Patent ID: 8367599

Claim:
A water soluble, single-compartment sachet comprising a machine dishwashing composition wherein the dishwashing composition is a gel comprising discrete particles having an approximate diameter from about 100 to about 5,000 microns and the discrete particles and gel being in a particle to gel ratio from about 0.005 to 0.15:1, the sachet suitable for use in a dishwashing machine having a washing cycle from about 10 minutes to about 60 minutes at a water temperature from about 40° C. to about 70° C. and further wherein the composition comprises from about 15 to about 80% by weight water and a thickener comprising cross-linked polyacrylic acid, the cross-linked polyacrylic acid making up from about 0.1 to about 3.0% by weight of the composition, and the water soluble sachet comprises a water soluble film-forming resin that comprises polyvinyl alcohol.