Patent ID: 11896720
Assignee: CAPTEK SOFTGEL INTERNATIONAL, INC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An orally available softgel comprising:
a softgel capsule shell surrounding a fill material, wherein the softgel capsule shell comprises 5% to 15% by weight water and the fill material is a solid at room temperature and comprises:
a non-spore-forming probiotic pre-wetted with an edible oil, wherein the edible oil is present in a range of 25% to 75% by weight of a total weight of the non-spore-forming probiotic and edible oil and is a concentration enabling the non-spore-forming probiotic to melt below 40° C.; and
a chocolate component as a balance of the fill material, the chocolate component being selected from the group consisting of chocolate liquor, milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa nib paste, cocoa solid, cocoa flavanol, and mixtures thereof;
wherein the non-spore-forming probiotic and edible oil are warmed together to a temperature in a range of 35° C. to 40° C. for mixing with the chocolate component while molten and is encapsulated in the softgel capsule shell while liquid; and
wherein the chocolate component protects the non-spore-forming probiotic from the deleterious effect of the water of the softgel capsule shell.