Patent ID: 7919126

Claim:
An effervescent composition comprising: from about 5% by weight to 25% by weight of a viscous component exhibiting a viscosity greater than 50,000 cps at 23° C. and a shear rate of 1 sec −1 and a viscosity less than 5000 cps at a temperature of at least 38° C. and a shear rate of 1 sec −1 , and said viscous component is selected from the group consisting of hops extract, kava, molasses, honey, or a combination thereof; an effervescent agent comprising an acid and a base; and from about 3% by weight to about 20% by weight of a flow agent selected from the group consisting of silica, fumed silica, precipitated silica, magnesium oxide, calcium phosphate, magnesium carbonate, calcium silicate, sodium alumino silicate, or a combination thereof, and said effervescent composition is in the form of a uniform, free flowing granulation.