Sweetness Enhancer
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsThomas LEE, Gregory YEP
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides sweetener compositions, methods of using these compositions, and foods, beverages, and syrups comprising these compositions. The sweetener composition can comprise a sweetener and a sweetness enhancer. The composition can further comprise at least one supplemental sweetness enhancer and/or a salt.
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A sweetener composition comprising at least one sweetener and a compound of Formula I:
- in an amount sufficient to enhance the sweetness of the at least one sweetener, wherein:
- each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C3 alkane, glucosyl, and —C(═O)R4;
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- wherein each R4 is independently methyl or ethyl.
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A sweetener composition comprising phloroglucinol, at least one nutritive or non-nutritive sweetener, and optionally a supplemental sweetness enhancer selected from the group consisting of D-psicose, rubusoside, erythritol, rebaudioside B, rebaudioside C, trilobatin, phyllodulcin, brazzein, mogrosides, and combination thereof.
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A method of reducing the amount of sweetener in a food, beverage, or syrup, comprising replacing at least a portion of the sweetener in said food, beverage, or syrup, with a compound according to Formula I,
- wherein:
- each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C3 alkane, glucosyl, and —C(═O)R4;
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- wherein each R4 is independently methyl or ethyl.
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A compound according to Formula I:
- wherein
- each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C3 alkane, glucosyl, and —C(═O)R4;
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- each R4 is independently methyl or ethyl;
- provided that
- the compound of Formula I is not phloroglucinol, 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene, phloroglucinol triacetate, or phloroglucinol glucoside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.