WO2022136354A1 - A pouched product for oral use comprising a particulate filling material - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Definitions
- the present disclosure relates to a pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a portion sized amount of a filling material comprising a first type of particles, the first type of particles being water insoluble particles, the filling material being enclosed by the liquid permeable cover material, the pouched product having a first main surface and a second main surface and a thickness between the first main surface and the second main surface.
- An oral pouched product as disclosed herein is intended for use in the oral cavity, such as by buccal placement e.g., by placing the pouched product between the upper or lower gum and the lip or cheek.
- a pouched smokeless tobacco product may also be referred to as a portion-packed smokeless tobacco product for oral use.
- the pouched product is normally sized and configured to fit comfortably and discreetly in a user’s mouth between the upper or lower gum and the lip or cheek.
- oral pouched products are used in the oral cavity of a consumer to provide a user with the benefits of an active substance such as nicotine, caffeine, and/or different flavors.
- a common type of nicotine containing oral pouched products is oral smokeless tobacco products.
- Such products generally comprise water, salt, pH adjuster(s) and additional components such as flavors and humectants. Commonly, these products are called snuff.
- Oral pouched nicotine containing products comprising no tobacco, or only a small amount of tobacco are becoming increasingly popular among consumers due to inter alia their appealing appearance, freshness and taste. Moreover, this kind of product allows a user to enjoy nicotine without being exposed to tobacco.
- the tobacco free or almost tobacco free oral pouched products are usually flavored compositions comprising a filling material which may e.g., comprise microcrystalline cellulose or fiber material derived from plants other than tobacco.
- oral pouched products are those which only deliver a flavor into the oral cavity and those which are designed for delivering active substances other than nicotine.
- Oral pouched products are typically used by a consumer by placing the pouch between the upper or lower gum and the lip and retaining it there for a limited period of time.
- the product is configured to fit comfortably and discreetly in the user's mouth.
- the pouch material holds the filling material in place allowing saliva to pass into the filling material and allowing flavors and active substances such as nicotine to diffuse from the filling material into the consumer's mouth.
- An objective with the disclosure herein is to offer an oral pouched product containing a filling material having improved properties, in particular regarding mouthfeel and user satisfaction.
- the pouched product for oral use as disclosed herein comprises a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material comprising a first type of particles, the first type of particles being water insoluble particles, the filling material being enclosed by the liquid permeable cover material, the pouched product having a first main surface and a second main surface and a thickness between the first main surface and the second main surface.
- the particles of the first type of particles have an average particle size within the range of from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm and the filling material has a pre-use moisture content of from 1% by weight of the filling material to 35% by weight of the filling material.
- the filling material comprises one or more water soluble components.
- the pouched product has a pre-use thickness determined as the maximum distance between the two main surfaces of the oral pouched product at an applied pressure force of 0.5 N and a post-use thickness determined as the maximum distance between the two main surfaces of the oral pouched product at an applied pressure force of 0.5 N after a use period of 10 minutes according to the test procedure disclosed herein and a ratio between the post-use thickness and the pre-use thickness being in the range of from 1.0 to 1.5, such as from 1. to 1.4, such as from 1.0 to 1.35, such as from 1.0 to 1.3, or from 1.0 to 1.25.
- a particularly preferred range of the ratio between the pre-use thickness and the post-use thickness may be from 1.0 to 1.2.
- the volume of the water insoluble first type of particles preferably defines the volume of the filling material, with any additional component or components of the filling material of the oral pouched product contributing only to a negligible or very small extent to the volume of the filling material.
- a very small extent is implied a contribution to the volume of the filling material by components other than the first type of particles of less than 5%, such as of less than 3%, of less than 2%, preferably of less than 1%.
- the filling material in the oral pouched products of the present disclosure has a volume after use which is in the same order as the volume before use of the oral pouched product, or greater, which is reflected by the ratio between the pre-use thickness and the post-use thickness of the oral pouched product.
- This is a property of the oral pouched product that has been found to be appreciated by many users.
- An oral pouched product which does not lose thickness during use may be perceived as retaining the mouthfeel of a new fresh product and to be more malleable and satisfactory to keep in the mouth for a longer time of use.
- An oral pouched product in which the thickness increases slightly during use may be beneficial, as it offers a product which may be made thin for packaging, but which will expand to an expected thickness when placed in the oral cavity of a user.
- Such products may be packed with a greater number of products in a user container of a conventional size or a predetermined number of products may be packed in a smaller and less conspicuous user container than a corresponding number of conventional, non-expanding oral pouched products.
- the product thickness may increase by up to 50 % during use, such as by 10% to 40%, such as by 15% to 30%, such as by 15% to 25%, such as by 15% to 20%.
- the filling material in the oral pouched products as disclosed herein have a pre-use moisture content as determined by the method disclosed herein of from 1% by weight of the filling material to 35% by weight of the filling material.
- the filling material in the oral pouched products as disclosed herein may have a pre-use moisture content as determined by the method disclosed herein of from 1 % by weight of the filling material to 30% by weight of the filling material, such as from 1% by weight of the filling material to
- the filling material such as from 1 % by weight of the filling material to
- 7% by weight of the filling material such as from 5% by weight of the filling material to 30% by weight of the filling material, such as from 5% by weight of the filling material to 25% by weight of the filling material, such as from 5% by weight of the filling material to 20% by weight of the filling material, such as from 5% by weight of the filling material to 15% by weight of the filling material, such as from 10% by weight of the filling material to 20% by weight of the filling material, such as from 10% by weight of the filling material to 15% by weight of the filling material.
- a filling material in an oral pouched product as disclosed herein and having a relatively low pre-use moisture content as set out above is perceived by users to be fresh and agreeable to handle when taking it out of a user container and tucking it in, e.g., between the upper or lower lip and the gum of the user.
- a relatively low pre-use moisture content also allows the first type of particles constituting the bulk volume of the filling material to move more freely in relation to each other, which makes the oral pouched product easier to shape and to be made to conform to the shape of the space where the oral pouched product is placed in the oral cavity of the user.
- the moisture content of the filling material in the oral pouched products as disclosed herein is less than 20% by weight.
- the water insoluble particles of the first type of particles may be particles of microcrystalline cellulose, water insoluble starch, silica, or a mixture thereof.
- the first type of particles may constitute 75% by dry weight to 99% by dry weight of the filling material, such as 80% by dry weight to 98% by dry weight of the filling material or 85% by dry weight to 98% by dry weight of the filling material.
- the first type of particles may constitute 85% by dry weight to 99% by dry weight of the filling material.
- the particles of the first type of particles are relatively large particles and have an average particle size within the range of from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm, such as 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm, such as from 0.6 mm to 2.5 mm, such as from 0.7 mm to 2 mm, such as from 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm, such as from 0.85 mm to 1.2 mm.
- the particles of the first type of particles may be of generally the same size, with a narrow particle size distribution profile.
- a particulate material having a narrow particle size distribution profile has a more predictable volume than a particulate material comprising particles of differing sizes.
- the first type of particles includes less than 0.5% of particles passing through a sieve having a mesh size of 250 pm.
- the particles of the particulate material in the filling material are preferably spherical or generally spherical particles having a sphericity within the range of from 0.7 to 1.0, such as from 0.8 to 1.0 and a diameter of from 0.5 mm to 3 mm, such as from 0.7 mm to 3 mm.
- Sphericity and particle size may be determined with the aid of a QicPic image analysis instrument from 2012, Sympatec GmbH, ID No. 290-D, with Rodos/L dispersion line ID NO 214D and Vibri/L sample feeding ID NO 273, or equivalent equipment.
- a well dispersed particle flow is led through the image plane of the instrument. If the particles are small, a high number of particles per image frame may be captured, such as in the order of 50,000 to 100,000 particles per image frame. For larger particles, such as particles having a particle size from 300 pm to 3000pm, the number of particles per image frame may be substantially less and may be in the order of from 300 to 2000 particles per image frame.
- the particles of the first type of particles may be relatively dense, non-porous particles having a particle density in the range of from 0.8 g/cm 3 to 1.7 g/cm 3 , such as from 1.0 g/cm 3 to 1.5 g/cm 3 , such as from 1.1 g/cm 3 to 1.4 g/cm 3 .
- the filling material of the oral pouched product as disclosed herein may comprise nicotine.
- the nicotine may be added in the filling material in the form of a nicotine compound.
- the nicotine compound may be a nicotine base and/or may be selected from the group consisting of nicotine hydrochloride, nicotine dihydrochloride, nicotine monotartrate, nicotine bitartrate, nicotine bitartrate dihydrate, nicotine sulphate, nicotine zinc chloride monohydrate and nicotine salicylate, nicotine benzoate, nicotine polacrilex and any combination thereof.
- the filling material of the oral pouched product as disclosed herein is a tobacco free filling material or a filling material having a low tobacco content, the filling material comprising tobacco material in an amount within the range of from 0.05 wt% to 10 wt%, such as from 0.05 wt% to 5 wt%, such as from 0.05 wt% to 1 wt% or from 0.2 wt% to 1 wt%, based on the total weight of said filling material.
- the tobacco material may be a nicotine source.
- the tobacco material may be the only nicotine source or may be a nicotine source in addition to one or more of the nicotine compounds disclosed herein.
- the particulate material in the filling material as disclosed herein is preferably constituted by tobacco free particles, such as tobacco free particles of microcrystalline cellulose, water insoluble starch, silica, or a mixture of two or more different types of tobacco free particles.
- tobacco free particles such as tobacco free particles of microcrystalline cellulose, water insoluble starch, silica, or a mixture of two or more different types of tobacco free particles.
- a tobacco free filling material or tobacco free particles may contain trace amounts of tobacco, below 0.05 wt%.
- the filling material of the oral pouched product as disclosed herein may comprise an additive selected from the group consisting of a flavouring agent, a sweetener, a humectant, and any mixture thereof.
- the additive may comprise or consists of a flavouring agent, such as a flavour oil, such as a hydrophobic flavour oil, such as a synthetic flavour, such as a nature-identical flavour.
- a flavouring agent such as a flavour oil, such as a hydrophobic flavour oil, such as a synthetic flavour, such as a nature-identical flavour.
- the filling material of the oral pouched product as disclosed herein may be free from tobacco material.
- a tobacco free filling material may contain material derived from other plant sources such as coffee, tea, herbs, etc., and/or any suitable flavouring agent, sweetener, etc., as known in the art.
- the one or more water soluble components and other additives are preferably applied to the first type of water insoluble particles in the filling material after the water insoluble particles have been formed.
- the water insoluble particles are preferably homogeneous hydrophilic particles, such as particles of one or more of microcrystalline cellulose, water insoluble starch and silica. It may further be preferred that the water insoluble particles are constituted by monocomponent particles of one or more of microcrystalline cellulose, water insoluble starch and silica.
- the filling material of the oral pouched product as disclosed herein may comprise a second type of particles in addition to the water insoluble first type of particles, the second type of particles having an average particle size which is less than the average particle size of the water insoluble first type of particles.
- the particles of the second type of particles have a size which is sufficiently small to allow the second type of particles to be at least partly accommodated within the interstices between the water insoluble particles of the first type of particles.
- a ratio between the average particle size of the first type of particles and the average particle size of the second type of particles may be within the range of from 2 to 10.
- the second type of particles may be partially or completely water soluble particles.
- At least one of the one or more water soluble components may be present on an outer surface of at least some of the particles of the first type of particles, such as on 20% to 100% of the first type of particles, or on 50% to 100% of the first type of particles, or on 80% to 100% of the first type of particles.
- At least one of the one or more water soluble components may be present in interstices between the particles of the first type of particles. At least one of the one or more water soluble components may be present both on an outer surface of at least some of the particles of the first type of particles and in interstices between the particles of the first type of particles.
- the liquid permeable cover material of the oral pouched product may be a nonwoven material, such as a nonwoven material comprising staple fibres of regenerated cellulose.
- the staple fibres may be viscose staple fibres and the nonwoven material may further comprise a binder, such as a binder used for chemical bonding.
- the liquid permeable outer cover material may have a basis weight in the range of from 10 g/m 2 to 30 g/m 2 , such as from 10 g/m 2 to 28 g/m 2 , such as from 15 g/m 2 to 25 g/m 2 .
- a cover material having a relatively low basis weight has a high air permeability and constitutes a minimal barrier to saliva transport into and out of the filling material in the oral pouched product.
- cover materials have also been found to offer sensory benefits, in particular when combined with particles having a relatively large particle size, as disclosed herein.
- Large particles which are freely movable inside the cover and which may be felt through the cover material may contribute to the particulate filling material in the oral pouched product being perceived as having a pleasantly fluid quality.
- the volume of the filling material is preferably defined by the volume of the large, water insoluble particles before, during and after use of the pouched product.
- oral and oral use refer to a use of a product in contact with mucous membranes in the oral cavity of a human being, such as buccal placement of the product in the oral cavity.
- the products for oral use as disclosed herein are intended to be placed in their entirety in the oral cavity and are not intended to be swallowed.
- the terms ‘‘pouched product for oral use” or “oral pouched product” refer to a portion of a smokeless composition containing saliva extractables and being packed in a saliva-permeable pouch material.
- a “particle” as used herein is a three-dimensional piece of material having a maximum dimension of less than 5 mm and an aspect ratio of from 0.3 to 1.
- a particle having an aspect ratio of 1 may e.g., be a perfect sphere or cube.
- the particles which are useful as the first type of particles in the filling material of the oral pouched products disclosed herein may have a regular shape such as a spherical shape, a cubic shape, a cylindrical shape, etc. or may have an irregular shape with regular or near-regular shapes being generally preferred.
- the particles may have generally smooth outer surfaces or may have small aberrations in the outer surfaces.
- a “water insoluble particle’’ as referred to herein is a particle which does not dissolve when subjected to saliva in the oral cavity of a user and which retains or substantially retains its shape when incorporated in a pouched product for oral use.
- the water insolubility also means that the particle size of the water insoluble particles as referred to herein does not diminish during use of an oral pouched product incorporating the water insoluble particles.
- the shape and the size of the water insoluble particles may remain substantially unaffected during use.
- a certain amount of swelling of the water insoluble particles may be advantageous.
- the swelling should preferably be less than 50 % of the pre-use volume, such as less than 30 % of the pre-use volume of the water insoluble particles and more preferably less than 20 % of the pre-use volume of the water insoluble particles.
- moisture content refers to the percent by weight, wt%, of oven volatile substances, such as water and other oven volatiles (e.g., propylene glycol) which is present in a component material, a composition or a product and is determined according to the Loss on Drying (LOD) method disclosed herein.
- oven volatile substances such as water and other oven volatiles (e.g., propylene glycol) which is present in a component material, a composition or a product and is determined according to the Loss on Drying (LOD) method disclosed herein.
- LOD Loss on Drying
- the “dry weight” of a material, a composition, or a product is calculated by detracting the amount of moisture from the total weight of the material, composition or product, the moisture content being determined by the Loss on Drying method as disclosed herein.
- water content refers to the percent by weight, wt%, of water in a component material, a composition, or a product.
- the water content may be determined by using a standardized method for water analysis, such as Karl Fischer titration or gas chromatography, GC.
- additional component refers to any component except water, which is provided in addition to the first type of particles in the filling material as disclosed herein, such as salts (e.g. sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride and any combinations thereof), pH adjusters (e.g.
- the water-soluble component or water-soluble components which are part of the filling material in the oral pouched products as disclosed herein constitute one or more additional components.
- flavour or “flavouring agent” are used herein for substances used to influence the aroma and/or taste of the oral pouched product.
- the flavours may be any food-grade natural or synthetic flavour as known in the art and may include, without limitation, essential oils, single flavour compounds, compounded flavourings, and extracts.
- tobacco or “tobacco material” is meant any part, e.g., leaves, stems, stalks, and flowers, of any member of the genus Nicotiana.
- cover material as used herein is implied any suitable saliva permeable packaging material as known in the art.
- the cover material may also be referred to as “pouch material” and may be a nonwoven material, a material made by conventional textile production methods such as weaving or knitting or may be an apertured plastic film or netting.
- a nonwoven material suitable for use as cover material may be a nonwoven material comprising staple fibres, such as staple fibres of regenerated cellulose e.g., viscose rayon staple fibres and a binder, such as a polyacrylate binder.
- staple fibres such as staple fibres of regenerated cellulose e.g., viscose rayon staple fibres
- binder such as a polyacrylate binder.
- Such nonwoven materials are commonly produced by carding the staple fibres to form a fibrous web, followed by consolidating the carded fibrous web by means of the binder.
- the nonwoven material may comprise fibres which are formed into a nonwoven web by spunbonding, hydroentangling, meltblowing, etc.
- the fibres used in such processes are generally thermoplastic fibres which are thermally bonded to form a coherent nonwoven web.
- the covering material may optionally comprise additional components such as flavouring agents and/or colorants.
- Commonly used cover materials, such as the viscose nonwovens disclosed herein, are generally inelastic and non-stretchable materials which are relatively inexpensive to produce and easy to handle in a production process.
- Pouched products for oral use are normally sized and configured to fit comfortably and discreetly in a user’s mouth between the upper or lower gum and the lip.
- pouched products for oral use have a generally rectangular shape.
- Some typical shapes (length x width) of commercially available pouched products for oral use are, for instance, 35 mm x 20 mm, 34/35 mm x 14 mm, 33/34 mm x 18 mm, 27/28 mm x 14 mm, 34 mm x 10 mm and 38 x 14 mm.
- Typical pouched products for oral use may have a maximum length within the range of from 25 mm to 40 mm along the longitudinal direction of the product and a maximum width within the range of from 5 mm to 20 mm along the transverse direction of the product.
- the pre-use thickness of the pouched product is normally within the range of from 2 mm to 8 mm.
- the total weight of commercially available pouched products for oral use is typically within the range from about 0.3 g to about 3.5 g, such as from about 0.5 g to 1.7 g, per pouched product.
- the volume of a portion of filling material in a pouch may be in the range of from 0.5 cm 3 to 1.5 cm 3 , depending on the size of the pouch.
- a “user container” typically contains in the range of 10-30 pouched products, such as in the range of 20 to 25 pouched products.
- the pouched products may be placed randomly in the user container or in a pattern, for instance as described in WO 2012/069505 A1.
- the user container as disclosed herein is a consumer package having a shape and a size adapted for conveniently carrying the consumer package in a pocket or in a handbag and may be used for packaging any known type of pouched product for oral use.
- the user container may include a disposal compartment for storage of used oral pouched products. The disposal compartment is separated from the compartment in the container where the fresh oral pouched products are stored until use.
- Figure 1 shows a pouched product for oral use
- Figure 2 shows a cross-section along the line ll-ll through the pouched product of Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 3 shows generally spherical particles suitable as a first type of particles
- Figures 4a-4d show some alternative shapes for the first type of particles.
- Figures 5a-5b show schematically how the thickness of a pouched product for oral use is determined.
- the pouched product 1 for oral use which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a liquid permeable cover material 2 and a portion sized amount of a filling material 3 comprising a first type of particles 4 enclosed by the liquid permeable cover material 2.
- the cover material 2 may be any suitable type of cover material as disclosed herein and is formed into a generally rectangular pouch into which the filling material 3 has been inserted.
- a common way of making a pouched product having a generally rectangular pillow-like shape is either to provide the cover material as a seamless and endless tube or to form a flat web of cover material into an endless tube which is provided with a continuous seal in the longitudinal direction of the endless tube.
- the endless tube is subsequently intermittently sealed in the transverse direction of the endless tube while filling the endless tube with filling material into pockets which are created between the transverse seals.
- Individual pouched products are severed from the filled and sealed tube of cover material and are usually packed in user containers.
- Sealing of the cover material may be made with any suitable method or combination of methods, such as by means of adhesive, heat sealing, ultrasonic welding, needling, etc. Heat sealing and ultrasonic welding require the cover material to contain at least a functional amount of thermoplastic material, such as thermoplastic fibres or thermoplastic binders.
- the longitudinal seal created during manufacturing appears as a longitudinal seal 6 extending along the length I of the pouched product 1 shown in Figs. 1 and 2. No such seal will be present if the cover material is provided in the form of an endless seam-less tube.
- the transverse seals form end seals 7 which define the width w of the pouched product 1.
- the pouched product 1 has a first main surface 8 and a second main surface 9 and a thickness t being defined as the greatest perpendicular distance between the first main surface 8 and the second main surface 9, as measured according to the method as disclosed herein.
- the first type of particles 4 are water insoluble particles and the filling material 3 has a pre-use moisture content of from 1% by weight of the filling material to 35% by weight of the filling material and comprises one or more water soluble components.
- the pouched product 1 has a pre-use thickness t1 and a post-use thickness t2 and a ratio t2/t1 between the post-use thickness t1 and the pre-use thickness t1 being in the range of from 1.0 to 1.5.
- the first type of particles 4 do not dissolve when being subjected to saliva in the oral cavity of a user which means that they have a high shape stability and do not diminish in size during use.
- the first type of particles 4 may constitute a very high proportion of the total dry weight of the filling material 3, such as 80% by dry weight to 99% by dry weight of the filling material.
- the filling material 3 further comprises one or more water soluble components 11 , such as flavours, sweeteners, active ingredients such as nicotine, etc. as disclosed herein.
- water soluble components 11 such as flavours, sweeteners, active ingredients such as nicotine, etc. as disclosed herein.
- FIG. 3 A part of a filling material 3 is shown in Fig. 3, the filling material 3 comprising a plurality of generally spherical water insoluble particles constituting the first type of particles 4 of an oral pouched product as disclosed herein.
- the particles of the first type of particles 4 have a relatively large average particle size within the range of from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm.
- a major part of the water soluble components 11 i.e. components which are soluble in water and saliva, may to a large extent be present in the filling material on surfaces of the first type of particles 4 which face interstices 12 between the first type of particles 4.
- any water soluble components 12 may be substantially “concealed” within the mass of the filling material 3 where they do not add to the volume of the filling material 3.
- Fig. 3 shows only a very small number of the first type of particles 4. In a full portion of filling material for an oral pouched product 1 , the number of the first type of particles is considerably higher, such as in the order of 150 particles or more which means that a large majority of the particle surfaces will be located in the filling material 3.
- the first type of particles 4 may be dense, non-porous particles having a particle density in the range of from 0.8 g/cm 3 to 1.7 g/cm 3 , such as from 1.0 g/cm 3 to 1.5 g/cm 3 , such as from 1.1 g/cm 3 to 1.4 g/cm 3 .
- dense non-porous particles no, or substantially no water soluble components 11 are present within the first type of particles 4 themselves.
- the filling material 3 in addition to the water insoluble first type of particles may comprise a second type of particles (not shown), which may be water soluble particles and which have an average particle size which is less than the average particle size of the first type of particles 4.
- the second type of particles are sufficiently small to be accommodated within interstices 12 between the first type of particles 4.
- Figs. 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d illustrate some alternative shapes for the first type of particles 4 of the filling materials 3 as disclosed herein.
- the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4a have a substantially cubic shape
- the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4b are grain-shaped
- the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4c have a substantially cylindrical shape
- the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4d have an irregular shape.
- the particles 4 in Fig. 4a has an aspect ratio w/l which is approximately 1
- the particles 4 shown in Figs. 4b-4d have a smaller aspect ratio.
- the moisture content as referred to herein may be determined by using a method based on literature references Federal Register/ vol.74, no. 4/712-719/Wednesday, January 7, 2009/Notices ’’Total moisture determination” and AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chernies), Official Methods of Analysis 966.02: “Moisture in Tobacco” (1990), Fifth Edition, K. Helrich (ed).
- the moisture content is determined gravimetrically by taking 2.5 ⁇ 0.25 g sample and weighing the sample at ambient conditions, herein defined as being at a temperature of 22°C and a relative humidity of 60%, before evaporation of moisture and after completion of dehydration.
- Mettler Toledo's Moisture Analyzer HB43 a balance with halogen heating technology, is used (instead of an oven and a balance as in the mentioned literature references) in the experiments described herein.
- the sample is heated to 105°C (instead of 99.5 ⁇ 0.5°C as in the mentioned literature references).
- the measurement is stopped when the weight change is less than 1 mg during a 90 second time frame.
- the moisture content as weight percent of the sample is then calculated automatically by the Moisture Analyzer HB43.
- Test method for determining thickness of a pouched product
- the thickness of a pouched product is determined using a rheometer having a stationary bottom plate 21 and a movable press plate 22 as shown in Figs. 5a and 5b.
- Used samples are prepared by a test person placing a non-used sample product under the upper lip and leaving the sample in place under the lip for a use period of 10 minutes. No food or drink should be ingested during the use period. If the used samples cannot be tested directly in connection with the use, each sample oral pouched product is placed in an individual container which is sealed and kept under refrigeration at 4°C. The thickness of the used samples should be measured within 24 hours after use.
- the rheometer is started according to the start procedure.
- An oral pouched product 1 is placed flat with one of the two main surfaces 8, 9 on the bottom plate 21 of the rheometer 20, as shown in Fig. 5a.
- the oral pouched product 1 is removed from the storage container by hand or by means of a pair of tweezers and care is taken to center the sample on the bottom plate to ascertain that the force is evenly distributed over the sample during the measurement.
- the measuring sequence is started and the thickness of the sample at a low applied pressure force of 0.5 N is registered.
- the pre-use thickness t1 or the post-use thickness t2 of the oral pouched product is determined as the maximum distance between the two main surfaces 8,9 of the oral pouched product 1 at an applied pressure force of 0.5 N as shown in Fig. 5b.
- the thickness of a tested oral pouched product is determined as the average thickness of 10 tested product samples taken from the same batch of oral pouched products.
- All sample products had a liquid permeable nonwoven cover material.
- the product format and the volume of the filling material in the non-used products were the same for Reference 1 and Example 1 .
- the product format and the volume of the filling material in the non-used products in Example 2 were different from those of Reference 1 and Example 1.
- Filling material Total pre-use weight 0.58 g and total pre-use volume 0.75 cm 3 .
- the filling material was constituted by approximately 78% by weight of the total weight of the filling material of particles of microcrystalline cellulose having an average particle size of 945pm, a sphericity of 0.9 ⁇ 0.05, a particle density of 1 .3 g/cm 3 and a bulk density of 0.78 g/cm 3 , and approximately 9% by weight of additional components based on the total weight of the filling material.
- the moisture content in the filling material was 13% of the total weight of the filling material.
- Product format length 28 mm, width 14 mm.
- Filling material Total pre-use weight 0.73 g and total pre-use volume 1.1 cm 3 .
- the composition of the filling material was the same as in Example 1.
- Reference 1 was a commercial product sold under the name ZYN Dry citrus 3 mg from Swedish Match North Europe AB.
- Filling material Total pre-use weight 0.34 g and total pre-use volume 0.72 cm 3 .
- the filling material was constituted by approximately 84% by dry weight of a combination of granules of microcrystalline cellulose and maltitol and approximately 16% by dry weight of hydroxypropyl cellulose powder, flavour additives, pH regulators and nicotine bitartrate. The moisture content in the filling material was 3% of the total weight of the filling material.
- Product format length 28 mm, width 14 mm.
- Reference 2 was a commercial product sold under the name Nordic Spirit Spearmint Intense from Nordic Spirit AB.
- Filling material Total pre-use weight 0.68 g.
- the bulk of the filling material is maltitol and cellulose.
- the filling material further contains chewing gum base, glycerol, propylene glycol, nicotine, sodium carbonate and flavour additives.
- the moisture content in the filling material was 7.8% of the total weight of the filling material.
- Product format length 35 mm, width 15 mm.
- Reference 3 was a commercial product sold under the name LOOP Sicily Spritz from Another Snus Factory.
- Filling material Total pre-use weight 0.58 g.
- the bulk of the filling material is fiber.
- the filling material further contains, erythritol, nicotine, flavour additives, xylitol, sodium carbonate, sodium alginate, acesulfame and sodium chloride.
- the moisture content in the filling material was 33.3% of the total weight of the filling material.
- Product format length 36 mm, width 13 mm.
- Reference 4 was a commercial product sold under the name Shiro Sweet Mint from AG Snus.
- Filling material Total pre-use weight 0.46 g.
- the bulk of the filling material is cellulose.
- the filling material further contains, glycerol, flavour additives, sodium chloride, nicotine, sodium carbonate, potassium sorbate and guar gum.
- the moisture content in the filling material was 20.5% of the total weight of the filling material.
- Product format length 35 mm, width 15 mm.
- composition of the filling material was the same as in Example 1 , with the exception that the particles of microcrystalline cellulose had an average particle size of 445pm, a sphericity of 0.9 ⁇ 0.05, a particle density of 1.3 g/cm 3 and a bulk density of 0.78 g/cm 3 .
- Product format length 34 mm, width 14.0 mm.
- the oral pouched products according to Examples land 2 were found to increase in thickness to approximately the same degree during use i.e. , by 18% for Example 1 and 17% for Example 2, while the thickness of the reference products was found to decrease during use.
- the decrease in thickness is believed to be a combined effect of a large amount of water soluble components in the filling materials and a small particle size of the insoluble components.
- Reference 5 shows that the particle size affects the ability of the filling material to retain or increase its original volume during use.
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