Oral compositions with reduced water content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12310959-B2
Application number	US-201916707637-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2019
Priority date	Dec 9, 2019
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

The disclosure provides for oral compositions that exhibit desired properties associated with moist products while incorporating a relatively low water content. Such compositions may include at least one releasable material, at least one filler/carrier component, and at least one water substitute, such as a polyol. The water substituted may be present in an amount of about 25% by weight or greater based on the total weight of the oral composition, and the compositions and products formed therewith can exhibit a relatively low water activity, such as in the range of about 0.85 or less. The present disclosure further provides methods of forming an oral composition with a mouthfeel corresponding to a moist product while having a relatively low water activity.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oral composition comprising:
at least one releasable material;
at least one filler component comprising cellulose or a cellulose ether, the filler component present in an amount of about 50% to about 75% by weight; and
a polyol component comprising glycerin, propylene glycol, or a combination thereof, the polyol component present in an amount of about 25% by weight to about 40% by weight,
wherein the releasable material comprises an active ingredient selected from the group consisting of a nicotine component, a cannabinoid, and combinations thereof, the active ingredient present in an amount of 0.1-3% by weight, and

wherein the oral composition is in the form of a lozenge or pastille.

2. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the oral composition comprises less than 10% by weight of water based on the total weight of the oral composition.

3. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the oral composition comprises about 0.1% to about 9% by weight of water based on the total weight of the oral composition.

4. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the oral composition comprises about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of water based on the total weight of the oral composition.

5. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the oral composition exhibits a mouthfeel corresponding to a moist product while having a water activity of about 0.85 or less.

6. The oral composition of claim 5 , wherein the oral composition has a water activity of about 0.8 or less.

7. The oral composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional active ingredients selected from the group consisting of a botanical, an amino acid, a vitamin, a nutraceutical, and combinations thereof.

8. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the releasable material further comprises a flavor component.

9. The oral composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more components selected from the group consisting of sweeteners, gums, binding agents, or a combination thereof.

10. The oral composition of claim 1 , further comprising a tobacco component.

11. The oral composition of claim 10 , wherein the tobacco component comprises bleached tobacco.

12. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the sweetener is xylitol.

13. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the releasable material comprises both a nicotine component and a cannabinoid.

14. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the releasable material comprises a nicotine component.

15. The oral composition of claim 14 , wherein the nicotine component is selected from nicotine in free base form, nicotine in salt form, a resin complex of nicotine, or any combination thereof.

16. The oral composition of claim 1 , wherein the releasable material comprises a cannabinoid.

Assignees

• Nicoventures Trading Ltd

Inventors

• Gerardi Anthony Richard
• Beeson Dwayne William
• Hutchens Ronald K
• Keller Christopher
• Poole Thomas H
• Sebastian Andries Don
• St Charles Frank Kelley

Classifications

• A61K36/3482

  Cannabis · CPC title

• A61K47/10

  Alcohols; Phenols; Salts thereof, e.g. glycerol; Polyethylene glycols [PEG]; Poloxamers; PEG/POE alkyl ethers · CPC title

• A61K9/009

  Sachets, pouches characterised by the material or function of the envelope (with gastric retention A61K9/0065; sachets which are not administered but function merely as a container are classified according to the content, e.g. sachets comprising powder for reconstitution of a drink A61K9/0095) · CPC title

• A61K9/0056

  Mouth soluble or dispersible forms; Suckable, eatable, chewable coherent forms; Forms rapidly disintegrating in the mouth; Lozenges; Lollipops; Bite capsules; Baked products; Baits or other oral forms for animals · CPC title

• A24B15/32

  by acyclic compounds · CPC title