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Oral products with reduced irritation

a technology of oral products and irritation, applied in the field of flavored products, can solve the problems of poor product stability, undesirable organoleptic characteristics, discoloration of products,

Pending Publication Date: 2022-09-29
NICOVENTURES TRADING LTD
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This patent is about products that can be used in the mouth and throat. These products can contain active ingredients that can be released when used orally. However, sometimes this can cause irritation. The patent describes how to make these products with a reduced irritation effect by including certain ingredients that can reduce this irritation. This can make the use of these products more comfortable for consumers.

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Products of this type may suffer from certain drawbacks, such as poor product stability that could lead to discoloration of the product and / or undesirable organoleptic characteristics.

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[0039]The present disclosure provides compositions and products formed therefrom, the compositions and products particularly being configured for oral use. The compositions and products may incorporate one or more components that are effective for retaining a releasable component and then releasing the releasable component at a desired time, such as when in contact with an oral cavity. The compositions and products may include one more ingredients that can increase palatability of one or more ingredients therein that may otherwise cause irritation in the mouth and / or throat during use thereof. In particular, the release of some active ingredients and / or flavors that are desired in oral products may be a source of irritation in at least some consumers, and the present compositions and products may include one or more ingredients effective to reduce irritation in the mouth and / or throat that may arise from the release of such material(s).

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Abstract

The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including one or more agents adapted to or configured to reduce irritation that may be associated with release of a component from the products. Xylitol, in particular, may be useful as an irritation reducing agent. The disclosure further provides methods of reducing irritation associated with the release of one or more components from an oral composition or product.

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FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0001]The present disclosure relates to flavored products intended for human use. The products are configured for oral use and deliver substances such as flavors and / or active ingredients during use. Such products may include tobacco or a product derived from tobacco, or may be tobacco-free alternatives.BACKGROUND[0002]Tobacco may be enjoyed in a so-called “smokeless” form. Particularly popular smokeless tobacco products are employed by inserting some form of processed tobacco or tobacco-containing formulation into the mouth of the user. Conventional formats for such smokeless tobacco products include moist snuff, snus, and chewing tobacco, which are typically formed almost entirely of particulate, granular, or shredded tobacco, and which are either portioned by the user or presented to the user in individual portions, such as in single-use pouches or sachets. Other traditional forms of smokeless products include compressed or agglomerated forms, such as plugs...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A24B15/38A24B13/00A24B15/30
CPCA24B15/385A24B13/00A24B15/308A24B15/30
Inventor GERARDI, ANTHONY RICHARDBEESON, DWAYNE WILLIAMHOLTON, JR., DARRELL EUGENEHUTCHENS, RONALD K.KELLER, CHRISTOPHERPOOLE, THOMAS H.SEBASTIAN, ANDRIES DONST. CHARLES, FRANK KELLEY
Owner NICOVENTURES TRADING LTD