US4382924A
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Palatable composition containing oil or oil-like materials
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1980-06-25
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Granted: 1983-05-10
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Expires: 2000-06-25
Abstract
Abstract Pleasant-tasting, non-greasy, edible compositions, preferably in liquid form, comprising edible oil or oil-like materials, a high potency, lipid soluble sweetener, such as saccharin, and a lipid soluble flavorant, are disclosed. These compositions are particularly useful as an oral dosage form for vitamins or pharmaceutical materials; in such embodiments the edible oil-like material may consist, in whole or in part, of an oily pharmaceutical agent, such as polyol fatty acid esters having at least four fatty acid ester groups, each fatty acid having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth G. Berling
- 👤 Thomas G. Crosby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0053; A61K9/0056; A61K9/0087; A61K9/0095
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A liquid pharmaceutical composition in oral dosage from comprising from about 25% to about 99.9% of an edible oil or oil-like pharmaceutical agent selected from polyol fatty acid esters having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, such fatty acid having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; made more palatable by incorporating in said pharmaceutical composition from about 0.001% to about 5% of a highly potent, lipid soluble sweetener, and from about 0.1% to about 5% of a lipid soluble flavorant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A liquid pharmaceutical composition in oral dosage from comprising from about 25% to about 99.9% of an edible oil or oil-like pharmaceutical agent selected from polyol fatty acid esters having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, such fatty acid having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; made more palatable by incorporating in said pharmaceutical composition from about 0.001% to about 5% of a highly potent, lipid soluble sweetener, and from about 0.1% to about 5% of a lipid soluble flavorant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the sweetener is selected from the group consisting of saccharin, alkoxy aromatics, oximes, sulfamic acids, dihydrochalcones, aspartyl malonates, succanilic acids, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 2 which comprises from about 0.01% to about 1% of said sweetener.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein the sweetener is saccharin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 3 which comprises from about 0.1% to about 1% of the flavorant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 wherein the flavorant is a natural or artificial mint flavor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 6 wherein said flavorant is a natural or artificial peppermint flavor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 which comprises from about 0.25% to about 0.5% of the sweetener.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 8 which comprises from about 0.25% to about 0.75% of the flavorant.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 9 wherein the pharmaceutical agent is sucrose octaoleate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
A process for preparing an edible liquid composition according to claim 1 wherein the sweetener component is solubilized in the edible oil or oil-like material and the flavorant is subsequently added to this mixture in a manner so as not to lose the volatile components contained in said flavorant.
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