The Solver's novel and unique idea for salt taste masking technologies that can be included in sodium bicarbonate containing toothpastes is the "Oral compositions which mask the salty taste of sodium bicarbonate".
An oral composition or dentifrice containing a salt, such as for example, sodium bicarbonate, a zinc salt, or a strontium salt, wherein the salty taste ordinarily imparted by the salt is completely or partially masked by the combination of effective amounts of an ion-channel competitor, an initial sweetener and a delayed sweetener.
The oral composition or dentifrice preferably contains sodium citrate as the ion-channel competitor, saccharin as the initial sweetener, and mono-ammonium glycyrrhizinate as the delayed sweetener.
Technical Requirements
The solution is able to completely or significantly mask the salty flavour.
The solution is stable in a water based toothpaste formulation for over 2 years of shelf life.
The solution is scalable for mass market deployment because the solution is based on commercially available ingredients and materials.
The solution is safe for human use, and uses materials that are approved and listed for food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications.
The solution offers the Seeker freedom to operate, meaning there should be no third party intellectual property preventing the use of the solution.
Experimental Data
Taste testing results are shown in FIGURES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of US application "US20040101490 A1".
Disclosure of all Ingredients
All ingredients are fully disclosed in DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION of US application "US20040101490 A1".
