Reduced calorie sweeteners and consumable items
OwnerGino Olcese, Sarah Erdmaninventors
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Abstract
Reduced calorie consumable items and sweeteners that may be used in producing those items are described. Those reduced calorie consumable items have taste characteristics similar to those of full calorie items. Such reduced calorie consumables may include a combination of sweeteners that provides a taste similar to natural sugars and alleviates many of the negative attributes commonly associated with other reduced calorie consumables. The sweetener combination may include the high potency sweeteners aspartame and acesulfame potassium used with one or more natural sweeteners. Natural sweeteners may include fructose and an extract derived from plants of the species Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, substantially purified in the component rebaudioside A.
Claims48
A beverage comprising:
- aspartame at a concentration of about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm;
- acesulfame potassium at a concentration of about 1 ppm to about 150 ppm;
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- a natural sweetener selected from the group of fructose, stevia extract and a combination thereof.
A beverage comprising:
- aspartame at a concentration of about 100 ppm to about 260 ppm;
- acesulfame potassium at a concentration of about 50 ppm to about 100 ppm;
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- a natural sweetener selected from the group of fructose, stevia extract and a combination thereof.
A beverage comprising:
- aspartame at a concentration of about 100 ppm to about 260 ppm;
- acesulfame potassium at a concentration of about 50 ppm to about 100 ppm;
- said aspartame and said acesulfame potassium included at a ratio of aspartame:acesulfame potassium between about 3:1 to about 5:1;
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- a natural sweetener selected from the group of fructose, stevia extract and a combination thereof.
A beverage comprising:
- aspartame at a concentration of about 250 ppm;
- acesulfame potassium at a concentration of about 60 ppm;
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- a natural sweetener comprising fructose in a concentration of about 5,200 ppm and stevia extract in a concentration of about 25 ppm.
A consumable item comprising:
- aspartame at a concentration of about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm;
- acesulfame potassium at a concentration of about 1 ppm to about 150 ppm;
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- a natural sweetener selected from the group of fructose, stevia extract and a combination thereof.
A consumable item comprising:
- aspartame at a concentration of about 250 ppm;
- acesulfame potassium at a concentration of about 60 ppm;
- a natural sweetener comprising fructose in a concentration of about 5,200 ppm and stevia extract in a concentration of about 25 ppm.
A sweetener comprising:
- aspartame, acesulfame potassium, fructose, and stevia extract;
- said aspartame and said acesulfame potassium included at a ratio of aspartame:acesulfame potassium between about 0.8:1 to about 8:1;
- said aspartame and said fructose included at a ratio of aspartame:fructose between about 0.001:1 to about 0.4:1;
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- said aspartame and said stevia extract included at a ratio of aspartame:stevia extract between about 0.67:1 to about 4:1.
A sweetener comprising:
- aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and fructose;
- said aspartame and said acesulfame potassium included at a ratio of aspartame:acesulfame potassium between about 0.8:1 to about 8:1;
- and
- said aspartame and said fructose included at a ratio of aspartame:fructose between about 0.001:1 to about 0.4:1.
A sweetener comprising:
- aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and stevia extract;
- said aspartame and said acesulfame potassium included at a ratio of aspartame:acesulfame potassium between about 0.8:1 to about 8:1;
- and
- said aspartame and said stevia extract included at a ratio of aspartame:stevia extract between about 0.67:1 to about 4:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.