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