JP5379499B2 - Swallow package and edible film assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a swallowable package collapsing in a further short time, and free from making the oral cavity sticky to give no uncomfortable feeling, i.e., excellent in melting feeling in the mouth and easy to swallow; and to provide a joined edible film. <P>SOLUTION: This swallowable package 100 is obtained by packaging a swallowable 6 with an edible film 1 where water soluble fine grains 12 exist in a dispersed state in the inside of a water soluble film 11 made of a material containing a hydroxypropyl cellulose-containing film forming agent. The joined edible film obtained by processing the edible film into a bag shape is also provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a swallow package and an edible film assembly that are excellent in meltability in the mouth and easy to swallow.

  In recent years, edible films have been used as packaging materials and carriers for foods and pharmaceuticals. For example, an edible film is used as a fresh mouth film containing a fragrance or the like, or a bad breath preventing film containing a deodorant component. Development has also been conducted on film-form preparations containing pharmaceutically active ingredients.

  Conventionally, wafers are known as edible films. This is a gelatinized starch made into a thin film and is used as an auxiliary product when taking a medicine. Further, Patent Document 1 discloses that food and medicine are packaged as a bag-like container using this pregelatinized starch. Furthermore, Patent Document 2 discloses a fast-dissolving film-form preparation using a cellulose-based polymer substance or the like.

  However, when taking a swallow with a conventional edible film, it takes time until the edible film collapses in the oral cavity, and the oral cavity may become sticky and give discomfort. It was.

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 4-12217 JP 2004-43450 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and is disintegrated in a shorter time and does not cause discomfort due to stickiness in the oral cavity, that is, it has excellent mouth meltability and is easy to swallow. The object is to provide a body and an edible film joined body.

  As a result of intensive research aimed at achieving the above object, the present inventors have found that water-soluble fine particles may exist in a dispersed state inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film-forming agent containing hydroxypropyl cellulose. The edible film was found to be excellent in meltability in the mouth. Furthermore, since this film is also excellent in heat sealability, it was found that a swallow package and an edible film assembly can be easily obtained using this edible film, and the present invention has been completed. .

Thus, according to the present invention, the following swallowed product packages (1) to (6) and the edible film assembly (7) are provided.
(1) A swallow package in which a swallow is packaged by an edible film in which water-soluble fine particles exist in a dispersed state inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film forming agent containing hydroxypropyl cellulose. body.
(2) The swallow package according to (1), wherein an edible film having a viscosity at 37 ° C. of a 5 mass% aqueous solution of the film forming agent of 1,000 to 100,000 mPa · s is used.
(3) The swallow package according to (1) or (2), wherein an edible film having a viscosity at 37 ° C. of a 5% by mass aqueous solution of the water-soluble fine particles is 10 mPa · s or less.

(4) The swallow package according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the water-soluble fine particles use an edible film containing one or both of maltodextrin and mannitol fine particles.
(5) The swallow package according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein an edible film having a blending ratio of the water-soluble fine particles of 35 to 70% by mass with respect to the entire edible film is used. .
(6) The swallow package according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein an edible film having a blending ratio of the film forming agent of 25 to 60% by mass with respect to the entire edible film is used. .
(7) An edible film in which an edible film in which water-soluble fine particles are present in a dispersed state is processed into a bag shape inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film-forming agent containing hydroxypropyl cellulose. Joined body.

Since the swallow package and the edible film assembly of the present invention are excellent in meltability in the mouth, swallowing is easy, and the oral cavity becomes sticky and does not give discomfort when taken.
Moreover, since the edible film to be used is excellent in heat sealability, it is easy to manufacture.

It is structural sectional drawing of the swallow thing packaging body of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the method of manufacturing the edible film conjugate | zygote of this invention. It is a figure which shows the continuous manufacturing method of the edible film conjugate | zygote of this invention. It is a figure which shows the continuous manufacturing method of the edible film joining body of this invention by manufacturing a continuous body and cut | disconnecting this continuous body. It is a figure which shows the continuous manufacturing method of the swallow thing package of this invention. It is a figure which shows the continuous manufacturing method of the swallow thing package body of this invention by manufacturing a continuous body and cut | disconnecting this continuous body. It is a figure which shows an example of the method of manufacturing the swallow thing package of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the method of manufacturing the swallow thing package of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of giving an embossing. It is a top view of an example of a long film embossed. It is sectional drawing of the swallow thing package of this invention obtained by a continuous manufacturing method. It is a figure which shows the method of die-cutting the continuous body of the swallow thing package.

Hereinafter, the swallow package and the edible film assembly of the present invention will be described in detail.
1) Swallow package body The swallow package body of the present invention is an edible film in which water-soluble fine particles are present in a dispersed state inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film-forming agent containing hydroxypropylcellulose. Thus, the swallow is packaged.

(Edible film)
The edible film used in the present invention has a structure in which water-soluble fine particles are present in a dispersed state inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film forming agent containing hydroxypropylcellulose.
Here, “present in a dispersed state” means that water-soluble fine particles are present in the form of fine particles inside the water-soluble film.

  The water-soluble film is a film formed from a material containing a film forming agent including hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC).

Hydroxypropyl cellulose is a hydroxy ether obtained by reacting propylene oxide with cellulose, and was designated as a food additive in 2005.
As the hydroxypropyl cellulose, a commercially available one can be used as it is.

  The content ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose in the film forming agent is usually 50% by mass or more, preferably 70% by mass or more, and more preferably 80% by mass or more with respect to the whole film forming agent.

  The film forming agent may contain other edible polymers in addition to hydroxypropylcellulose.

Other edible polymers include hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), methylcellulose (MC), ethylcellulose (EC), carboxymethylcellulose-sodium (CMC-Na), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), alginic acid. -Na etc. are mentioned.
These other edible polymers can be used singly or in combination of two or more.

Moreover, it is preferable that the viscosity at 37 degreeC of 5 mass% aqueous solution of a film formation agent is 1000-100,000 mPa * s.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the said film formation agent contains 25-60 mass% with respect to the whole edible film. By setting the content of the film forming agent in such a range, even a thin film can have a sufficient strength that does not break during handling.

The water-soluble fine particles are not particularly limited as long as they are solid at room temperature and dissolve in water at a temperature close to body temperature, but the viscosity at 37 ° C. of a 5% by mass aqueous solution of water-soluble fine particles is 10 mPa · s or less. Some are preferred.
In the present specification, the viscosity is measured according to JIS K7117-1 4.1 (Brookfield rotary viscometer).

  The water-soluble fine particles are preferably insoluble in an aliphatic alcohol solvent having 2 to 4 carbon atoms in order to form an edible film by the production method described later.

  Examples of the material constituting the water-soluble fine particles include maltodextrin, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, erythritol, xylitol, deoxyritol, sucralose, sucrose, maltitol, lactose, lactitol and the like. These can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types. Among these, those containing any one of maltodextrin and mannitol are preferable, those having maltodextrin are more preferable because of excellent solubility in the mouth and good aftertaste, and those containing both maltodextrin and mannitol are particularly preferable.

The average particle diameter of the water-soluble fine particles is usually 1 to 300 μm, preferably 5 to 50 μm, as measured by a coal counter method.
Moreover, it is preferable to contain 35-70 mass% of water-soluble fine particles with respect to the whole edible film. Thereby, the swallow thing package which is excellent in meltability in a mouth and can be swallowed easily can be obtained.

  The edible film used in the present invention may contain a plasticizer. By adding a plasticizer, the meltability and heat sealability of the edible film can be further improved.

Examples of the plasticizer used include glycerin, polyethylene glycol, triethyl citrate, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene / polyoxypropylene glycol, triacetylene, polysorbate 80, and the like.
These can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.

  When the edible film contains a plasticizer, the content thereof is preferably 1 to 20% by mass, and more preferably 3 to 10% by mass with respect to the entire edible film.

  In addition, the edible film used in the present invention includes sweeteners such as saccharin sodium, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, various flavors, colorants such as titanium oxide, various pigments, etc. It may be referred to as “agent”.

  The compounding quantity of another additive is about 0.001-10 mass% normally with respect to an edible film.

  The edible film can be obtained by coating the edible film composition on a holding substrate and drying the resulting coating to form a film.

  The edible film composition is, for example, an aqueous solution that is sparingly soluble or insoluble in an aliphatic alcohol solvent having 2 to 4 carbon atoms (hereinafter referred to as “aliphatic alcohol solvent”). The film-forming agent containing hydroxypropyl cellulose and, if desired, a plasticizer and other additives may be added to the liquid in which the fine particles are dispersed and mixed.

  Examples of the aliphatic alcohol solvent having 2 to 4 carbon atoms include ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, and n-butanol, and ethanol is particularly preferable. These can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.

  The addition amount of the film forming agent is not particularly limited as long as the film forming agent is an amount equal to or less than the amount that completely dissolves in the aliphatic alcohol solvent used. The addition amount of the film forming agent is usually 5 to 50 parts by mass, preferably 10 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the aliphatic alcohol solvent.

  Further, the amount of the water-soluble fine particles added is not particularly limited as long as the water-soluble fine particles are within the range in which the water-soluble fine particles can exist in a dispersed state in the water-soluble film.

Generally, if the amount of water-soluble fine particles added is increased, the disintegration time of the edible film in the oral cavity can be shortened, and if the amount of water-soluble fine particles is decreased, the disintegration time of the edible film in the oral cavity is increased. can do.
The addition amount of the water-soluble fine particles is usually 5 to 50 parts by mass, preferably 10 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the aliphatic alcohol solvent.

The holding substrate to be used is not particularly limited as long as it can support the edible film of the present invention. For example, plastic films such as polyethylene terephthalate film, polyethylene naphthalate film, polyethylene film, polypropylene film; papers such as glassine paper, clay-coated paper, polyethylene laminated paper; etc., and silicone as necessary for these plastic films What peeled with the type | system | group release agent etc. is mentioned.
The thickness of the holding substrate to be used is usually 5 to 100 μm, preferably 5 to 50 μm.

Examples of the method of coating the edible film composition on the holding substrate include a method of coating using a known coating apparatus such as a roll coater, a die coater, a gravure coater, and an applicator.
The coating amount of the edible film compositions, after drying, 10 to 100 g / ^{m 2,} an amount that preferably becomes 20 to 60 g / ^{m 2.}

After forming the coating film of the edible film composition, the solvent can be removed by drying to form an edible film.
The temperature at which the solvent is removed by drying is usually 50 to 100 ° C, preferably 60 to 90 ° C.
The drying time is usually several tens of seconds to several minutes.

  Although the thickness of an edible film is not specifically limited, Usually, 20-400 micrometers, Preferably it is 30-150 micrometers.

  As will be described later, the edible film used in the present invention is excellent in heat sealability, so that it is possible to easily produce a swallow package and an edible film assembly.

(Swallow package)
The swallow thing package of this invention is a swallow thing packaged by the said edible film.

  The swallow is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include various pharmaceutically active ingredients, health foods (vitamins, minerals, fibers, yeasts, supplements, etc.), fragrances, and materials thereof.

  The pharmaceutical active ingredient is not particularly limited, and for example, minor tranquilizers such as alprazolam, fludiazepam, lorazepam, etc .; sleep-inducing agents such as zolpidem tartrate; antiparkinsonian agents such as cavelcholine and methixene hydrochloride; ; Gout treatment agents such as colchicine; Bronchodilators such as clenbuterol hydrochloride, salbutamol sulfate, fenoterol hydrobromide, procaterol hydrochloride; peptic ulcer treatment agents such as rabeprazole Na, famotidine, lafutidine; antidiabetic agents such as voglibose; Antiarrhythmic agents such as indenolol and bufetrol hydrochloride; antihypertensive agents such as enalapril maleate, quinapril hydrochloride, cilazapril, nifedipine, felodipine, and benidipine hydrochloride; hyperlipidemic agents such as simvastatin; Vitamins such as min, hydroxocobalamin acetate; immunosuppressive agents such as tacrolimus hydrate; atopic skin treatment agents; hormonal agents such as ethinylestradiol and methylestrenolone; migraine treatment agents such as lomerizine hydrochloride; ifenprodil tartrate Antitussives; antitussives such as cloperastine and clofedanol hydrochloride; antidiarrheals such as loperamide hydrochloride; laxatives such as picosulfate Na; antiemetics such as azasetron hydrochloride, granisetron hydrochloride and ramosetron hydrochloride; mequitazine, homochlorcyclidine hydrochloride Antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine maleate; antiallergic agents such as cetirizine hydrochloride and emedastine fumarate; opiate alkaloid analgesics and antitussives such as ethylmorphine hydrochloride and morphine hydrochloride; bactericides such as cetylpyridinium chloride; vitamins; It is.

There is no restriction | limiting in particular in the shape of a swallow thing, Any of tablets, powders, etc. may be sufficient.
The amount of swallow used is not particularly limited, and is usually 0.01 mg to 10 g per swallow package.

  The shape of the swallow package is not particularly limited as long as the swallow is encased in the edible film without being exposed to the outside. For example, a spherical shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a columnar shape, a polygonal shape, a disk shape, a purse-like shape, and the like can be given.

  There is no restriction | limiting in particular in the magnitude | size of a swallowing thing package body, What is necessary is just to determine suitably by a use, a swallowing thing, the person who swallows.

  FIG. 1 shows a structural cross-sectional view of an example of the swallow package according to the present invention. In the swallow package 100 of FIG. 1, 1 is an edible film, 11 is a water-soluble fine particle, 12 is a water-soluble film, and 6 is a swallow.

  Since the swallow package of the present invention is excellent in meltability in the mouth, it disintegrates in a short time with saliva in the oral cavity without water, and facilitates swallowing of the swallow. In addition, even after swallowing, the oral cavity does not stick and is comfortable.

The swallow package of the present invention can be produced, for example, as follows.
(I) After forming the edible film into a bag body having an opening (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “edible film joined body”), the swallowed product is transferred from the opening to the hollow portion of the bag body. Filling and sealing the opening,
(Ii) Two edible films are prepared, and a recess for filling swallows is formed in the center of one of the edible films, the swallow is filled in the recess, and the other edible film is placed on top. A method of superimposing and joining the outer periphery of the edible film,

(Iii) Other methods for wrapping swallows using edible films like wrapping paper,
Etc.

  In the method (i), examples of a method for forming an edible film into an edible film assembly include the methods shown in FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b), and 2 (c).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), two edible films 1a and 1b having the same area of a quadrilateral are overlapped and joined to three end portions 2a, thereby joining an edible film having an opening 3a. The body 4a can be formed.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.2 (b), the edible film joined body 4b which has the opening part 3b is obtained by bend | folding the square edible film 1c into two, and joining the two edge parts 2b and 2c. Can be formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the rectangular edible film 1d is rounded so that the ends overlap each other, and the overlapped portion and the bottom portion 2d are joined to each other so that an opening is formed on one side. An edible film joined body 4c having 3c can be formed.

  There is no restriction | limiting in particular as a method of joining an edge part, The method of adhering using the method of heat-sealing, an edible adhesive, etc. are mentioned. In the present invention, since the edible film to be used is excellent in heat sealability, a heat sealing method is preferred.

The temperature at the time of heat sealing is usually 60 to 200 ° C., preferably 80 to 150 ° C., and the pressure at that time is usually 0.1 to 5 MPa, preferably 0.3 to 1 MPa.
The edible film used in the present invention can be easily and firmly sealed under such conditions.

  In the above example, the case where the edible film is a square is shown, but the shape of the edible film is not particularly limited, and may be other shapes such as a triangle and a circle.

  Moreover, as an edible film, what peeled the said holding base material may be used, and what was not peeled may be used. In the case of using a substrate from which the holding substrate has not been peeled off, the bonded body is formed with the holding substrate outside. The holding substrate may be peeled off at an appropriate time until swallowing.

  After obtaining the edible film joined body as described above, the swallow is filled into the hollow portion of the joined body from the opening, and the opening is joined. As a method for joining the openings, a method of heat sealing as described above is preferable, but a method of bending or twisting the openings to seal the openings may be used.

Moreover, the said edible film conjugate | zygote can also be manufactured continuously by the method of said (i).
For example, it can be implemented by using a continuous manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the long edible film 1e is continuously folded in the longitudinal direction by the folding machine A while being conveyed at a constant speed downward in the figure. Go.

  Next, the end portion 2e of the folded film 1e and the portion 2f that becomes the bottom of the bag are sealed by the heat sealing machine B, respectively.

  After that, if the film 1e sealed on both sides is cut by a dotted line P portion, for example, by a cutting machine (not shown) provided in the vicinity of the heat sealing machine B, as shown in FIG. The edible film joined body 4d can be obtained.

  By performing such operation continuously, as shown in FIG.3 (c), the edible film conjugate | zygote 4d, 4e ... can be manufactured continuously. 3B and 3C, the bending machine A and the heat sealing machine B are not shown (the same applies to the following drawings).

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 4D and 4E, the edible film 1e folded in half is continuously sealed without cutting, and a continuum 5a of the edible film joined body is obtained, and swallowing When enclosing an object, as shown in FIG. 4 (f), it may be cut into individual pieces (or plural pieces).

  As the film 1e to be used, an edible film not peeled off from the holding substrate may be used. In that case, the holding substrate side is the outside (1 g side). When the holding substrate is present, the edible film can be prevented from swelling due to moisture, and the edible film joined body can be produced hygienically, and further transported and stored. The holding substrate may be peeled off at an appropriate time until swallowing.

  Next, similarly to the above, the swallow thing package can be manufactured by putting the swallow into the hollow part of the joined body from the opening of the edible film joined body and sealing the opening.

  Moreover, it is also possible to continuously manufacture a swallowed product package by filling a swallowed product while manufacturing the edible film assembly.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the edible film 1h is continuously folded in half as described above, and the end portion 2g and the bottom portion of the bag 2h, Seal each one. The swallow 6a is introduced into the bag portion defined by the folded back portion of the edible film, the sealed end portion 2g, and the bottom portion 2h of the sealed bag from the upper opening. To do.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), similarly, the end portion 2i folded in half and the portion 2j which becomes the bottom of the joined body to be formed next are respectively sealed, and the edible film is folded in half. The swallow 6b is put into the bag portion defined by the back portion, the sealed end portion 2i, and the bottom portion 2j of the sealed bag through the upper opening.

  And if it cut | disconnects by the dotted line Q1 which passes along the center part of the said sealed part 2j with a cutting machine, as shown in FIG.5 (d), the swallow thing package 4f in which the swallow thing 6a was enclosed can be obtained.

  The seal portion 2j is cut at a dotted line Q1 to be cut into a portion 2j (1) that becomes the bottom portion of the joined body to be formed next and a portion 2j (2) that closes the opening of the swallow package 4f. Is done. That is, the seal portion 2j forms the bottom of one joined body and simultaneously serves to close the opening of the adjacent joined body (bag body).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (e), the end portion 2k folded in half and the portion 2l that becomes the bottom of the joined body to be formed next are respectively sealed, and formed by sealing the two sides. When the swallow 6c is put into the hollow portion from the upper opening and the dotted line Q2 passing through the central portion of the sealed portion 2l is cut, the swallow swallowed with the swallow 6b is sealed as shown in FIG. 5 (f). A package 4g can be obtained.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (g), without sealing at the dotted lines Q1 and Q2, the seal and swallow are continuously sealed to obtain a swallow package continuous body 5b. As shown in FIG. 6 (h), the swallowed product package may be obtained by cutting into individual pieces (or a plurality of pieces) at a necessary time such as when taking the pill.

Specifically, the method (ii) can be performed as shown in FIG.
First, as described above, the edible film 1A is formed on the holding substrate 10 (FIG. 7A).
Next, a recessed part is formed in the predetermined part on the formed edible film 1A (FIG.7 (b). By forming a recessed part, a swallow can be filled efficiently and without loss.

  Examples of the method for forming the concave portion in the predetermined portion of the edible film 1A include a method of pressing the predetermined portion of the edible film 1A.

  The shape of the formed recess is not particularly limited, and may be round, square, or polygonal when viewed from above.

  The volume of the recessed portion to be formed is not particularly limited, and is appropriately determined according to the type of swallow to be put in, the amount of the swallow, the thickness of the edible film, the size of the swallow pack to be finally formed, the use, etc. Just decide. Usually, the depth is 3 to 50 mmφ and the depth is 0.2 to 10 mm, preferably 5 to 20 mmφ and the depth is 0.3 to 6 mm.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular as a method of pressing the predetermined part of the edible film 1A and forming a recessed part, The method of embossing from a viewpoint of work efficiency is preferable.

The embossing is a process for forming irregularities on the surface of the sheet by a method such as embossing.
Examples of the embossing method include, for example, a method of shaping the concavo-convex shape of an embossed plate (embossing roll) by heat or pressure using various known press machines such as a flat plate press machine and a roll embossing machine, or an embossing machine. It is done.

  Prior to embossing, a protective film is preferably laminated on the edible film 1A in order to protect the edible film 1A surface.

  Examples of the protective film to be used include those exemplified as the holding substrate. The protective film may be peeled off before filling the swallow.

  Next, the swallowed product 6 is filled into the formed concave portion (FIG. 7C), and the edible film 1B is formed thereon by the same method as that for forming the edible film 1A on the holding substrate. The swallowed article packaging body of the present invention can be obtained by joining the peripheral edge portions of the recesses (FIG. 7 (d)).

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular as a method of joining a peripheral part, As mentioned above, since the edible film of this invention is excellent in heat-sealability, the method of heat-sealing is preferable.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the swallow thing package of this invention can also be manufactured continuously.

First, a long edible film 1C is formed in the same manner as described above on a long holding substrate 10C (FIG. 8A).
Next, a plurality of concave portions 30 having a predetermined shape are formed in predetermined portions of the edible film 1C, thereby obtaining a structure having the structure shown in FIG.

  That is, while the structure having the edible film 1C formed on the surface is conveyed in a certain direction, for example, the processing roll 300 and the lower roll 200 having a plurality of convex portions having a shape as shown in FIG. Embossing is performed from the surface side of the edible film 1C, and a plurality of recesses 30 are continuously formed in a predetermined portion, whereby the structure shown in FIG. 8B can be obtained.

  FIG. 10 shows a top view of an example of a long sheet in which a plurality of concave portions are formed. In FIG. 10A, one round recess is formed in a row. In FIG. 10B, three circular recesses are formed in a row.

  As described above, a protective film may be laminated on the edible film 1C in order to protect the edible film 1C before embossing.

  Next, the swallowed product 6 is continuously filled into the plurality of formed recesses 30 to obtain a band-shaped structure having a cross-sectional structure shown in FIG. 8 (c). Similarly, by forming the edible film 1D and joining the peripheral edge portions of the concave portions, a continuous body of the swallow package having the cross-sectional structure shown in FIG. 11 (d) can be obtained.

  The continuum of the swallowed product package obtained as described above is usually die-cut to a predetermined size and used after the holding substrate is peeled off.

  The die-cut pattern is not particularly limited, and examples include a pattern that is die-cut only in the horizontal direction and a pattern that is die-cut in both the vertical and horizontal directions. FIG. 12 shows an example of a die cut pattern. FIG. 12 (a) shows a case in which a die-cut is made in the horizontal direction and the swallow package is divided into three pieces, as shown by a dotted line. FIG. Shows a case where each is divided into one.

2) Edible film joined body The edible film joined body of the present invention has water-soluble fine particles in a dispersed state inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film forming agent containing hydroxypropyl cellulose. An edible film is processed into a bag shape.
The shape of the edible film joined body of the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a cylindrical shape, and a tetrahedral shape.

  The method for processing the edible film into a bag shape is not particularly limited as long as a bag body having an opening can be obtained. For example, the method shown to FIG. 2 (a), (b), (c) mentioned above is mentioned.

  Since the edible film assembly of the present invention uses an edible film having excellent heat sealability, it is easy to produce. Moreover, since an edible film having excellent meltability in the mouth is used, swallowing is easy, and the oral cavity is not sticky when taken and does not give discomfort.

  Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited in any way.

Example 1
To 270 parts by mass of ethanol, 37.6 parts by mass of maltodextrin (trade name: Amicol No. 19, manufactured by Nissho Chemical Co., Ltd.) as water-soluble fine particles was slowly added and dispersed using a homogenizer while stirring. Next, 56.4 parts by mass of hydroxypropylcellulose (trade name: HPC, manufactured by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.) as a film forming agent and 6 parts by mass of glycerin as a plasticizer are slowly added with stirring to dissolve, and an edible film. A composition was prepared.

Next, in the edible film composition obtained above, the gap was adjusted so that the coating amount after drying was 40 g / m ^2, and a polyethylene terephthalate film (SP- PET381031, manufactured by Lintec Co., Ltd.), and the resulting coating film is dried at 80 ° C. for 5 minutes to obtain an edible film laminate, and the holding substrate is peeled and removed, whereby the edible film is removed. Obtained.

  Next, two edible films obtained are prepared, and one edible film is formed with a recess having a diameter of 8 mmφ and a depth of 3 mm by embossing, and contains vitamin C and vitamin B2 as swallows. The granules were placed in the recess. On top of that, another edible film is stacked, and the edible films on the outer periphery of the recesses are heat-sealed under the conditions of a temperature of 120 ° C. and a pressure of 0.5 MPa, so that the recesses become the central part. Cut into a circular shape with a diameter of 15 mm to obtain a swallow package including the swallow.

(Examples 2 to 6)
Except that the type and content of each material were the amounts shown in Table 1, swallowed product packages of Examples 2 to 5 were obtained in the same manner as Example 1.

(Comparative Example 1)
94 parts by mass of hydroxypropylcellulose (trade name: HPC, manufactured by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.) and 6 parts by mass of glycerin as a plasticizer are slowly added to and dissolved in 270 parts by mass of ethanol, and the composition for edible film A product was prepared. Except for using the obtained edible film-forming composition, an attempt was made to prepare a swallow package in the same manner as in Example 1. However, the edible film has no heat sealability, and a bag body could not be produced.

  The composition of the edible film used in Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Example 1, the viscosity at 37 ° C. of a 5% by mass aqueous solution of water-soluble fine particles, and the viscosity at 37 ° C. of a 5% by mass aqueous solution of a film forming agent are shown in Table 1 below. Summarized in

In Table 1, each symbol represents the following meaning.
De: Maltodextrin Ma: Mannitol HPC: Hydroxypropyl cellulose G: Glycerin “Particle size” represents the average particle size.
* In Example 6, 37.6 parts by mass of Ma (average particle size 30 μm) and 9.4 parts by mass of De (average particle size 35 μm) were used as water-soluble fine particles.

The following evaluation tests were conducted using the swallow packaged articles obtained in Examples 1-6. In Comparative Example 1, since the swallow package could not be prepared, the edible film alone was evaluated.
(1) Measurement of disintegration time in the oral cavity The swallowed product package of Examples 1 to 6 and the edible film of Comparative Example 1 (hereinafter referred to as “swallowed product package etc.”) are contained in the oral cavity without water, respectively. In addition, the time until the swallow package or the like collapsed with the saliva in the oral cavity was measured. The test was performed 3 times and the average value was calculated.

(2) Mouth solubility evaluation test The swallow package of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Example was included in the oral cavity without water, and swallowing was performed after the swallow package collapsed by saliva in the oral cavity. The sensation in the mouth was evaluated according to the following four criteria.

A: The oral cavity was refreshed.
○: The oral cavity was initially sticky but immediately refreshed.
Δ: The mouth feels somewhat sticky.
X: The mouth was sticky and the touch was bad.
The evaluation results are shown in Table 2.

(3) Heat sealability evaluation test The edible film used in Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Example 1 was laminated with a stretch-preventing polyester base adhesive tape, and then cut, and a test piece having a width of 15 mm and a length of 200 mm. Was created respectively. The test piece is folded so that the edible film surfaces are in contact with each other, heat sealed under conditions of a temperature of 120 ° C. and a pressure of 0.5 MPa, and then peeled by hand. It was evaluated with.
A: Sealed with strong adhesive strength.
○: Sealed with sufficient adhesive strength.
Δ: Adhesive strength is slightly weak.
X: Adhesive strength was insufficient and it was easily peeled off.

  From Table 2, it can be seen that the swallow package of Examples 1 to 6 is shorter in the oral cavity than the edible film of Comparative Example 1, and is excellent in meltability and heat sealability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a-1d, 1A, 1B ... Edible film, 11 ... Water-soluble film, 12 ... Water-soluble fine particle, 1e, 1h, 1C, 1D ... Long edible film, 1f 1i: inside of long edible film, 1g, 1j: outside of long edible film, 2a-2l ... seal part, 3a-3c ... opening, 4a-4g ... Continuous body, 5a, 5b ... Continuation of edible film joint body, 6, 6a-6c ... Swallows, 10, 10C ... Holding substrate, 30 ... Recess, 200 ..Lower roll, 300 ... work roll, A ... bending molding machine, B ... heat seal machine, P, Q1, Q2 ... cut line, 100 ... swallow package

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It is a swallow product package in which a swallow is packaged by an edible film in which water-soluble fine particles are present in a dispersed state inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film-forming agent containing hydroxypropylcellulose. And
The water-soluble fine particles have an average particle size of 5 to 50 μm,
The material constituting the water-soluble fine particles contains maltodextrin, or both maltodextrin and mannitol ,
The blending ratio of the water-soluble fine particles is 35 to 70% by mass with respect to the entire edible film,
The swallow package according to claim 1, wherein a blending ratio of the film forming agent is 25 to 60% by mass with respect to the entire edible film.   The swallow thing package of Claim 1 using the edible film whose viscosity at 37 degrees C of the 5 mass% aqueous solution of the said film formation agent is 1000-100000 mPa * s.   The swallow package according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an edible film having a viscosity at 37 ° C of a 5% by mass aqueous solution of the water-soluble fine particles is 10 mPa · s or less. Wherein the water-soluble fine particles, used edible film is intended to include both particulate maltodextrin and mannitol, swallow packaging according to any of claims 1 to 3.   The swallow package according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the edible film contains 1 to 20% by mass of a plasticizer with respect to the entire edible film.   6. The plasticizer according to claim 5, wherein the plasticizer is one or more selected from glycerin, polyethylene glycol, triethyl citrate, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene / polyoxypropylene glycol, and polysorbate 80. Swallow package. An edible film assembly in which water-soluble fine particles exist in a dispersed state inside a water-soluble film formed from a material containing a film forming agent containing hydroxypropyl cellulose, and is processed into a bag shape. There,
The water-soluble fine particles have an average particle size of 5 to 50 μm,
The material constituting the water-soluble fine particles contains maltodextrin , or both maltodextrin and mannitol ,
The blending ratio of the water-soluble fine particles is 35 to 70% by mass with respect to the entire edible film,
The blending ratio of the film forming agent is 25 to 60% by mass with respect to the entire edible film.   The edible film assembly according to claim 7, wherein the edible film does not contain a swallowed product.   The said edible film contains 1-20 mass% plasticizer with respect to the whole edible film, The edible film conjugate | zygote of Claim 7 or 8 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The plasticizer is one or more selected from glycerin, polyethylene glycol, triethyl citrate, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene / polyoxypropylene glycol, and polysorbate 80. The edible film assembly according to any one of the above.

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