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US 12,048,316 B2Granted
Sweetener and flavor compositions, methods of making and methods of use thereof
AssigneeEPC Natural Products Co., Ltd.
InventorsJingang Shi, Hansheng Wang, Xin Shi, Yi Wang, Wei Lyu, Yingxiang Xin, Thomas Eidenberger, Weiyao Shi
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Abstract
Sweetener and flavor compositions with improved taste profiles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and methods of using such sweetener and flavor compositions.
Claims19
A composition comprising:
- (1) a Maillard reaction product (MRP) formed from a reaction mixture comprising:
- (A) a non-Stevia sweetening agent;
- and
- (B) one or more amine donors having a free amino group,
- wherein (A) and (B) undergo a Maillard reaction,
- wherein the non-Stevia sweetening agent is selected from the group consisting of sweet tea extracts, swingle extracts, glycosylated sweet tea extracts, glycosylated swingle extracts, sweet tea glycosides, glycosylated sweet tea glycosides, rubusoside, glycosylated rubusoside, suaviosides, glycosylated suaviosides, mogrosides, and glycosylated mogrosides;
- and
- (2) a Stevia extract and/or glycosylated Stevia extract,
- wherein the MRP is present in the composition in an amount in the range of 0.0001-50 wt % to improve a taste of the composition, and wherein the taste improvement is in terms of bitterness, sweetness onset, aftertaste, and/or sweetness linger that are associated with the Stevia extract and/or glycosylated Stevia extract.
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