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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMichael Andrew Zawadzki, Jeffrey Janne Johnson, David William Koenig, Amy Lynn Vanden Heuvel, David Andrew Moline, Rebecca Ann Vongsa, Cathleen Mae Uttecht, Donald Eugene Waldroup
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The invention relates to creped prebiotic tissue products. The tissue products comprise prebiotics in sufficiently high amounts to have a prebiotic effect in use, without negatively affecting tissue product properties, such as tensile strength, stiffness or softness. Thus, in certain embodiments the present invention provides soft, durable creped prebiotic tissue products that are able to improve the growth of healthy bacteria such as Bifidobacterium spp. or Lactobacillus spp. without promoting growth of enteropathogenic bacteria. The tissue products provide these benefits yet have a GMT greater than about 500, a Stiffness Index less than about 20 and a TS7 value less than about 10.
A creped tissue web comprising greater than 2 mg prebiotic per square meter of web surface area (mg/m2), the web having a basis weight greater than 10 grams per square meter (gsm) and a bulk greater than 3 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g).
A method of manufacturing a prebiotic creped tissue web comprising the steps of dispersing cellulosic fibers to form a fiber slurry, forming a wet tissue web, partially dewatering the wet tissue web, applying a creping composition comprising a prebiotic to a creping cylinder, pressing the partially dewatered tissue web to the creping cylinder, drying the tissue web and creping the dried tissue web from the creping cylinder.
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