Title:
SOFT CAPSULE SKIN DERIVED FROM NON-ANIMAL MATERIAL AND SOFT CAPSULE HAVING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008237572
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a capsule skin derived from a non-animal material and a soft capsule having the same which are excellent in the aspect of cost, productivity, heat energy efficiency and quality and are obtained through a novel technical development which provides appropriate viscosity, elasticity and enhanced transparency to carrageenan by adding a specified amount of a metal salt to non-gelling carrageenan to put it in a weak acidic condition.
The soft capsule 1 is formed by covering a content N with a soft skin part 2. The composition of the skin part 2 is formed by mixing starch, carrageenan, a metal salt, dextrin, a plasticizer, and water.
Inventors:
ISHIKAWA NOBUYUKI
KASHIMA KOJI
WATANABE TOMOYASU
AKAIKE MICHIYO
YAMADA YASUKI
KASHIMA KOJI
WATANABE TOMOYASU
AKAIKE MICHIYO
YAMADA YASUKI
Application Number:
JP2007082542A
Publication Date:
October 09, 2008
Filing Date:
March 27, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SANKYO CO
International Classes:
A61J3/07; A23L1/00; A61K9/48; A61K47/36; A23P1/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2006096695A | 2006-04-13 | |||
| JP2005170863A | 2005-06-30 |
Foreign References:
| WO2006121098A1 | 2006-11-16 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takahiko Higashiyama
Masaki Tsukamoto
Masaki Tsukamoto