Sweetener compositions
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorDaniel Scott Gaspard
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Abstract
A sweetener composition including a sweetening amount of steviol glycoside rebaudioside EM (Reb EM) is provided. Reb EM may be present at a concentration of 0.02-100 wt % by weight of the composition. Reb EM may be included in a food or beverage products or a concentrates. A beverage product or concentrate may include about 1 ppm to about 50,000 ppm of Reb EM. The beverage product or concentrate may include about 50 ppm to about 500,000 ppm of total steviol glycosides. An isolated and purified Reb EM compound may have a purity of about 95% to about 99.9%. Methods for sweetening a food or beverage product using Reb EM are also provided.
Claims24
A sweetener composition comprising a sweetening amount of rebaudioside EM (Reb EM), wherein Reb EM is a steviol glycoside compound of Formula I:
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A beverage product or concentrate comprising Reb EM, wherein Reb EM is a steviol glycoside compound having a structure of Formula I:
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A composition comprising Reb EM and at least one additional steviol glycoside, wherein Reb EM is a steviol glycoside compound of Formula I:
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