The present invention generally relates to oral strips containing one or more active agents and methods of making oral strips containing an active agent. When the strip is placed in the mouth of a user, the active agent(s) is/are delivered to the user by way of oral mucosa.

Films compositions for packaging and delivering a foodstuff, pharmaceutical, industrial, manufacturing and agricultural materials and uses are disclosed. The film can be formed from at least one biodegradable film forming agent, and at least one biodegradable plasticizer. The resulting film can be formed and shaped to a variety of film package configurations and can have multi compartments. The resulting films and film packages can be edible and substantially and/or completely soluble in a cold, cool, warm and/or hot hydro-liquid including water. The film forming agent(s) is compostable and the film has an essential absence of petrochemicals and non-biodegradable plastics/bioplastics.

The instant disclosure provides a process for making pullulan.

Described herein is a method for making colored hydrogel-based materials, and products relating thereto. The method includes applying an aqueous colorant composition comprising water and a colorant material to an external surface of a plurality of hydrogel-based materials. The aqueous colorant composition comprises less than 25% (v/v) of an aqueous miscible co-solvent. The hydrogel-based materials comprise a hydrogel matrix encapsulating an active ingredient composition, such as a flavor or fragrance composition. The aqueous colorant composition and the hydrogel-based materials are mixed for a sufficient duration of time to allow substantially all of the aqueous colorant composition to be absorbed into the hydrogel matrix. Optionally, the colored hydrogel-based materials may be dried to remove at least a portion of the water absorbed into the hydrogel matrix thereby leaving the colorant material therein. The resulting colored hydrogel based materials are suitable for use in foodstuffs, such as confectionaries.

Printed delivery devices are disclosed herein. The printed delivery devices may include a layer formed from a water-soluble, printable composition. The water-soluble, printable composition may include purified water, pullulan, and vegetable glycerin. The printed delivery device may also include a support substrate made from polyester and/or polyolefin. The first layer may be printed on the support substrate.

The present disclosure envisages an edible film composition for delivering predetermined amount of at least one edible composition to the oral cavity, a packaged dosage form packed in an edible film and a process for preparing the edible film composition and the dosage form, where the edible film composition disintegrates quickly upon placement in the oral cavity. Additionally, the edible composition can be at least one selected from the group consisting of mouth fresheners, mukhwas, mint, chocolate, arica nut, coconut, aftermeal snack or digestive aid, confectionery food product, and fennel seeds.

Methods for producing a meat substitute with plant-based fat contents are disclosed. The methods include the use of protein and/or polysaccharide polymer with fibrillar properties in combination with protein sources of essential amino acids such as plant-based protein. These polymers may be mixed together and then combined with an oil phase emulsion to produce a precursor emulsion. The precursor emulsion may then be processed into three-dimensional fiber structures that include muscle-like fibers with fat encapsulation of the proteins. A contemplated method for forming the fibers includes centrifugally spinning the precursor emulsion to form the fibers.

The instant disclosure provides a process for making pullulan.

Provided are a method for producing a polysaccharide thickener-containing preparation in which formation of lumps is suppressed when the polysaccharide thickener-containing preparation is added to a liquid, and in which the inherent thickening function or gelling function of the polysaccharide thickener is exhibited satisfactorily; and the like.

The method for producing a polysaccharide thickener-containing preparation comprises granulating a polysaccharide thickener using one or more binder liquids, wherein a starch decomposition product having a DE of 1 or more and 50 or less, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of pullulan, guar gum, guar gum decomposition product, gum arabic, gum ghatti, soybean polysaccharides, pectin, and alginic acid and derivatives thereof are used as components of the one or more binder liquids.

The present disclosure envisages an edible film composition for delivering predetermined amount of at least one edible composition to the oral cavity, a packaged dosage form packed in an edible film and a process for preparing the edible film composition and the dosage form, where the edible film composition disintegrates quickly upon placement in the oral cavity. Additionally, the edible composition can be at least one selected from the group consisting of mouth fresheners, mukhawas, mint, chocolate, arica nut, coconut, aftermeal snack or digestive aid, confectioner food product, and fennel seeds.