Stevia extract containing selected steviol glycosides as flavor, salty and sweetness profile modifier
AssigneePureCircle Sdn Bhd
InventorsSiddhartha Purkayastha, Marcia Petit
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Abstract
Stevia extracts with selected major steviol glycosides (Reb A, stevioside, Reb D, Reb C) and minor steviol glycosides and glycosylated diterpene derivative plant molecules, derived from Stevia rebaudiana plant are found to improve the perception of flavor and taste perception, which includes the sweet, savory and salty perception in a wide range of food and beverage applications.
Claims13
A medical food or pharmaceutical product comprising:
- a. at least one functional ingredient selected from the group consisting of vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, amino acids, and combinations thereof, and
- b. a flavor modifying composition, the flavor modifying composition comprising (by weight total steviol glycosides (TSG)):
- i. Rebaudioside A at a concentration of 10-25% by weight;
- ii. Rebaudioside C at a concentration of 1-25% by weight;
- iii. Rebaudioside D at a concentration of 1-20% by weight;
- iv. Stevioside at a concentration of 4-12% by weight;
- v. Rebaudioside N at a concentration of 0.5-8% by weight;
- and
- vi. Rebaudioside O at a concentration of 0.5-8% by weight.
A method of increasing a taste and flavor intensity of a medical food or pharmaceutical product, comprising the step of adding a flavor modifying composition to the product, said composition comprising (by weight TSG):
- a. Rebaudioside A at a concentration of 10-25% by weight;
- b. Rebaudioside C at a concentration of 1-25% by weight;
- c. Rebaudioside D at a concentration of 1-20% by weight;
- d. Stevioside at a concentration of 4-12% by weight;
- e. Rebaudioside N at a concentration of 0.5-8% by weight;
- and
- f. Rebaudioside O at a concentration of 0.5-8% by weight.
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