PELLETS COMPRISING A SWELLABLE SUBSTRATE, USED AS AN ORAL DOSAGE FORM FOR DIETARY FIBRE

摘要

The invention relates to pellets comprising a swellable substrate, used as an oral dosage form for dietary fibre, said fibre being used particularly for dietetic purposes. The inventive pellets comprising a swellable substrate contain, in addition to at least one dietary fibre, at least 0.1 mass % carbonate and/or hydrogencarbonate, the preferred dietary fibre being pectin, alginate, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and/or oligofructose.