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US 11,102,995 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for improving taste of non-nutritive sweeteners
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsDamian Browne, Winsome Johnson
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a novel sweetener composition of improved taste of the sweetener (e.g., reduced bitterness and/or astringency, and improved overall sweet quality of the composition); food and beverage products containing the same; and methods of making the same.
Claims30
A sweetener composition, comprising:
- (1) a non-nutritive sweetener;
- (2) trans-4-methyl-5-butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone;
- and
- (3) two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of furfural, 4-hexen-1-ol, trans-2,4-hexadienal, 2,4-hexadien-1-ol, 5-methyl-furfural, delta-tetradecalactone, ci s-4-methyl-5-butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone, butyl acetate, 3-methylbutanol, 2-methylbutanol, ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate, ethyl hexadecanoate, and combinations thereof.
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A sweetener composition, comprising:
- (1) a non-nutritive sweetener;
- and
- (2) a flavor-modifying composition comprising trans-4-methyl-5-butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone and two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of furfural, 4-hexen-1-ol, trans-2,4-hexadienal, 2,4-hexadien-1-ol, 5-methyl-furfural, delta-tetradecalactone, cis-4-methyl-5-butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone, butyl acetate, 3-methylbutanol, 2-methylbutanol, ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate, ethyl hexadecanoate, and combinations thereof.
A method of making a sweetener composition, comprising:
- adding to an aqueous solution comprising a non-nutritive sweetener a flavor-modifying composition comprising trans-4-methyl-5-butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone and two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of furfural, 4-hexen-1-ol, trans-2,4-hexadienal, 2,4-hexadien-1-ol, 5-methyl-furfural, delta-tetradecalactone, cis-4-m ethyl-5-butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone, butyl acetate, 3-methylbutanol, 2-methylbutanol, ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate, ethyl hexadecanoate, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.