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Low-caloric sweetening composition of microcrystalline appearance
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1990-03-30
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Granted: 1992-01-14
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Expires: 2010-03-30
Abstract
Abstract A low-caloric sweetening composition of micro-crystalline appearance comprises microcrystalline mesoerythritol particles whose surface is coated with a sweetening component containing at least one nonsugar sweetener, an amount of which is adjusted to within ranges from 9.4 to 2.6, preferably 6.5 to 2.6, with respect to a product of a weight part of the nonsugar sweetener per weight part of the mesoerythritol as one and a relative sweetness of the nonsugar sweetener to a sucrose. When plural nonsugar sweeteners are contained, the product is calculated as a sum of the products obtained in terms of each nonsugar sweetener.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Kondou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:29
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23F; A23F5/00; A23F5/46; A23F5/465; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/33; A23L27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A sweetening composition of microcrystalline appearance comprising microcrystalline mesoerythritol particles whose surfaces are coated with an amount of a sweetening component containing at least one non-sugar sweetener, said amount satisfying the relationship ##EQU3## wherein Wns is the parts by weight of said non-sugar sweetener, Wm is the parts by weight of said mesoerythritol, and Sns/ss is the relative sweetness of said non-sugar sweetener compared to that of sucrose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A sweetening composition of microcrystalline appearance comprising microcrystalline mesoerythritol particles whose surfaces are coated with an amount of a sweetening component containing at least one non-sugar sweetener, said amount satisfying the relationship ##EQU3## wherein Wns is the parts by weight of said non-sugar sweetener, Wm is the parts by weight of said mesoerythritol, and Sns/ss is the relative sweetness of said non-sugar sweetener compared to that of sucrose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said relationship is ##EQU4##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is low calorie and non-cariogenic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said non-sugar sweetener is saccharin sodium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said non-sugar sweetener is aspartame.
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