Saccharides and saccharide compositions and mixtures

• US 10,342,243 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
• Inventors: Medoff, Marshall
• Primary Examiner(s): Berry, Layla D
• Application Number:
  US14/839,498
• Publication Number:
  US 20160082022A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,411 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/163 Sugars; Polysaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/60 Sweeteners
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/10 General cosmetic use
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/5922 At least two compounds being classified in the same subclass of A61K8/18
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/92 Oral administration
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/7004 Monosaccharides having only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/7016 Disaccharides, e.g. lactose, lactulose lactobionic acid A61K31/7032
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
• 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 8/60 Sugars; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0095 Drinks; Beverages; Syrups; Compositions for reconstitution thereof, e.g. powders or tablets to be dispersed in a glass of water; Veterinary drenches A61K9/0007 takes precedence; eatable gels or foams A61K9/0056; oral mucosa adhesive forms A61K9/006
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/08 Solutions composition of solutions A61K47/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 31/16 for influenza or rhinoviruses
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/00 Preparations for care of the skin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/10 Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel

Abstract

Described herein are products comprising a xylose (e.g., D-xylose or L-xylose and another sweetener such as glucose). Exemplary products include cosmetic products, oral care products, therapeutic products, nutraceutical products, diagnostic, beverages, animal food products, and human food products. Methods of making the xylose containing products from biomass is provided.

Claims

1. A sugar-containing product comprising an enzymatically saccharified cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass extract comprising molecular xylose and molecular glucose, wherein the xylose/glucose ratio is the same as the xylose/glucose ratio of xylose and glucose sugar units found in the free sugars and polysaccharides of the source biomass and wherein the extract is substantially free of cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass,

wherein the product is a human or animal food product having a glycemic index of less than 50,

and wherein the product further comprises a preservative, an emulsifying agent, a stabilizer, a humectant, or an anticaking agent.

2. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the product is a human food product.

3. The sugar-containing product of claim 1 wherein the ratio of xylose/glucose is between about 35/50 and about 250/50.

4. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the ratio of xylose/glucose is between about 40/50 and about 100/50.

5. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the ratio of xylose/glucose is between about 45/50 and about 95/50.

6. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the xylose comprises food grade xylose.

7. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the product is substantially free of a fermentation product.

8. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the food product has a glycemic index less than 30.

9. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the food product has a glycemic index less than 15.

10. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the product is a human food product selected from the group consisting packaged food product, a candy, dessert or snack, a condiment, or a frozen treat.

11. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the food product further comprises an additive selected from the group consisting of a vitamin, a mineral, an antioxidant, an amino acid, caffeine, CO₂, and a herbal extract.

12. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, further comprising another carbohydrate, sugar or sweetener.

13. The sugar-containing product of claim 12, wherein the other carbohydrate, sugar or sweetener is selected from the group consisting of glyceraldehyde, dihydroxyacetone, erythose, ribose, ribulose, arabinose, fructose, manose, galactose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sedoheptulose, sucrose, maltose, lactose, cellobiose, stevia, aspartame, sucralose, neotame, acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), saccharin, advantame and cyclamates.

14. The sugar-containing product of claim 12, wherein less than 10 percent by weight of the product comprises the other sugar.

15. The sugar-containing product of claim 12, wherein less than 5 percent by weight of the product comprises the other sugar.

16. The sugar-containing product of claim 12, wherein less than 1 percent by weight of the product comprises the other sugar.

17. The sugar-containing product of claim 12, wherein less than 10 percent of the calorie content of the product is from the other sugar.

18. The sugar-containing product of claim 12, wherein less than 5 percent of the calorie content of the product is from the other sugar.

19. The sugar-containing product of claim 1, wherein the cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass is selected from the group consisting of starchy materials, sugar cane, agricultural waste, paper, paper products, paper waste, paper pulp, pigmented papers, loaded papers, coated papers, filled papers, magazines, printed matter, printer paper, polycoated paper, card stock, cardboard, paperboard, cotton, wood, particle board, forestry wastes, sawdust, aspen wood, wood chips, grasses, switchgrass, miscanthus, cord grass, reed canary grass, grain residues, rice hulls, oat hulls, wheat chaff, barley hulls, agricultural waste, silage, canola straw, wheat straw, barley straw, oat straw, rice straw, jute, hemp, flax, bamboo, sisal, abaca, corn cobs, corn stover, soybean stover, corn fiber, alfalfa, hay, coconut hair, sugar processing residues, bagasse, beet pulp, agave bagasse, algae, seaweed, plankton manure, sewage, offal, agricultural or industrial waste, arracacha, buckwheat, banana, barley, cassava, kudzu, oca, sago, sorghum, potato, sweet potato, taro, yams, beans, favas, lentils, peas, or mixtures of any of these.