Chitosan-containing soft capsule and process for producing the same
AssigneesToshio Satoh, LTT Institute Co., Ltd., V-Tec Co., Ltd.
InventorsYutaka Mizushima, Yasuo Kosaka, Toshio Satoh
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing a chitosan-containing soft capsule. The process includes the steps of rendering chitosan a powder; adding the chitosan powder, powder comprising an organic acid and a salt thereof, and an emulsifier to an oil or fat; stirring the resultant mixture so as to suspend the powders, to thereby obtain a gel-like stock; and feeding the gel-like stock and a gelatin solution for coating into an automated encapsulation machine, to effect encapsulation of the stock with gelatin.
Claims12
A process for producing a chitosan-containing soft capsule comprising the following steps:
- rendering chitosan into a powder;
- adding the chitosan powder, powder comprising an organic acid and a salt thereof, and an emulsifier to an oil or fat;
- stirring the resultant mixture so as to suspend the powders, to thereby obtain a suspension;
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- feeding the suspension and a gelatin solution for coating into an automated encapsulation machine, to effect encapsulation of the stock with gelatin.
A chitosan-containing soft capsule comprising a capsule enclosing a composition which contains chitosan powder and powder comprising an organic acid and a salt thereof suspended in an emulsifier-added oil or fat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.