EDIBLE BRAN AND TO A SOLID EDIBLE BRAN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND TO A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE COMPOSITION

摘要

1507867 Modified bran tablets NORGINE Ltd 11 Oct 1976 [29 Oct 1975] 44564/75 Heading A5B [Also in Division A2] Pharmaceutical tablets containing bran, the phytic acid content of which has been reacted with a salt of calcium, magnesium, zinc or iron, are produced by granulating untreated bran with tricalcium phosphate, which also acts as a binder, together with maize starch, water, sucrose and magnesium stearate, and compressing the granules. The granules may also be used as a pharmaceutical composition. Calcium sulphate dihydrate may be used in place of tricalcium phosphate.