US4007288A
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Low calorie sweetening composition and method for making same
Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1973-08-13
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Granted: 1977-02-08
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Expires: 1993-08-13
Abstract
Abstract Readily soluble, sweetening compositions are produced by vacuum drum drying solutions of an edible bulking agent and a dipeptide sweetening compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Glicksman
- 👤 Bartley N. Wankier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:26
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for producing a rapidly soluble sweetening composition comprising the steps of forming an aqueous solution of an edible bulking agent and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, said bulking agent being selected from the group consisting of organic acids, hydrolyzed starch materials and sugars, said aqueous solution containing less than one part L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester per part of bulking agent, and vacuum drum drying the solution at a drum temperature below 100° C and at subatmospheric pressure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for producing a rapidly soluble sweetening composition comprising the steps of forming an aqueous solution of an edible bulking agent and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, said bulking agent being selected from the group consisting of organic acids, hydrolyzed starch materials and sugars, said aqueous solution containing less than one part L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester per part of bulking agent, and vacuum drum drying the solution at a drum temperature below 100° C and at subatmospheric pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the bulking agent is a dextrin having a dextrose equivalent of 4 to about 20 and wherein the drum temperature is maintained at 40° C-80° C and the pressure is 50-400 mm mercury.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the bulking agent is a dextrin having the dextrose equivalent from about 5 to about 10, contains little monosaccharide and contains, an irregular distribution of other lower saccharides with a preponderance of the hexamer and heptamer.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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