Automatic dishwashing tablets

An automatic dishwashing tablet which comprises approximately by weight:

• (a) 20% to 40% of an alkali metal phosphate detergent builder salt;
• (b) 10% to 25% of a dialkali metal disilicate;
• (c) 10 to 40% of an alkali metal carbonate;
• (d) 0.1% to 5% of a low foaming nonionic surfactant;
• (e) 0.1% to 5% of a sulfonated anionic surfactant which is a C8-C14 alkyl diphenyl oxide disulfonate;
• (f) 0.05% to 2% of an alkali metal salt of a fatty acid;
• (g) 0 to 1.0% of a pigment or dye;
• (h) 10% to 25% of sodium sulfate;
• and
• (i) 1% to 30% of a paraffin wax coated chlorine bleach compound wherein the parrafin wax has a melting point of at least 135° F. and said parrafin wax coated chlorine compound contains 60 wt % to 90 wt % of the chlorine bleach compound, 10 wt % to 40 wt % of the paraffin wax and 1 wt % to 10 wt % of a sodium aluminosilicate flow aid and said tablet is elliptically shaped.