Patent ID: 8883702

Claim:
A packaged particulate detergent composition comprising: greater than 40 wt % detergent surfactant, wherein at least 70% by number of particles of the packaged particulate detergent composition comprise coated particles; wherein each coated particle comprises: (i) a core, wherein the core comprises surfactant, and (ii) around the core, a water soluble coating in an amount of from 10 to 45 wt % based on the coated particle, wherein each coated particle has perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 0.2 to 2 mm, y is from 2.5 to 8 mm, and z is from 2.5 to 8 mm, wherein the coated particles are substantially the same shape and size as one another, wherein a ratio of the x to the y of each coated particle is from 1:3 and 1:7, wherein a ratio of x to the z of each coated particle is from 1:3 and 1:7, and wherein surfaces of each coated particle are curved in the x, y and z planes.