Oral product

Abstract

An oral product and relatedprocess for producing the oral product, as well as to pouched products and packages including comprising said oral product. The oral product oral product includes comprises at least one flavor glycoside and at least one filler or bulking agent, the flavor glycoside having a flavoring agent bound to a sugar via a glycosidic bond.

1 . An oral product comprising 
 i. at least one flavor glycoside, and   ii. at least one filler or bulking agent,   wherein the flavor glycoside comprises a flavoring agent bound to a sugar via a glycosidic bond;   wherein the oral product comprises no more than about 5% by weight of a tobacco material, excluding any nicotine present, based on the total weight of the product; and wherein the oral product is configured to be retained in the oral cavity of a user during use for a period of at least about 5 minutes.   
     
     
         2 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the flavor glycoside is obtained from a biotechnological process, preferably wherein the flavor glycoside is an enzymatically produced flavor glycoside. 
     
     
         3 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the sugar is a monosaccharide or a disaccharide, preferably wherein the sugar is a monosaccharide selected from the group consisting of glucose and fructose. 
     
     
         4 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the flavor glycoside is a flavor glucoside. 
     
     
         5 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of terpenes, aliphatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, pyrones, lactones, phenylpropanoids, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The oral product according to  claim 1  wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of geraniol, citronellol, nerol, maltol, ethylmaltol, fenchol, homofuraneol, furaneol, norfuraneol, 1-octen-3-ol, borneol, linalool, farnesol, hydroxycitronellol, 3,7-dimethyloctanol, myrcenol, lavandulol, nerolidol, terpineol, alpha-terpineol, menthol, thymol, carvacrol, myrtenol, carveol, santalol, piperitol, perillyl alcohol, patchouli alcohol, hexanol, 3-cis-hexanol, phenylethanol, eugenol, sesamol, sotolone, maple furanone, methyl anthranilate, guaiacol, raspberry ketone, vanillin, ethylvanillin and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the oral product is tobacco-free. 
     
     
         8 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one filler or bulking agent comprises at least one cellulose material. 
     
     
         9 . The oral product according to  claim 8 , wherein the cellulose material is selected from the group consisting of maize fiber, oat fiber, barley fiber, rye fiber, buckwheat fiber, sugar beet fiber, bran fiber, bamboo fiber, wood pulp fiber, cotton fiber, citrus pulp fiber, grass fiber, willow fiber, poplar fiber, cocoa fiber, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The oral product according to  claim 9 , wherein the cellulose material is microcrystalline cellulose. 
     
     
         11 . The oral product according to  claim 8 , wherein the cellulose material is present in an amount of at least about 50% by weight of the oral product. 
     
     
         12 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein no more than 40 wt% of the flavoring agent is released from the flavor glycoside within about 5 minutes when placed in the oral cavity of a user. 
     
     
         13 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein from about 20 wt% to about 80 wt% of the flavoring agent is released from the flavor glycoside about 20 minutes after the oral product is placed in the oral cavity of a user. 
     
     
         14 . The oral product according to  claim 1  further comprising at least one active ingredient. 
     
     
         15 . The oral product according to  claim 14  comprising an emulsion, the at least one active ingredient being present in a lipophilic phase and the at least one flavor glycoside being present in an aqueous phase. 
     
     
         16 . The oral product according to  claim 14 , wherein the active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of nicotine, caffeine, taurine, theine, vitamins such as B6 or B12 or C, melatonin, cannabinoids, or constituents, derivatives, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The oral product according to  claim 16 , wherein the active ingredient is nicotine. 
     
     
         18 . The oral product according to  claim 17  wherein the nicotine is present at from about 0.001 to about 10% by weight, calculated as the free base and based on the total dry weight of the product. 
     
     
         19 . The oral product according to  claim 1  wherein the product is nicotine-free. 
     
     
         20 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the flavor glycoside is present in an amount of from about 0.001 to 2% by weight of the oral product. 
     
     
         21 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional flavoring agents. 
     
     
         22 . The oral product according to  claim 21 , wherein the one or more additional flavoring agents is different from the flavoring agent in the flavor glycoside. 
     
     
         23 . The oral product according to  claim 21 , wherein the one or more additional flavoring agents is the same as the flavoring agent of the flavor glycoside. 
     
     
         24 . The oral product according to  claim 21 , wherein the rate of release of the flavoring agent in the flavor glycoside is slower than the rate of release of the one or more additional flavoring agents, wherein the rate of release is measured as the rate at which a flavoring agent is released into a user’s mouth when the oral product is placed in the oral cavity of the user. 
     
     
         25 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the product is a solid or a gel. 
     
     
         26 . The oral product according to  claim 1 , wherein the product is in the form of a loose powder, lozenge, gum, pastille, tablet, or film. 
     
     
         27 . A pouched oral product comprising a saliva permeable pouch and an oral product as defined in  claim 1  incorporated within the pouch. 
     
     
         28 . The pouched oral product according to  claim 27 , wherein the at least one filler or bulking agent in the oral product comprises at least one cellulose material. 
     
     
         29 . The pouched oral product according to  claim 27 , wherein the at least one flavor glycoside is positioned at a first position on an inner surface of the saliva permeable pouch. 
     
     
         30 . The pouched oral product according to  claim 29 , wherein the oral product further comprises one or more additional flavoring agents, wherein the one or more additional flavoring agents is positioned at a second position on an inner surface of the saliva permeable pouch, wherein the first and second positions are distinct from each other on the inner surface of the pouch. 
     
     
         31 . A package containing an oral product as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         32 . A process for preparing an oral product as defined in  claim 1 , the process comprising:
 a. providing at least one filler or bulking agent and at least one flavor glycoside, wherein the flavor glycoside comprises a flavoring agent bound to a sugar via a glycosidic bond; and   b. contacting the at least one filler or bulking agent and at least one flavor glycoside to provide the oral product.   
     
     
         33 . Use of a flavor glycoside to prolong flavor of an oral product, wherein the flavor glycoside comprises a flavoring agent bound to a sugar via a glycosidic bond, and the product comprises no more than about 5% by weight of a tobacco material, excluding any nicotine present, based on the total weight of the product. 
     
     
         34 . Use of a flavor glycoside according to  claim 33 , wherein the flavor is delivered to the user for a period of at least about 10 minutes when the oral product is placed in the oral cavity of a user. 
     
     
         35 . Use of a flavor glycoside to change the flavor released from an oral product over a period of time, wherein the oral product comprises a flavor glycoside and one or more additional flavoring agents, 
 wherein the flavor glycoside comprises a flavoring agent bound to a sugar via a glycosidic bond and wherein the one or more additional flavoring agents is different from the flavoring agent in the flavor glycoside.   
     
     
         36 . Use of a flavor glycoside according to  claim 35 , wherein the one or more additional flavoring agents is released into the oral cavity of a user during use prior to the release of the flavoring agent from the flavor glycoside.