摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant fiber product for oral use that permits better regulation of the rate of release of added substances than is achieved in existing products.SOLUTION: The disclosure relates to a plant fiber product for oral use, the product containing a mixture of at least: plant fibers; and at least one added substance intended to be released from the product when the product is used. The product contains an alginate composition, dispersed in the product and comprising at least water, alginate and the added substance, the composition containing an alginate matrix that firmly retains at least a major proportion of the added substance so long as the alginate matrix is intact, and the alginate matrix being formed so as to disintegrate and/or dissolve in the chemical and physical environment that exists in a user's mouth. The disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing such a plant fiber product. |