Sweetener compositions

• US 9,028,906 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Douxmatok Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Douxmatok Ltd.
• Inventors: Baniel, Avraham
• Primary Examiner(s): Dees, Nikki H
• Application Number:
  US13/250,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20120088025A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• Field of Search: 426/658
• US Class Current: 426/658
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 27/33 containing sugars or derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/262 Cellulose; Derivatives thereof, e.g. ethers
• 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 5/00 Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: C13K 1/00 Glucose separation from invert sugar C13K3/00; Glucose-containing syrups
• CPC Class Codes: C13K 11/00 Fructose separation from invert sugar C13K3/00

Abstract

The invention provides a sweetener composition comprising a combination of cellulose and a sweetener carbohydrate formed from a combination of at least two carbohydrates selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose and fructose, and a method for the preparation thereof.

Claims

1. A liquid sweetener composition consisting of:

a eutectic melt mixture of a combination of at least two sweetener carbohydrates selected from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose and fructose, and a sweetness increasing amount of cellulose dispersed within said eutectic melt mixture, wherein said amount of cellulose is effective to render the sweetener composition sweeter than a mixture of the same sweetener carbohydrates with no cellulose dispersed therein.

2. The sweetener composition according to claim 1, wherein said at least two sweetener carbohydrates are glucose and fructose.

3. The sweetener composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition is food compatible.