Sweetener compositions and foods, beverages, and consumable products made thereof

• US 10,231,476 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2016
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Douxmatok Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Douxmatok Ltd.
• Inventors: Baniel, Avraham, Zviely, Michael, Eliyahu, Shay, Gelbart, Noa, Baniel, Eran, Romm, Ronit, Magal Santana, Nadine, Trachtenberg, Alexander, Har-Tal Eliyahu, Yael Miriam
• Primary Examiner(s): Dees, Nikki H.
• Application Number:
  US15/222,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20160331012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/60 Sweeteners
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 27/33 containing sugars or derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 27/34 Sugar alcohols
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/015 Inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/30 containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols, e.g. xylitol; containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin products from apiculture A23L21/20; artificial sweetening agents A23L27/30
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/37 Sugar alcohols
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/10 General cosmetic use
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/00 Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additives; Targeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/02 Inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/26 Carbohydrates, e.g. sugar alcohols, amino sugars, nucleic acids, mono-, di- or oligo-saccharides; Derivatives thereof, e.g. polysorbates, sorbitan fatty acid esters or glycyrrhizin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/25 Silicon; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/60 Sugars; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 11/00 Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses

Abstract

Provided herein are compositions with enhanced sweetness or reduced caloric content per weight when compared to the sweetener carbohydrate or sweetener polyol component thereof, and methods for the preparation thereof.

Claims

1. A method of producing a sweetener composition, comprising mixing one or more sweetener carbohydrates, wherein the one or more sweetener carbohydrates are selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, high fructose corn syrup, high maltose corn syrup, and a combination thereof, with a carrier compound precursor and a catalyst such that a reaction between the carrier compound precursor and the catalyst occurs in the presence of the one or more sweetener carbohydrates to form a sweetener composition, wherein the sweetener composition comprises one or more sweetener carbohydrates and 0.05-4% by weight of a carrier compound relative to total sweetener carbohydrate;

wherein the carrier compound is silica;

wherein the catalyst is a strong or weak acid exchange resin;

wherein the sweetener composition has enhanced sweetness compared to a control composition; and

wherein the control composition consists of the same contents by identity and quantity as the one or more sweetener carbohydrates.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising drying the sweetener composition.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising sonicating the sweetener composition.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising passing the sweetener composition through a sieve.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the carrier compound precursor is a silicate.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the silicate is sodium silicate, potassium silicate, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, tetramethylammonium silicate, sodium metasilicate, sodium metasilicate hydrate, calcium metasilicate, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the carrier compound precursor is silicic acid.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the sweetness is enhanced by at least 10%.

9. A method of producing a sweetener mixture, comprising mixing one or more sweetener carbohydrates, wherein the one or more sweetener carbohydrates are selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, high fructose corn syrup, high maltose corn syrup, and a combination thereof, with a carrier compound precursor and a catalyst to form silica such that a reaction between the carrier compound precursor and the catalyst occurs in the presence of the one or more sweetener carbohydrates wherein the sweetener mixture comprises one or more sweetener carbohydrates and 0.05-4% by weight of a carrier compound relative to total sweetener carbohydrate;

and wherein the catalyst is a strong or weak acid exchange resin.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the carrier compound precursor is a silicate.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the silicate is sodium silicate, potassium silicate, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, tetramethylammonium silicate, sodium metasilicate, sodium metasilicate hydrate, calcium metasilicate, or a combination thereof.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the silicate is sodium silicate.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the carrier compound precursor is silicic acid.