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US 12,458,049 B2Granted
Steviol glycoside solubility enhancers
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsDan S. Gaspard, Adam T. Zarth
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Abstract
A solubilized steviol glycoside composition including one or more steviol glycosides and one or more steviol glycoside solubility enhancers can be used as a sweetener composition to sweeten other compositions (sweetenable compositions) such as foods, beverages, medicines, oral hygiene compositions, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and the like.
Claims21
An aqueous steviol glycoside solution comprising:
- a) greater than 0.3% by weight of a total steviol glycoside composition comprising rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, or combinations thereof;
- and
- b) a steviol glycoside solubility enhancer composition in an amount such that the aqueous solution comprises a 1:0.3 to 1:3 ratio by weight of steviol glycoside to solubility enhancer composition, the steviol glycoside solubility enhancer composition comprising
- i) one or more monocaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof;
- and
- ii) at least 20% by weight of one or more dicaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof;
- wherein the steviol glycoside remains in solution for at least 7 days at about 25° C.
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A sweetener comprising:
- a) a steviol glycoside composition comprising rebaudioside D, rebaudioside M, or a combination thereof;
- b) a steviol glycoside solubility enhancer composition comprising (i) one or more monocaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof;
- and (ii) at least 20% by weight of one or more dicaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof,
- wherein the sweetener is soluble in water without alcohol at a temperature of about 25° C. at a total steviol glycoside concentration of greater than 0.3% by weight.
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An aqueous steviol glycoside solution comprising:
- a) greater than 0.3% by weight of a total steviol glycoside composition comprising rebaudioside D, rebaudioside M, or a combination thereof;
- and
- b) a steviol glycoside solubility enhancer composition comprising
- i) one or more monocaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof;
- and
- ii) at least 20% by weight of one or more dicaffeoylquinic acids or salts thereof;
- wherein the solution comprises a 1:1 to 1:3 ratio by weight of steviol glycoside to solubility enhancer compound;
- and
- wherein the steviol glycoside remains in solution for at least 7 days at about 25° C.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.