Soft gelatin capsule
AssigneeToaki Capsule Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiko Sano, Makoto Itoh, Yosimitsu Nakajima, Itsumi Enomoto
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a chewable soft gelatin capsule and a soft gelatin capsule of the torsional opening type, the capsule having a shell which includes: (A) gelatin (B) one or more plasticizers selected from among (b1)-(b3) below, in a total amount of 100-600 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of gelatin; (b1) glycerin (b2) a sugar selected from among D-sorbitol, sucrose, mannitol, fructose, sugar alcohol, and isomerized sugar (b3) a glycol selected from propylene glycol and ethylene glycol, and (C) a water-insoluble cellulose.
Claims13
A chewable soft gelatin capsule, the capsule having a shell which comprises the following components (A), (B), and (C):
- (A) gelatin
- (B) one or more plasticizers selected from (b1)-(b3) below, in a total amount of 100-600 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of gelatin;
- (b1) glycerin
- (b2) a sugar selected from the group consisting of D-sorbitol, sucrose, mannitol, fructose, sugar alcohol, and isomerized sugar
- (b3) a glycol selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, and
- (C) a water-insoluble cellulose.
A torsional-opening soft gelatin capsule, the capsule having a shell which comprises the following components (A), (B), and (C):
- (A) gelatin
- (B) one or more plasticizers selected from (b1)-(b3) below, in a total amount of 100-600 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of gelatin;
- (b1) glycerin
- (b2) a sugar selected from the group consisting of D-sorbitol, sucrose, mannitol, fructose, sugar alcohol, and isomerized sugar
- (b3) a glycol selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, and
- (C) a water-insoluble cellulose.
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