# US 2026/0096583 A1 · Sweetener composition, food product, method for producing a good product and use of supramolecular assemblies

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- Number: US 2026/0096583 A1
- Document ID: US20260096583A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/112,390
- Filed: 2023-09-18
- Published: 2026-04-09
- Earliest claimed: 2022-09-19
- Assignees: LaJoie Oy
- Applicants: LaJoie Oy
- Inventors: Nasib NASERI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260096583A1

## CPC

- A23L 27/34: {Sugar alcohols}
- A23G 9/32: characterised by the composition {containing organic or inorganic compounds}
- A23G 9/34: characterised by carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides (characterised by the dairy products used A23G9/40)
- A23L 2/60: Sweeteners
- A23L 29/30: containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols, e.g. xylitol; containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin (products from apiculture A23L21/20; artificial sweetening agents A23L27/30)
- A23L 29/37: {Sugar alcohols}
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF

## Abstract

A food product comprising one or more foodstuff, an anti-crystallizing component and a sweetener component is disclosed, the sweetener component comprising sugar alcohol. A method for producing a food product, and the use of supramolecular assemblies and a sweetener composition, are also disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sweetener composition, wherein:
the sweetener composition comprises an anti-crystallizing component and a sweetener component,
the sweetener component comprises sugar alcohol, and
the sweetener composition is powder or gel or liquid.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sweetener composition according to claim 1, wherein:
the anti-crystallizing component comprises any combination of the following: an emulsifier, an ionic compound, a surfactant, a precursor of surfactant and a precursor of ionic compound; or
the anti-crystallizing component comprises any combination of the following: an emulsifier, a surfactant, a precursor of surfactant and a precursor of surfactant; or
the anti-crystallizing component comprises an ionic compound,
the anti-crystallizing component comprises amphiphilic molecules or a precursor of amphiphilic molecules; or
the anti-crystallizing component comprises Sodium bicarbonate; or
the anti-crystallizing component consists of Sodium bicarbonate and acid molecules; or
the anti-crystallizing component comprises Sodium bicarbonate and acid molecules; or
the anti-crystallizing component comprises any combination of the following: Sodium salt, Sodium acetate and Sodium bicarbonate and acid molecules.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The sweetener composition according to claim 1, wherein:
the sweetener component comprises xylitol or erythritol; or
the sweetener component comprises xylitol and erythritol; or
the sweetener component comprises more than 95 wt-% xylitol based on the total weight of the sweetener component; or
the sweetener component comprises more than 95 wt-% erythritol based on the total weight of the sweetener component; or
the sweetener component consists of xylitol or erythritol; or
the sweetener component consists of xylitol; or
the sweetener component consists of erythritol.

### Claim 4

A food product, wherein:
the food product comprises one or more foodstuff, an anti-crystallizing component and a sweetener component,
the sweetener component comprises sugar alcohol.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The food product according to claim 4, wherein:
the food product is a liquid food product or a paste food product or a solid food product; or
the food product is a liquid food product or a paste food product; or
the food product is a beverage; or
the food product is a beverage, and the food product comprises Carbon dioxide; or
the food product is an ice cream.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The food product according to claim 4, wherein:
the food product comprises one or more supramolecular assemblies; or
the food product comprises one or more supramolecular assemblies composed from an emulsifier, a surfactant or an ionic compound; or
the food product comprises one or more clusters, wherein each cluster has a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region; or
the food product comprises one or more clusters, wherein each cluster has a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region, at least one of the one or more clusters being a micelle or at least one of the one or more clusters being a liposome; or
the food product comprises one or more clusters, at least one of the one or more clusters being a micelle or at least one of the one or more clusters being a liposome; or
the food product comprises one or more molecules of the sweetener component surrounded by supramolecular assemblies.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The food product according to claim 4, wherein:
the food product comprises a liquid component, and a concentration of the sweetener component in the liquid component exceeding the value of solubility at equilibrium at a temperature of 20° C. by 5 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 10 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 20 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 5-50 wt-%, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 5-20 wt-%, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 5-70 wt-%; or
the food product comprises a liquid component, and a concentration of the sweetener component in the liquid component exceeding the value of solubility at equilibrium at a temperature of 4° C. by 5 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 10 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 20 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 5-50 wt-%, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 5-20 wt-%, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 5-70 wt-%,
the food product comprises a liquid component, and a concentration of the sweetener component in the liquid component exceeding the value of solubility at equilibrium at a temperature of −18° C. by 5 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 10 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 20 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 5-50 wt-%, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 5-20 wt-%, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 5-70 wt-%, based on weight of the sweetener component at equilibrium; or
the food product comprises less than 1 wt-% or less than 0.5 wt-% or less than 0.1 wt-% or less than 0.01 wt-% or 0.5 wt-%-0.01 wt % or 1 wt-%-0.01 wt % crystal particles of sweetener component based on weight of the sweetener component; or
the food product comprises a liquid component, and a concentration of the sweetener component in the liquid component exceeding the value of solubility at equilibrium at a temperature of 20° C. by 5 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 10 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 20 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 5-50 wt-%, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 5-20 wt-%, or at a temperature of 20° C. by 5-70 wt-%, and the food product comprises less than 1 wt-% or less than 0.5 wt-% or less than 0.1 wt-% or less than 0.01 wt-% or 0.5 wt-%-0.01 wt % or 1 wt-%-0.01 wt % crystal particles of sweetener component based on weight of the sweetener component; or
the food product comprises a liquid component, and a concentration of the sweetener component in the liquid component exceeding the value of solubility at equilibrium at a temperature of 4° C. by 5 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 10 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 20 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 5-50 wt-%, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 5-20 wt-%, or at a temperature of 4° C. by 5-70 wt-%, and the food product comprises less than 1 wt-% or less than 0.5 wt-% or less than 0.1 wt-% or less than 0.01 wt-% or 0.5 wt-%-0.01 wt % or 1 wt-%-0.01 wt % crystal particles of sweetener component based on weight of the sweetener component; or
the food product comprises a liquid component, and a concentration of the sweetener component in the liquid component exceeding the value of solubility at equilibrium at a temperature of −18° C. by 5 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 10 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 20 wt-% or more, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 5-50 wt-%, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 5-20 wt-%, or at a temperature of −18° C. by 5-70 wt-%, based on weight of the sweetener component at equilibrium, and the food product comprises less than 1 wt-% or less than 0.5 wt-% or less than 0.1 wt-% or less than 0.01 wt-% or 0.5 wt-%-0.01 wt % or 1 wt-%-0.01 wt % crystal particles of sweetener component based on weight of the sweetener component.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The food product according to claim 4, wherein:
an amount of the anti-crystallizing component is between 0.01 to 0.7 times or between 0.03 to 0.3 times or between 0.1 to 0.3 times an amount of the sweetener component based on weight of the sweetener composition and the anti-crystallizing component.

### Claim 9 (depends on 4)

The food product according to claim 4, wherein:
the one or more foodstuff comprises any combination of the following: a liquid component comprising water, ethanol, one or more components produced from grain, one or more components produced from milk, one or more components produced from egg, a component comprising fruit, a component comprising vegetable, a component comprising berry and one or more component comprising flavouring agent; or
the one or more foodstuff comprises any combination of the following: water, ethanol, one or more components produced from grain, a component comprising fruit, a component comprising berry and one or more component comprising flavouring agent; or
the one or more foodstuff comprises any combination of the following: water, and one or more component comprising flavouring agent; or
the one or more foodstuff comprises any combination of the following: water, and one or more component comprising flavouring agent, and at least one of the one or more food stuff being acid.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The food product according to claim 4, wherein:
the food product comprises sweetener, wherein:
the sweetener composition comprises an anti-crystallizing component and a sweetener component,
the sweetener component comprises sugar alcohol, and
the sweetener composition is powder or gel or liquid.

### Claim 11

A method for producing a food product, wherein the method comprises:
providing one or more food stuff, a sweetener component and an anti-crystallization component, the sweetener component comprising sugar alcohol; and
forming the food product from the one or more food stuff, the sweetener component and the anti-crystallization component.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein:
the method comprises forming one or more supramolecular assemblies from the anti-crystallization component; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device, and the method comprises warming with the warming device any combination of the following: the sweetener component, the anti-crystallization component, the food product, the one or more food stuff and the one or more of the food stuff comprising a liquid; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, the method comprises warming with the warming device any combination of the following: the sweetener component, the anti-crystallization component, the food product, the one or more food stuff and the one or more of the food stuff comprising a liquid, and mixing with the mixing device any combination of the following: the sweetener component, the anti-crystallization component, the food product, the one or more food stuff and the one or more of the food stuff comprising a liquid; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, the method comprises warming with the warming device any combination of the following: the sweetener component, the anti-crystallization component, the food product, the one or more food stuff and the one or more of the food stuff comprising a liquid, and mixing with the mixing device any combination of the following: the sweetener component, the anti-crystallization component, the food product, the one or more food stuff and the one or more of the food stuff comprising a liquid, and increasing a temperature of liquid comprising any combination of the following: the anti-crystallization component, the sweetener component and the food product; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, and at least one of the one or more food stuff comprises liquid, and the method comprises mixing at least a portion of the one or more food stuff comprises liquid and the sweetener component together with the mixing device and after mixing one or more food stuff comprises liquid and the sweetener component together, the method comprises a step of warming the mixed liquid and the sweetener component with the warming device; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, and at least one of the one or more food stuff comprises water, and the method comprises mixing at least a portion of the one or more food stuff comprises water and the sweetener component together with the mixing device and after mixing one or more food stuff comprises water and the sweetener component together the method comprises a step of warming the mixed water and the sweetener component with the warming device; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, one or more food stuff comprises water, and the method comprises a steps of mixing with the mixing device 5-50% of the one or more food stuff comprising water and the anti-crystallization component together for providing a liquid anti-crystallization composition, mixing with the mixing device at least a portion of the remaining of the one or more food stuff comprising water and the sweetener component together for providing a liquid sweetener composition, warming the liquid sweetener composition or the liquid anti-crystallization composition with the warming device and, mixing the liquid anti-crystallization composition and the liquid sweetener composition together with the mixing device; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, one or more food stuff comprises water, and the method comprises a steps of mixing with the mixing device 5-50% of the one or more food stuff comprising water and the anti-crystallization component together for providing a liquid anti-crystallization composition, mixing with the mixing device at least a portion of the remaining of the one or more food stuff comprising water and the sweetener component together for providing a liquid sweetener composition, warming the liquid sweetener composition with the warming device and, mixing the liquid anti-crystallization composition and the liquid sweetener composition together with the mixing device; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, one or more food stuff comprises water, and the method comprises a steps of mixing with the mixing device 5-50% of the one or more food stuff comprising water and the anti-crystallization component together for providing a liquid anti-crystallization composition, mixing with the mixing device at least a portion of the remaining of the one or more food stuff comprising water and the sweetener component together for providing a liquid sweetener composition, warming the liquid anti-crystallization composition with the warming device and, mixing the liquid anti-crystallization composition and the liquid sweetener composition together with the mixing device; or
the method is carried out with an apparatus comprising a warming device and a mixing device, one or more food stuff comprises water, and the method comprises a steps of mixing the one or more food stuff comprising water, the anti-crystallization component and the sweetener component together for providing a liquid composition, warming the liquid composition comprising the one or more food stuff comprising water, the anti-crystallization component and the sweetener component with the warming device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein:
the sweetener component is a sweetener composition, wherein:
the sweetener composition comprises an anti-crystallizing component and a sweetener component,
the sweetener component comprises sugar alcohol, and
the sweetener composition is powder or gel or liquid.

### Claim at position 14

-15. (canceled)