CARTON FOR GRANULATED SUGAR

Carton for Granulated Sugar with Dosing Nozzle



Carton for Granulated Sugar with Dosing Nozzle

Introduction

A granulated sugar product comprising a core material substantially of a granulated first sugar material having a density in the range of 0.60-1.20 g/cm3, preferably 0.70-1.10 g/cm3, and a surface material substantially of a second sugar material having a density preferably in the range of 0.01-0.55 g/cm3, wherein the surface material comprises substantially a second sugar, dextrins, sorbitol, mannitol, starch, cellulose, inulin, glycogen, xylitol, levoglucason or maltol (and ethyl derivative). The surface material may cover only some or all of the surface of the first sugar granule. The product may also incorporate a sweetener, preferably a high intensity sweetener. The resulting granulated sugar product has an overall bulk density in the range of 0.10-0.65 g/cm3 before packing. Following packing, the overall bulk density of the granulated sugar product is preferably in the range of 0.20-0.90 g/cm3, which is lower than the bulk density of the granulated first sugar and, therefore, act as a lighter alternative to the first sugar product whilst maintaining the granulated form and “crunch.” Furthermore, by the use of appropriate quantities of sweeteners, a lighter product with the same sweetness as the first sugar may be obtained. The reduction in calories per unit volume of the granulated sugar product with respect to traditional sugar is in the range of 5-60%.

Description of Idea

A tamper-evident sealing for seals of nozzle-shaped ports of a container based on prior art is characterized in that the entire container, including the nozzle-shaped ports with their seals, is sealed into plastic foil wrapping. The wrapping can be subsequently evacuated. The outer packaging serves on the one hand as a tamper-evident sealing for the seals of the nozzle-shaped ports and on the other the outer packaging is intended to reduce the evaporation of the liquid content, for instance of a container implemented as an infusion solution pouch. Meanwhile, plastics for infusion solution pouches, for instance made from polypropylene-plastics, are available which feature almost 100% water tightness, so that a complete outer packaging does not appear to be stringently necessary and is associated with high material loss and therefore with high costs.

Furthermore tamper-evident sealings for nozzle-type openings of containers are known, for instance from DE-A-196 22 689, wherein for every opening of the nozzle-shaped ports a respective tamper-evident sealing is implemented which, however, are costly from a construction point of view. Based on these considerations the invention has as its object to further improve a tamper-evident sealing for seals of nozzle-shaped ports of a container in such a way that it can be easy to install with little use of material and that it offers a secure sealing. The object is met according to the invention by the fact that the tamper-evident sealing is implemented as a ribbon-shaped shrink wrap that joins the ends of the ports and encompasses the seals.

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