Use of erythritol and D-tagatose in diet or reduced-calorie beverages
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsThomas Lee, Gino Olcese, Zena Bell, Glenn Roy, William Mutilangi, Rein Hirs, Peter Given
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Abstract
A combination of a sugar alcohol and D-tagatose is used to produce naturally sweetened, diet beverages or food products. The sugar alcohol and D-tagatose can also be used in combination with one or more nutritive sweeteners to lower the calories of a full-calorie beverage or food product while preserving the taste.
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A diet beverage comprising (a) a sugar alcohol and (b) D-tagatose.
A method of making a diet beverage including the step of sweetening said diet beverage with (a) a sugar alcohol and (b) D-tagatose.
A diet food product comprising (a) a sugar alcohol and (b) D-tagatose.
A method of making a diet food product including the step of sweetening said diet food product with (a) a sugar alcohol and (b) D-tagatose.
A reduced-calorie beverage comprising (a) a sugar alcohol, (b) D-tagatose and (c) at least one nutritive sweetener.
A method of making a reduced-calorie beverage including the step of sweetening said reduced-calorie beverage with (a) a sugar alcohol, (b) D-tagatose and (c) at least one nutritive sweetener.
A reduced-calorie food product comprising (a) a sugar alcohol, (b) D-tagatose and (c) at least one nutritive sweetener.
A method of making a reduced-calorie food product including the step of sweetening said reduced-calorie food product with (a) a sugar alcohol, (b) D-tagatose and (c) at least one nutritive sweetener.
A sweetener composition comprising (a) a sugar alcohol and (b) D-tagatose.
A reduced-calorie cola soft drink comprising (a) a sugar alcohol, (b) D-tagatose and (c) at least one nutritive sweetener.
A reduced-calorie frozen carbonated beverage comprising (a) a sugar alcohol, (b) D-tagatose and (c) at least one nutritive sweetener.
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