition; and g. optionally post-processing the soft chewable composition. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 further adding a pre-treated binding agent to the syrup pre-mixture before the heating step. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 comprising from about 1% to about 55% psyllium, by weight of the composition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17 wherein the psyllium comprises a particle distribution comprising greater than about 60% of particles within the range of about 75 μm to about 250 μm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the processing aid is hydrogenated palm oil. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the processing aid and the psyllium are separately mixed in a mixing vessel before adding to the base syrup mixture.