Food sweetener composition and process
AssigneeCalifornia Natural Products
InventorsCheryl R. Mitchell, Morris A. Mann
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Abstract
Food sweetener compositions containing aspartame and sugar acids. Specifically, the sweetener compositions include a sugar acid, such as a polyuronic acid, in an amount sufficient to eradicate the undesired lingering aftertaste of aspartame without contributing to viscosity or pulp volume. The present invention also involves the novel use of such sweetener compositions in food products, such as carbonated beverages, so that they no longer exhibit the lingering aftertaste of aspartame.
Claims20
A food sweetener composition, comprising:
- a sweetener system including aspartame;
- and
- a sugar acid in an amount sufficient to eradicate undesirable lingering aftertaste of the aspartame.
A food sweetener composition, comprising:
- sugar acids and aspartame such that the level of sugar acid is about 2 to about 120 percent that of the aspartame on a weight to weight solids basis.
A food product composition, comprising a sweetener composition, said sweetener composition comprising:
- aspartame;
- and
- a sugar acid in an amount sufficient to eradicate undesirable lingering aftertaste of the aspartame.
A food product composition, comprising:
- aspartame;
- and
- an exogenous source of sugar acid in an amount sufficient to eradicate lingering aftertaste of aspartame without contributing to viscosity.
A carbonated beverage, comprising:
- aspartame;
- and
- a sugar acid from an exogenous source and in an amount sufficient to eradicate undesirable lingering aftertaste of the aspartame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.