Free-flowing, high density, agglomerated vitamin E powder compositions

Claim 2

A SPRAY-DRIED FREE-FLOWING VITAMIN E ACTIVE POWER COMPOSITION FOR USE IN DIRECT COMPRESSION TABLETTING TECHNIQUES COMPRISING, IN PERCENTS BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE COMPOSITION, FROM ABOUT 45% TO ABOUT 60% OF DL-ATOCOPHERYL ACETATE, FROM ABOUT 38% TO ABOUT 53% OF A HYDROLYZED GETALIN HAVING AN O BLOOM AND A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF ABOUT 9,000 TO 11,000, ABOUT 0.1% OF SODIUM BENZOATE, ABOUT 0.2% OF SORBIC ACID AND FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 3% OF SILICIC ACID, SAID POWDER COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF AGGLOMERATED PARTICLES HAVING A BULK DENSITY RANGE OF FROM 25 TO 32 POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT AND A PARTICL SIZE RANGE WHEREIN FROM 75% TO 100% OF THE PARTICLES ARE THE RANGE OF FROM 74 MICRONS TO 287 MICRONS.

Claim 3

A spray-dried free-flowing vitamin E active powder composition for use in direct compression tableting techniques, comprising, in percents by weight based on the total weight of the composition, for about 45% to about 60% of dl- Alpha -tocopheryl acetate, from about 38% to about 53% of a hydrolyzed gelatin having O Bloom and a molecular weight of abOut 9,000 to 11,000, about 0.1% of sodium benzoate, about 0.2% of sorbic acid and from about 1% to about 2% of an absorbent comprising from about 4% to about 12% of a calcium silicate having a particle size of 3.4 microns, an oil absorption capacity of 100-300 pounds per 100 pounds and a surface area of 175 square meters per gram and from about 96% to about 88% of a fine particle-sized spray-dried vitamin E composition comprising, in percents by weight based on the weight of the spray-dried composition, from about 15% to about 20% of dl- Alpha -tocopheryl acetate, from about 80% to about 85% of hydrolyzed gelatin of O Bloom and a molecular weight of 9,000 to 11,000 about 1% of sodium benzoate and about 0.7% of sorbic acid, said powder composition in the form of agglomerated particles having a bulk density range from 25 to 32 pounds per cubic foot and a particle size range wherein from 75% to 100% of the particles are in the range of from 74 microns to 287 microns.

Claim 4

A spray-dried free-flowing vitamin E active powder composition for use in direct compression tableting techniques, comprising, in percents by weight based on the total weight of the composition, for about 45% to about 60% of dl- Alpha -tocopheryl acetate, from about 38% to about 53% of a hydrolyzed gelatin having O Bloom and a molecular weight of abOut 9,000 to 11,000, about 0.1% of sodium benzoate, about 0.2% of sorbic acid and from about 1% to about 2% of an absorbent comprising from about 4% to about 12% of a calcium silicate having a particle size of 3.4 microns, an oil absorption capacity of 100-300 pounds per 100 pounds and a surface area of 175 square meters per gram and from about 96% to about 88% of a fine particle-sized spray-dried vitamin E composition comprising, in percents by weight based on the weight of the spray-dried composition, from about 15% to about 20% of dl- Alpha -tocopheryl acetate, from about 80% to about 85% of hydrolyzed gelatin of O Bloom and a molecular weight of 9,000 to 11,000 about 1% of sodium benzoate and about 0.7% of sorbic acid, said powder composition in the form of agglomerated particles having a bulk density range from 25 to 32 pounds per cubic foot and a particle size range wherein from 75% to 100% of the particles are in the range of from 74 microns to 287 microns.