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Process of stabilizing aspartame sweetness in water-containing foods
Assignee: Ajinomoto Co Inc
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Filing: 1985-08-28
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Granted: 1988-02-02
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Expires: 2005-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A sweetening agent or sweetened food which comprises α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (Aspartame) and an aqueous dispersing agent, wherein the Aspartame is present in an amount sufficient to saturate the aqueous dispersing agent and further to provide undissolved Aspartame, is disclosed along with a method for producing such foods and sweetening agents.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Ozawa
- 👤 Hideki Hattori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:38
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A process for stabilizing the sweetness of a water-containing food, which comprises adding α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester to said food and uniformly dispersing said α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester throughout said food, wherein the amount of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is effective to supersaturate the contained water content of said food and to stabilize the sweetness of said food.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A process for stabilizing the sweetness of a water-containing food, which comprises adding α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester to said food and uniformly dispersing said α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester throughout said food, wherein the amount of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is effective to supersaturate the contained water content of said food and to stabilize the sweetness of said food.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said stabilization is for at least 10 days.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said food is a chewing gum, jelly, jam, filling, bean jam, pudding, sweet jelly of beans, mousse or ice cream.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is in the form of a supersaturated dispersion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said contained water is saturated with α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, or one or more components selected from the group consisting of glucose, sucrose, fructose, isomerized sugar, sugar alcohol, and reduced starch hydrolyzate.
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