Patent ID: 6387402
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A23G,A23L,A61K,C07C,C07H

Abstract:
Tablets exhibiting, according to a test D, a â€œsmooth in the mouthâ€  texture, containing pulverulent sorbitol, the crystalline form of which is the &ggr; form, having a sorbitol content higher than 95%, which exhibits:a hygroscopicity value, determined according to a test A, of less than 2%, said test A consisting in drawing the isothermal curve for water sorption at 20Â° C. which expresses the percentage of water uptake of a pulverulent product, dehydrated beforehand, which is placed in an atmosphere of variable relative humidity and at a temperature of 20Â° the hygroscopicity value being the percentage of water uptake at 60% equilibrium relative humidity, a specific surface, determined according to the BET method, at least equal to 2 m2/g, said test D consisting in an expert jury of 10 people evaluating blindly the â€œsmooth in the mouthâ€  texture of a series of convex tablets of the sorbitol to be tested, said tablets having a diameter of 13 mm, and being obtained on a Frogerais AP reciprocating press, after mixing at the time of tableting with 0.7% of magnesium stearate.