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US 4,536,410 AGranted
Dipeptide sweetener composition
AssigneeGeneral Foods Corporation
InventorsNancy J. Vaccaro, John R. Frost, Alfred C. Glatz, Timothy W. Schenz
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Abstract
A composition which stabilizes a dipeptide sweetener, modifies the physical characteristics of a lipid, or both is disclosed. This composition comprises a hydrated, crystalline dipeptide sweetener and a lipid.
Claims31
A dipeptide sweetener-lipid gel composition consisting essentially of, by weight;
- (a) one part hydrated, crystalline, dipeptide sweetener containing water of crystallization, wherein said hydrated dipeptide sweetener comprises between about 0.02 and about 1.0 parts water per part dipeptide sweetener;
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- (b) about 1 to about 100 parts lipid per part dipeptide sweetener wherein said lipid is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic acids, aliphatic acid esters and combinations thereof and said dipeptide sweetener-lipid composition is effective to form a gel which is thermally irreversible.
A process for producing a thermally sible, aspartamelipid gel comprising the steps of:
- (a) combining ingredients consisting essentially of 1 part hydrated, crystalline aspartame containing water of crystallization, wherein said aspartame sweetener comprises between about 0.02 and about 1 part water per part aspartame, with between about 1 and about 100 parts lipid;
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- (b) heating the aspartame-lipid admixture to a temperature between about 25.degree. C. and the temperature at which the lipid decomposes for a time effective to produce a viscosity increase of at least about 100%.
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