Pepsico, Inc.

Cadbury Adams Usa, LLC

Gino Olcese

Peter S Given

Thomas Lee

William Mutilangi

Glenn Roy

Zena Bell

Rein Hirs

Yuanzhen Zhong

Yuan Fang

Carole Ann Bingley

Katherine Clare Darnell

Steven Gomez

A combination of a sugar alcohol and D-tagatose is used to produce naturally sweetened, diet beverages or food products. The sugar alcohol and D-tagatose can also be used in combination with one or more nutritive sweeteners to lower the calories of a full-calorie beverage or food product while preserving the taste.

Use of erythritol and D-tagatose in diet or reduced-calorie beverages and food products

A combination of one or more non-nutritive sweeteners, a sugar alcohol and D-tagatose are included in a zero- or low-calorie beverage or food product to achieve a taste substantially similar to that of a full-calorie beverage or food product. The combination is suitable for use in zero- or low-calorie frozen carbonated beverages.

Use of erythritol and D-tagatose in zero- or low-calorie beverages

The present invention relates to oral compositions and beverage products, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance, such as a sweetener, and at least one potentiator, such as a sweetness potentiator, which enhances the sweetness of the composition upon consumption.

Taste potentiator compositions and beverages containing same

Use of erythritol and D-tagatose in zero-or low-calorie beverages

Surfactants are used in low concentrations in order to solubilize water-insoluble solids for inclusion in aqueous beverages. Beverage concentrates, beverage syrups and finished beverages, all of which contain surfactant and water-insoluble solids, are stable; the concentrates and finished beverages are clear.

Use of surfactants to solubilize water-insoluble solids in beverages

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