Claims
- 1. A breath freshener candy composition consisting essentially of a combination of vegetable oil and a substrate comprising magnesium hydroxide or the basic hydrated form of magnesium carbonate, dispersed in a non-toxic candy carrier, said vegetable oil being present in the weight ratio to the substrate of within the range of from about 0.1:1 to about 0.35:1.
- 2. The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said substrate is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.4 to about 1.7% by weight.
- 3. The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said substrate is magnesium hydroxide.
- 4. The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is present in an amount of within the range of from about 0.07 to about 0.3% by weight.
- 5. The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is present in a weight ratio to the substrate of within the range of from about 0.15:1 to about 0.25:1.
- 6. The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is babassu oil, corn oil, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, celine oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil, rice bran oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, or sunflower oil.
- 7. The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is coconut oil and said substrate is magnesium hydroxide.
- 8. The candy composition as defined in claim 7 wherein the coconut oil is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.07 to about 0.3% by weight and the magnesium hydroxide is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.4 to about 1.7% by weight.
- 9. A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises the introduction of a composition as defined in claim 1 into the oral cavity.
- 10. A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises the introduction of a composition as defined in claim 3 into the oral cavity.
- 11. A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises the introduction of a composition as defined in claim 7 into the oral cavity.
Parent Case Info
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 137,944, filed Apr. 7, 1980, which has issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,303,648 on Dec. 7, 1982.
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