The invention relates to an oral delivery tablet suitable for active pharmaceutical ingredients comprising a population of particles, the population of particles comprising a) directly compressible (DC) sugar alcohol particles, b) non-directly compressible (non-DC) sugar alcohol particles and c) particles comprising gum base, the non-DC particles providing the tablet with a plurality of discrete non-DC areas, and the non-DC areas resulting in induced saliva generation upon mastication of the tablet, wherein the tablet is designed to be masticated into a coherent residual containing water-insoluble components.