Edible compositions and methods of making edible compositions
OwnerL. Myles Phippsinventor
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Abstract
The invention includes an edible composition which contains at least one gum, a non-nutritive sweetener, at least one of glycerin and a glycol, and a flavoring agent. The composition is essentially calorie-free. The invention also includes a composition having a taste and texture like honey. The honey-like composition contains a gum, a non-nutritive sweetener, a preservative agent a flavoring agent and at least one of glycerin and a glycol. The composition additionally contains water. The invention additionally includes a method of forming a food product.
Claims30
A composition comprising:
- at least one gum;
- a non-nutritive sweetener;
- at least one of glycerin and a glycol;
- and
- a flavoring agent, the composition being essentially calorie-free, being free of nutritive sweeteners, and having a viscosity of from about 3000 centipoises to about 10,000 centipoises.
A food product consisting of:
- carboxymethylcellulose;
- hydroxypropylmethylcellulose;
- at least one gum selected from the group consisting of guar gum, xanthan gum, gum arabic and algin gum;
- glycerin;
- at least one member of the group consisting of propylene glycol, propylene glycol alginate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, vanilla extract, coloring agents, and lipophilic starch;
- at least one sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucralose, acesulfame K, stevia, neotame, and aspartame;
- at least one flavoring agent;
- and
- from 0% to 99% water, by weight.
An edible non-honey based composition comprising:
- at least one viscosity agent;
- at least one humectant;
- sucralose;
- aspartame;
- at least one honey flavor;
- at least one coloring agent;
- and
- less than 70% water, by weight, the composition being free of honey.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.