# US 10,368,569 B2 · Natural sweetener > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,368,569 B2 - Document ID: US10368569B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/546,540 - Filed: 2016-01-26 - Published: 2018-08-02 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-01-27 - Assignees: Montero Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. - Applicants: Montero Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. - Inventors: Ahmet Toksöz; Zafer Toksöz; Onur Mutlu; Ali Türkyilmaz; Gülay Yelken; Merve Zan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10368569B2 ## CPC - A23L 27/33: {containing sugars or derivatives} - A23G 1/48: containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds or extracts (containing gums A23G1/40) - A23L 2/60: Sweeteners - A23L 27/36: {Terpene glycosides} - A23L 33/105: Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives - A23P 10/28: Tabletting; Making food bars by compression of a dry powdered mixture - A61K 9/0053: {Mouth and digestive tract, i.e. intraoral and peroral administration} - A61K 47/12: Carboxylic acids; Salts or anhydrides thereof - A61K 47/14: Esters of carboxylic acids, e.g. fatty acid monoglycerides, medium-chain triglycerides, parabens or PEG fatty acid esters - A61K 47/183: {Amino acids, e.g. glycine, EDTA or aspartame} - A61K 47/46: Ingredients of undetermined constitution or reaction products thereof, e.g. skin, bone, milk, cotton fibre, eggshell, oxgall or plant extracts - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF - A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract The present invention relates to a natural sweetening composition comprising Luo Han Guo concentrate in an amount of 0.1 to 95% by weight and use in beverage, food, pharmaceutical, oral, dietetic, veterinary or tobacco products thereof. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A natural sweetening composition with synergistic sweeter taste comprising Luo Han Guo concentrate, lactose, and inulin; wherein the Luo Han Guo concentrate is present in an amount of 0.1 to 95% by weight. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, comprising Luo Han Guo concentrate in an amount of 0.1 to 80% by weight. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition claim 1, further comprising at least one other sweetener, wherein said at least one other sweetener is selected from the group consisting of apple concentrate, erythritol, coconut sugar, locust bean gum; rebaudioside A, rebaudioside B, rebaudioside C, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside E, rebaudioside F, dulcoside A, dulcoside B, rubusoside, isomogroside V, 11-oxomogroside, steviol glycosides, stevia, stevioside, mogroside IV, mogroside V, mogroside VI, siamenoside, monatin and monatin SS, RR, RS, SR, curculin, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizic acid and its salts, thaumatin, monellin, mabinlin, brazzein, hernandulein, phyllodulcin, glycyphyllin, phloridzim, trilobatin, baiyunoside, osladin, polypodoside A, pterocaryoside A, pterocaryoside B, mukurozioside, phlomisoside I, periandrin I, abrusoside A, cyclocarioside I; a sweetener which is extracted from the group consisting of Stevia rebaudiana, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Siraitia grosvenorii; sucrose, liquid sucrose, glucose, liquid glucose, fructose, liquid fructose, dextrose, galactose, lactulose, cellobiose, kojibiose, nigerose, isomaltose, .beta.,.beta.-trehalose, .alpha.,.beta.-trehalose, tagatose, sophorose, laminaribiose, gentiobiose, turanose, maltose, maltulose, palatinose, gentiobiulose, mannobiose, melibiose, melibiulose, rhamnose, ribose, rutinose, rutinulose, trehalose, xylobiose, xylose, corn syrups, fructo-oligosaccharides; glycol, glycerol, threitol, arabitol, xylitol, ribitol, mannitol, sorbitol, dulcitol, iditol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, polyglycitol; apple skin extract, applephenon or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, wherein lactose is present in an amount of 1 to 99% by weight. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, wherein inulin is present in an amount of 0.1 to 80% by weight. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, comprising Luo Han Guo concentrate in an amount of 0.1 to 65% by weight. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, comprising Luo Han Guo concentrate in an amount of 0.1 to 50% by weight. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, wherein lactose is present in an amount of 1 to 97% by weight. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, wherein lactose is present in an amount of 1 to 95% by weight. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, wherein inulin is present in an amount of 0.1 to 65% by weight. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The natural sweetening composition of claim 1, wherein inulin is present in an amount of 0.1 to 50% by weight. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the at least one other sweetener is erythritol. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the at least one other sweetener is coconut sugar. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the at least one other sweetener is locust bean gum. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the other sweeteners are erythritol, coconut sugar and locust bean gum. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the at least one other sweetener is apple concentrate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the other sweeteners are erythritol and apple concentrate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the other sweeteners are coconut sugar and apple concentrate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the other sweeteners are locust bean gum and apple concentrate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 3) The natural sweetening composition of claim 3, wherein the other sweeteners are erythritol, coconut sugar, locust bean gum, and apple concentrate. ### Claim 21 A beverage, food, pharmaceutical, oral, dietetic or veterinary product comprising a natural sweetening composition with synergistic sweeter taste comprising Luo Han Guo concentrate, lactose, and inulin; wherein the Luo Han Guo concentrate is present in an amount of 0.1 to 95% by weight of the natural sweetening composition. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The beverage, food, pharmaceutical, oral, dietetic or veterinary product of claim 21, wherein said product is solid, liquid or semisolid. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The beverage, food, pharmaceutical, oral, dietetic or veterinary product of claim 21, wherein: said beverage product is selected from the group consisting of colas, ginger ales, root beers, ciders, fruit-flavored soft drinks, powdered soft drinks or mixtures thereof; fruit juices originating in fruits or vegetables, fruit juices including squeezed juices or mixtures thereof, fruit juices containing fruit particles, fruit beverages, fruit juice beverages, beverages containing fruit juices, beverages with fruit flavorings, vegetable juices, juices containing vegetables, and mixed juices containing fruits and vegetables; drinks, sport drinks, energy drinks, near water or mixtures thereof; tea type or favorite type beverages which are coffee, cocoa, chocolate, black tea, green tea, oolong tea or mixtures thereof; beverages containing milk components which are milk beverages, coffee containing milk components, cafe au lait, milk tea, fruit milk beverages, drinkable yogurt, lactic acid bacteria beverages or mixtures thereof; dairy products; alcoholic beverages which are wine, beer, cider; distilled beverages which are spirit, liquor; said food product is selected from the group consisting of bakery products; desserts which are yogurt, jellies, drinkable jellies, puddings, Bavarian cream, blancmange, cakes, brownies, mousse or mixtures thereof; sweetened food products eaten at tea time or following meals; frozen foods; cold confections, types of ice cream which are ice cream, ice milk, lacto-ice or mixtures thereof; ice confections which are sherbets, dessert ices or mixtures thereof; ice cream; general confections, baked confections or steamed confections which are cakes, crackers, biscuits, buns with bean-jam filling or mixtures thereof; rice cakes and snacks; nut and peanut butter; table top products; general sugar confections which are chewing gum, hard candy, soft candy, mints, nougat candy, jelly beans or mixtures thereof; chocolates, chocolate creams; sauces including fruit flavored sauces, chocolate sauces or mixtures thereof; edible gels; cremes including butter cremes, flour pastes, whipped cream or mixtures thereof; jams including strawberry jam, marmalade or mixtures thereof; breads including sweet breads or other starch products or mixtures thereof; spice; general condiments including seasoned soy sauce used on roasted meats, roast fowl, barbecued meat or mixtures thereof, as well as tomato catsup, sauces, noodle broth or mixtures thereof; processed agricultural products, livestock products or seafood; processed meat products which are sausage or mixtures thereof; retort food products, pickles, preserves boiled in soy sauce, delicacies, side dishes; snacks which are potato chips, cookies or mixtures thereof; wafer, waffle, comets, bars, wafer sheet; cereal products, granola; baby food; said pharmaceutical product is selected from the group consisting of drugs or quasi-drugs that are administered orally or used in the oral cavity, wherein the drug may be in solid, liquid, gel or gas form which is a pill, tablet, spray, capsule, syrup, drop, troche agent, sachet, powder or mixtures thereof; herbal products, vitamins; nutraceutical products comprising any food or part of a food that may provide medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease; said oral product is selected from the group comprising hygienic or cosmetic products; personal care products which are oral compositions used in the oral cavity, mouth freshening agents, gargling agents, mouth rinsing agents, toothpaste, tooth polish, dentrifices, mouth sprays, teeth-whitening agents or mixtures thereof; said dietetic product is a dietary supplement; or said veterinary product is an animal feed. ### Claim 24 A method for making a beverage, food, pharmaceutical, oral, dietetic, or veterinary product, the method comprising admixing the components of a natural sweetening composition with synergistic sweeter taste; wherein the natural sweetening composition with synergistic sweeter taste comprises: Luo Han Guo concentrate, lactose, and inulin; and wherein the Luo Han Guo concentrate is present in an amount of 0.1 to 95% by weight of the natural sweetening composition. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein said product is solid, liquid, or semisolid. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein: said beverage product is selected from the group consisting of colas, ginger ales, root beers, ciders, fruit-flavored soft drinks, powdered soft drinks or mixtures thereof; fruit juices originating in fruits or vegetables, fruit juices including squeezed juices or mixtures thereof, fruit juices containing fruit particles, fruit beverages, fruit juice beverages, beverages containing fruit juices, beverages with fruit flavorings, vegetable juices, juices containing vegetables, and mixed juices containing fruits and vegetables; drinks, sport drinks, energy drinks, near water or mixtures thereof; tea type or favorite type beverages which are coffee, cocoa, chocolate, black tea, green tea, oolong tea or mixtures thereof; beverages containing milk components which are milk beverages, coffee containing milk components, cafe au lait, milk tea, fruit milk beverages, drinkable yogurt, lactic acid bacteria beverages or mixtures thereof; dairy products; alcoholic beverages which are wine, beer, cider; distilled beverages which are spirit, liquor; said food product is selected from the group consisting of bakery products; desserts which are yogurt, jellies, drinkable jellies, puddings, Bavarian cream, blancmange, cakes, brownies, mousse or mixtures thereof; sweetened food products eaten at tea time or following meals; frozen foods; cold confections, types of ice cream which are ice cream, ice milk, lacto-ice or mixtures thereof; ice confections which are sherbets, dessert ices or mixtures thereof; ice cream; general confections, baked confections or steamed confections which are cakes, crackers, biscuits, buns with bean-jam filling or mixtures thereof; rice cakes and snacks; nut and peanut butter; table top products; general sugar confections which are chewing gum, hard candy, soft candy, mints, nougat candy, jelly beans or mixtures thereof; chocolates, chocolate creams; sauces including fruit flavored sauces, chocolate sauces or mixtures thereof; edible gels; cremes including butter cremes, flour pastes, whipped cream or mixtures thereof; jams including strawberry jam, marmalade or mixtures thereof; breads including sweet breads or other starch products or mixtures thereof; spice; general condiments including seasoned soy sauce used on roasted meats, roast fowl, barbecued meat or mixtures thereof, as well as tomato catsup, sauces, noodle broth or mixtures thereof; processed agricultural products, livestock products or seafood; processed meat products which are sausage or mixtures thereof; retort food products, pickles, preserves boiled in soy sauce, delicacies, side dishes; snacks which are potato chips, cookies or mixtures thereof; wafer, waffle, comets, bars, wafer sheet; cereal products, granola; baby food; said pharmaceutical product is selected from the group consisting of drugs or quasi-drugs that are administered orally or used in the oral cavity, wherein the drug may be in solid, liquid, gel or gas form which is a pill, tablet, spray, capsule, syrup, drop, troche agent, sachet, powder or mixtures thereof; herbal products, vitamins; nutraceutical products comprising any food or part of a food that may provide medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease; said oral product is selected from the group comprising hygienic or cosmetic products; personal care products which are oral compositions used in the oral cavity, mouth freshening agents, gargling agents, mouth rinsing agents, toothpaste, tooth polish, dentrifices, mouth sprays, teeth-whitening agents or mixtures thereof; said dietetic product is a dietary supplement; or said veterinary product is an animal feed.