Natural honey-containing compositions and method of preparation
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsNicholas James Cummins, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Vasiliki Poulopoulou, Vaishali Shailendra Rane
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Abstract
Compositions comprising cellulosic polymers and natural honey that display reduced instability due to the presence of a chelant that inhibits the activity of naturally occurring cellulases are described. Methods of treating natural honey to inhibit cellulase activity comprising mixing the natural honey with a chelant and optionally heating the mixture are provided. Flavor compositions consisting of natural honey and a chelant, optionally in a carrier are further described.
Claims31
A composition comprising:
- a. a honey flavour composition consisting essentially of:
- honey comprising at least one cellulase enzyme;
- and
- a chelant selected from the group consisting of polyphosphates, aminocarboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids, polyamines, phenols, Schiff bases silicates, sulfur compounds, synthetic macrocyclic compounds, polymers, phosphonic and biphosphonic acids or mixtures thereof;
- b. a cellulosic polymer;
- wherein the composition is a medicinal preparation formulated as a syrup;
- and
- wherein a loss of viscosity associated with the degradation of the cellulosic polymer is less than about 50%.
A composition comprising;
- a. from about 0.1% to about 25%, by weight of the composition, honey comprising at least one cellulase enzyme;
- b. from 0.01% to 5%, by weight of the honey, chelant wherein the chelant is selected from the group consisting of EDTA, phytic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine, or mixtures thereof;
- and
- a. from about 0.1% to 10%, by weight of the composition, cellulosic polymer;
- wherein the composition is a medicinal preparation formulated as a syrup;
- and
- wherein the composition has a viscosity from about 100 cps to about 1000 cps.
A process for the manufacture of a composition comprising honey comprising at least one cellulose enzyme;
- the process comprising the step of mixing a chelant with honey and optionally a carrier.
A composition comprising:
- a. honey comprising at least one cellulase enzyme;
- b. from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of the honey, chelant selected from EDTA, phytic acid and mixtures thereof;
- c. a carrier in which the honey is soluble or miscible in the carrier;
- d. from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, carboxymethylcellulose and its salts;
- e. a pharmaceutical active selected from the group consisting dextromethorphan, guaifenesin, pseudophedrine, acetaminophen, phenylephrine and combinations thereof;
- wherein the composition is a medicinal preparation formulated as a syrup;
- wherein the composition has a viscosity from about 100 cps to about 1000 cps;
- and
- wherein a loss of viscosity associated with the degradation of the cellulosic polymer is less than about 30%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.