Patent ID: 7012052

Claim:
An automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 90% by weight of the composition of a builder, (b) from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a nonionic surfactant, wherein said nonionic surface is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a nonionic surfactant of the formula R 1 (EO) a (PO) b (BO) c wherein R′ is a linear or branched C 6 to C 20 alkyl; a is from about 2 to about 30; b is from 0 to about 30; c is from about 1 to about 30; and said nonionic surfactant has an X/Y number less than 1.90; (ii) a nonionic surfactant of the formula: R 1 O[CH 2 CH(R 3 )O] e R 2 wherein R 1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon on radicals having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; R 2 is a linear or branched, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R 3 is H, or a linear aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; e is an integer having an average value from 1 to 40, and (iii) mixtures thereof; (c) from about 0.1% to about 40% by weight of the composition of a bleaching agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, a source of hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate, sodium percarbonate, and mixtures thereof; and (d) adjunct materials.