Dietetic frozen desserts containing aspartame
OwnerMelvin Wolksteininventor
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Abstract
Dietetic desserts containing as the sweetener and bulking agents therein in place of all or a part of the sweeteners and bulking agents in similar non-dietetic frozen desserts, a sufficient amount of aspartame alone or in mixtures with a synergistic sweetener, and polydextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, fermented whey, tofu or sucrose polyester or mixtures thereof, or additionally containing sugar alcohols, sugars or enzymes such as rennet and/or lactase to provide a dessert with satisfactory taste and structure and methods of making them.
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A sweetener-bulking agent composition suitable for use in dietetic frozen desserts comprising:
- (a) as the sweetener, mixtures of aspartame with a synergistic sweetener selected from the group consisting of thaumatin, acesulfame K, saccharin, chalcone, stevioside, cyclamate, glycyrrhizin and mixtures thereof or aspartame alone, and
- (b) as the bulking agent,
- (i) a material selected from the group consisting of polydextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, fermented whey, a mixed culture of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, soy bean protein, sucrose polyester and mixtures thereof;
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- (ii) a material selected from the group consisting of polydextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, fermented whey, soy bean protein, sucrose polyester and mixtures thereof, in combination with a minor amount of a material selected from the group consisting of sugar alcohols, sugars, whey, rennet, lactase and mixtures thereof;
- with the proviso that when aspartame alone is the sweetener, the bulking agent is not polydextrose alone or a mixture of polydextrose and microcrystalline cellulose, and when polydextrose alone is the bulking agent, the sugar alcohol, if present, is not sorbitol.
A dry mix composition suitable for use in making a dietetic frozen yogurt or dietetic yogurt comprising:
- as the sweetener, mixtures of aspartame with a synergistic sweetener selected from the group consisting of thaumatin, acesulfame K, cyclamate, glycyrrhizin, saccharin, chalcone, stevioside and mixtures thereof or aspartame alone;
- in combination with yogurt cultures and a bulking agent selected from microcrystalline cellulose, dry fermented whey, rennet, solid lactase, solid polydextrose and mixtures thereof.
A dietetic frozen dessert selected from the group consisting of ice cream, ice milk, frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet and tofu-containing, having from about 10% to 100% of the fat replaced by sucrose polyesters as a bulking agent and, as the sole sweetener, aspartame alone or a mixture of aspartame with a synergistic sweetener selected from the group consisting of thaumatin, acesulfame K, saccharin, chalcone, stevioside, cyclamate, glycyrrhizin and mixtures thereof.
A dietetic dairy dessert selected from the group consisting of tofu-containing and yogurt, containing as the sweetener-bulking agent a mixture of aspartame with a synergistic sweetener selected from the group consisting of thaumatin, acesulfame K, saccharin, chalcone, stevioside, cyclamate, glycyrrhizin, and mixtures thereof, and soy protein isolates and milk with a mixed culture of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.
A dietetic frozen dessert selected from the group consisting of ice cream, ice milk, frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet and tofu-containing, with between 2% and 16% by weight of its solid content as a butterfat or vegetable fat and as a bulking agent, sucrose polyester which contains aspartame as the sole sweetener said composition having an overrun of between 10% and 90%.
A sweetener-bulking agent-containing dietetic sugar-free and corn syrup-free frozen dessert selected from the group consisting of ice cream, ice milk, frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet and tofu-containing, containing a butterfat or vegetable fat and sucrose polyester in an amount on a dry weight basis of between 2% and 16% and polydextrose in the bulking agent and as the sole sweetener, aspartame alone or a mixture of aspartame with a synergistic sweetener selected from the group consisting of thaumatin, acesulfame K, saccharin, chalcone, stevioside, cyclamate, glycyrrhizin and mixtures thereof.
A dietetic flavored or fruit flavored yogurt which is sugar-free and corn-syrup free containing as the sole sweetener aspartame, and as a bulking agent a mixture of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Striptococcus thermophilus.
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