Psyllium that results in low gel hardness, and acceptable dosage forms that exhibit same

摘要

A method for producing modified psyllium, wherein modified psyllium having decreased gel hardness is prepared by exposing raw psyllium to an agent that modifies non- starch polysaccharides of psyllium for a sufficient period of time such that the recovered product has a gel hardness of from 0 g to 75 g which is less than that of the starting raw psyllium or does not form a gel at all. Compositions containing the modified psyllium are also described.