US4758438A
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Sweetener composition
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1986-10-14
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Granted: 1988-07-19
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Expires: 2006-10-14
Abstract
Abstract A sweetener composition consisting essentially of codried thaumatin, and/or monellin and acid saccharin and designed for use as a non-caloric sweetener in comestibles such as chewing gum to provide prolonged sweetness without aftertaste of either the protein or the acid saccharin.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Stroz
- 👤 Abraham I. Bakal
- 👤 Ronald P. D'Amelia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:37
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/14; A23G4/10; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
39 words
A sweetner composition consisting essentially of a codried mixture of about 99.5 to 95 weight % of saccharin and about 0.5 to 5 weight % of a protein selected from the group consisting of thaumatin, monellin and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
39 words
A sweetner composition consisting essentially of a codried mixture of about 99.5 to 95 weight % of saccharin and about 0.5 to 5 weight % of a protein selected from the group consisting of thaumatin, monellin and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition as in claim 1 in which said protein comprises thaumatin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition as in claim 1 in which said protein comprises monellin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A comestible sweetened at least in part with the composition of claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A comestible sweetened at least in part with the composition of claim 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A comestible sweetened at least in part with the composition of claim 3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
A comestible as in claim 4 which is chewing gum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
A comestible as in claim 5 which is chewing gum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
10 words
A comestible as in claim 6 which is chewing gum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
Chewing gum as in claim 7 which comprises about 0.05 to 5 weight % of said composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
Chewing gum as in claim 8 which comprises about 0.05 to 5 weight % of said composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
Chewing gum as in claim 9 which comprises about 0.05 to 5 weight % of said composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
Chewing gum as in claim 1 which comprises about 5 to 50 ppm of said protein and about 500 to 4,000 ppm of said saccharin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
Chewing gum as in claim 2 comprising about 5 to 50 ppm of said protein and about 500 to 4,000 ppm of said saccharin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
In a process for sweetening a comestible with an essentially non-caloric sweetening agent the improvement which comprises employing as said sweetening agent the composition of claim 1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process as in claim 15 in which said protein is thaumatin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process as in claim 15 in which said protein is monellin.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process for preparing the composition of claim 1 which comprises dissolving said protein and said saccharin in a common solvent therefor and drying the resulting solution so that said acid saccharin functions as a carrier for said protein.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as in claim 18 which thaumatin and acid saccharin are dissolved in ethyl alcohol.
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