Solid, edible, chewable laxative composition
AssigneeGavis Pharmaceuticals
InventorsVeerappan Sellappan Subramanian, Paranjothy Kanni
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Abstract
An edible, solid composition comprising a laxative and one or more bulking agents in aqueous media wherein the laxative is polyethylene glycol and the composition is prepared by dissolving the polyethylene glycol in aqueous media together with one or more bulking agents and subjecting the mixture to heat up to at least about 100° C.
Claims14
An edible, solid composition consisting essentially of a cooked laxative product of polyethylene glycol, pectin, sugar, citric acid, water, one or both of corn syrup and maltitol syrup, an optional flavor ingredient, and an optional electrolyte ingredient, wherein the polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight of from 600 to 10,000, wherein the weight ratio of pectin to polyethylene glycol to a combination of sugar, and one or both of corn syrup and maltitol syrup is about 1 to about 2-3 to about 12-13, the cooked product at a temperature of at least 100° C. has a Brix value of 70° to 80°, at ambient temperature, the cooked product has a texture and consistency like that of a gummy bear formulation and the cooked product is free of gelatin, starch and modified starch.
A process for producing a gummy bear laxative comprising:
- forming a mixture of at least water, polyethylene glycol, pectin, citric acid, a bulking agent of polyol, corn syrup, sugar or any combination thereof, and optional flavor and electrolyte ingredients, wherein the polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight of from 600 to 10,000, and is present at least at 8 weight percent relative to the total weight of the composition;
- heating the mixture to a temperature of at least about 100° C. until the Brix of the mixture is about 70° to about 80° to form a cooked mixture;
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- cooling the cooked mixture to produce the gummy bear laxative as a cooked gel.
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