Patent ID: 6719962
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A23G,A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A crunchy, non-cariogenic oral care confectionery composition comprising:(i) from about 0.01% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an oral care active selected from the group consisting of anti-calculus agents; anti-plaque agents; desensitizing agents: oral malodour control agents; H2 antagonists; and mixtures thereof; (ii) from about 0.1% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of a solid, sparingly soluble and crunchiness conferring particulate wherein the solid particulate has a particle size such that is passes through a 2000 &mgr;m mesh and is retained by a 100 &mgr;m mesh and has an aqueous solubility of at least 1 g per 100 ml at 25Â° C., said crunchiness disappearing after the initial minutes of mastication leaving substantially no gritty residue; and (iii) greater than about 10%, by weight of the composition, of chewing gum base as a confectionery carrier material; wherein the confectionery composition has an outer coating but excluding compositions comprising a polyphosphate with an average anion chain length of greater than or equal to 4 and having said solid particulate properties of (ii).