Unpleasant taste masking compositions and methods for preparing same
First Claim
1. An unpleasant taste masking composition which comprises a medicament drug having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose derivatives and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose derivaties and mixtures thereof in an amount from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the taste or unpleasant off-note of the medicament drug.
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to an unpleasant taste masking composition which comprises a flavoring agent having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a sufficient amount of a non-bitter intense sweetener to nullify the taste or off-note of the flavoring agent. The unpleasant taste masking composition may be used in ingestible products such as hard and soft confections, chewing gum compositions and the like. The present invention also pertains to a method for preparing the unpleasant taste masking compositions and the ingestible products in which they may be used.
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31 Claims
- 1. An unpleasant taste masking composition which comprises a medicament drug having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose derivatives and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose derivaties and mixtures thereof in an amount from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the taste or unpleasant off-note of the medicament drug.
- 7. A chewing gum composition which comprises a chewing gum base and an effective amount of an unpleasant taste masking composition wherein the unpleasant taste masking composition comprises a medicament drug having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose derivatives and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose derivatives and mixtures thereof in an amount from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the taste or unpleasant off-note of the medicament drug.
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12. A chewing gum composition which comprises a chewing gum base and an effective amount of an unpleasant taste masking composition wherein the unpleasant taste masking composition comprises a medicament drug 4,1'"'"',6'"'"'-trichloro-4,1'"'"',6'"'"'-trideoxygalactosucrose in an amount of from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the bitter taste or unpleasant off-note of the medicament drug.
- 13. A confectionery composition which comprises a confectionery base and an effective amount of an unpleasant taste masking composition wherein the unpleasant taste masking composition comprises a medicament drug having a bitter gtaste or unpleasant off-note and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose derivatives and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose derivatives and mixtures thereof in an amount from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the taste or unpleasant off-note of the medicament drug.
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18. A confectionery composition which comprises a confectionery base and an effective amount of an unpleasant taste masking composition wherein the unpleasant taste masking composition comprises a medicament drug and 4,1'"'"',6'"'"'-trichloro-4,1'"'"',6'"'"'-trideoxygalactosucrose in an amount of from about 0.001% to about 5%, by weight to nullify the bitter taste or unpleasant off-note of the medicament drug.
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19. A pharmaceutical ingestible composition which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of an unpleasant taste masking composition wherein the unpleasant taste masking composition comprises a medicament drug having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose derivatives and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose derivatives and mixtures thereof in an amount of from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the taste or off-note of the medicament drug.
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20. A method for preparing an unplesant taste masking composition comprising a medicament drug having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note which comprises:
- admixing the medicament drug having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose derivaties and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose derivatives and mixtures thereof in an amount of from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the taste or off-note of the medicament drug.
- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- 26. A method for sweetening ingestible compositions which comprises adding to the ingestible composition an effective amount of an unpleasant taste masking composition wherein the unpleasant taste masking composition comprises a medicament drug having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a chlorodeoxysugar derivative selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose derivatives and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose derivatives and mixtures thereof in an amount of from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight to nullify the bitter taste or off-note of the medicament drug.
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