US4642240A
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Foodstuffs containing 3-aminobenzesulfonic acid as a sweetener inhibitor
Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1985-03-25
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Granted: 1987-02-10
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Expires: 2005-03-25
Abstract
Abstract Food acceptable sweetness modifying compounds comprising certain aromatic amino acids and foodstuff compositions containing the same.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald E. Barnett
- 👤 Ronald G. Yarger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:51
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/39
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
32 words
A composition comprising a foodstuff containing a sweetener preparation and, as a sweetener inhibitor, within the range of about 0.001 to about 2.0 weight percent based on the total composition, 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition comprising a foodstuff containing a sweetener preparation and, as a sweetener inhibitor, within the range of about 0.001 to about 2.0 weight percent based on the total composition, 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said sweetener is selected from the group consisting of a natural sweetener, an artificial sweetener and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein said sweetener is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, corn syrup solids, dextrose, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, acesulfam, thaumatin, invert sugar, saccharin, saccharin salts, cyclamate, dihydrochalcone, aspartame, stevioside, glycyrrhizin, mixtures thereof and salts thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 1 which comprises a foodstuff selected from the group consisting of beverages, sauces, desserts, confections, intermediate moisture foods and infused foods.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said sweetener inhibitor is present in said composition in an amount in the range of from about 0.1 to about 1% by weight of the composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said sweetener inhibitor is present in said composition in an amount in the range of from about 0.1 to about 0.5% by weight of the composition.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3876816A
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