Oral product

An oral product, comprising a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity, the body comprising:

• a mouth-stable polymer matrix having a shore Hardness of 50D or softer, the oral product comprising at least 60 weight percent of one or more mouth-stable polymers;
• at least 10 weight percent of non-tobacco cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, the cellulosic fibers comprising cellulose, the cellulosic fibers having an average fiber size of less than 200 micrometers;
• and
• nicotine or derivative thereof dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix such that the nicotine or derivative thereof is released from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva, wherein the cellulosic fibers provide passages in the mouth-stable polymer matrix to pores retaining the nicotine or derivative thereof, the pores having diameters of between 20 and 60 microns and between 1 and 10 microns;
• wherein the oral product is substantially free of tobacco plant tissue.

An oral product, comprising a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity, the body comprising:

• a mouth-stable polymer matrix comprising polyurethane, the oral product comprising at least 60 weight percent of one or more mouth-stable polymers;
• at least 10 weight percent of non-tobacco cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, the cellulosic fibers comprising cellulose, the cellulosic fibers having an average fiber size of between 75 and 125 micrometers;
• a therapeutic agent absorbed into the non-tobacco cellulosic fibers and the mouth-stable polymer matrix;
• and
• nicotine or derivative thereof dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix such that the nicotine or derivative thereof is released from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva, wherein the cellulosic fibers provide passages in the mouth-stable polymer matrix to pores retaining the nicotine or derivative thereof, the pores having diameters of between 20 and 60 microns;
• wherein the oral product is substantially free of tobacco plant tissue.