Composition comprising a sponge-like structure containing an elastic material such as collagen for use as a base in foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals

摘要

The composition for oral ingestion comprises a sponge-like structured material consisting of an elastic material that is insoluble or poorly soluble in water and gastrointestinal fluids is: a) which is deformable, shape-reducible and compressible by chewing and palatine swallowing motion so that it can pass through the oesophagus and b) which, after leaving the oesophagus, is decompressible in water and in gastrointestinal fluids in the stomach in a volume-building manner. The sponge-like structure consists of gas-filled sphere/polyhedron-like cells that are delineated by highly viscous or solid cells webs.