Patent ID: 8389031

Claim:
A coated delivery system, comprising: at least one encapsulated particle having a first coating material applied thereto; wherein the at least one encapsulated particle comprises a mixture of an encapsulating material, at least one tensile strength modifying agent and at least one active component; wherein the encapsulating material is a polymer which is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl acetate, crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, and combinations thereof; wherein the tensile strength modifying agent is a mixture of hydrogenated vegetable oil and a filler selected from the group consisting of talc, dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, and combinations thereof, wherein the amount hydrogenated vegetable oil is from 1% to 5% by weight of the total coated delivery system; wherein the coated delivery system has a tensile strength of at least 10,000 psi; and wherein the first coating material is selected from the group consisting of gum Arabic, cellulose, modified cellulose, gelatin, polyol, cyclodextrin, zein, polyvinyl alcohol, polymethylmethacrylate and polyurethane and mixtures thereof.