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Chewable soft capsules having improved administration properties and process for producing the same

  • US 7,763,276 B1
  • Filed: 02/23/2000
  • Issued: 07/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for producing a soft capsule comprising:

  • melting a low melting point additive comprising a chocolate base comprising cacao butter to produce a fill material, wherein the fill material has a hardness of no greater than 47 kgs;

    producing a shell;

    filling the shell with the fill material; and

    drying the filled material in a drying chamber at a temperature of 30°

    C. to 40°

    C. for 5 hours to 64 hours so that a major amount of V-type cacao butter crystals and a minor amount of VI-type cacao butter crystals are formed such that the shell and fill material are homogenized with each other to produce the soft capsule.

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