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Patent Application
App. No. 18/897,538

ORAL PRODUCT

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App. No.
18/897,538
Abstract

An oral product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-stable polymer matrix, cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, and a mouth-soluble binder dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix.

Claims (46)

1 . An oral product comprising:

a mouth-stable polymer in an amount ranging from 20 weight percent to 70 weight percent;

a sweetener including a sugar alcohol;

microcrystalline cellulose;

a triglyceride in an amount less than or equal to 20 weight percent; and nicotine.

2 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the mouth-stable polymer includes, polyvinyl acetate.

3 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the microcrystalline cellulose is present in an amount less than 10 weight percent of the oral product.

4 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the triglyceride is present in an amount ranging from 1 weight percent to 8 weight percent of the oral product.

5 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the triglyceride includes medium chain triglycerides.

6 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the sugar alcohol includes, sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, and maltitol.

7 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the sweetener further includes, sucralose and acesulfame potassium.

8 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:

a binder.

9 . The oral product of claim 8 , wherein the binder includes, guar gum.

10 . The oral product of claim 8 , wherein the binder is present in an amount ranging from 0.05 weight percent to 1 weight percent of the oral product.

11 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:

an antioxidant.

12 . The oral product of claim 11 , wherein the antioxidant is present in an amount ranging from 0.1 weight percent to 0.75 weight percent of the oral product.

13 . The oral product of claim 11 , wherein the antioxidant includes, vitamin E and ascorbyl palmitate.

14 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:

a flavorant.

15 . The oral product of claim 14 , wherein the flavorant is present in an amount ranging from 1 weight percent to 5 weight percent.

16 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:

menthol.

17 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pH modifier.

18 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:

a body including,

the mouth-stable polymer,

the sweetener,

the microcrystalline cellulose,

the triglyceride, and

the nicotine; and

a coating.

19 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the oral product has a springiness of less than 90 weight percent.

20 . An oral product comprising:

a body including,

a mouth-stable polymer matrix including,

polyvinyl acetate in an amount ranging from 20 weight percent to 70 weight percent of the oral product,

a non-tobacco cellulosic material embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, the non-tobacco cellulosic material having an average size of less than or equal to 200 micrometers,

a mouth-soluble binder in an amount ranging from 0.05 weight percent to 1 weight percent, the mouth-soluble binder including guar gum,

a first sugar alcohol,

triglycerides in an amount less than or equal to 20 weight percent,

nicotine; and

a coating including,

a second sugar alcohol.