US 2021/0329948 A1 · FRUIT JUICE BEVERAGE HAVING IMPROVED QUALITY OF TASTE EXHIBITED BY SUGAR AND SWEETENER

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a fruit juice beverage that contains: (a) a natural sugar in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X1; (b) a high-sweetness-degree sweetener in an amount corresponding to sweetness intensity X2; (c) less than 70 mg/100 ml of sodium; and (d) less than 70 mg/100 ml of potassium and/or less than 70 mg/100 ml of calcium. The high-sweetness-degree sweetener includes at least one high-sweetness-degree sweetener b1 selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside N, rebaudioside O, rebaudioside E, Momordica grosvenori extract, mogroside V, and thaumatin, and the fruit juice beverage satisfies 0.1<(X1+X2)≤20.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A fruit juice beverage comprising:

(a) a natural sugar in an amount corresponding to a sweetness intensity X1;
(b) a high-intensity sweetener in an amount corresponding to a sweetness intensity X2;
(c) less than 70 mg/100 ml of sodium;
and
(d) less than 70 mg/100 ml of potassium and/or less than 70 mg/100 ml of calcium,
wherein the high-intensity sweetener comprises at least one high-intensity sweetener b1 selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside N, rebaudioside O, rebaudioside E, a luo han guo extract, mogroside V, and thaumatin, and
0.1<(X1+X2)≤20 is satisfied.

4 more elements

A method for producing a fruit juice beverage, comprising:

to a raw material,
(i) adding (a) a natural sugar in an amount corresponding to a sweetness intensity X1 and (b) a high-intensity sweetener in an amount corresponding to a sweetness intensity X2;
(ii) adding (c) sodium such that a sodium content in the beverage is less than 70 mg/100 ml;
and
(iii) adding (d) potassium such that a potassium content in the beverage is less than 70 mg/100 ml and/or adding (d) calcium such that a calcium content in the beverage is less than 70 mg/100 ml,
wherein
the high-intensity sweetener comprises at least one high-intensity sweetener b1 selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside N, rebaudioside O, rebaudioside E, a luo han guo extract, mogroside V, and thaumatin, and
0.1<(X1+X2)≤20 is satisfied.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/299,981Filed 6 Dec 2019

Priority

JP 2018-2302927 Dec 2018

Published

28 Oct 2021

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

A23L 2/60
Adding ingredients: sweeteners
A23L 2/02
Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor ; Preparation or treatment thereof: containing fruit or vegetable juices
A23L 2/385
Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor ; Preparation or treatment thereof: concentrates of non-alcoholic beverages
A23V 2002/00
Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs

Fruit juice beverage having improved quality of taste exhibited by sugar and sweetener

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Fruit juice beverage having improved quality of taste exhibited by sugar and sweetener

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Abstract

Claims23