Hayashibara Co., Ltd.

Kenshi Yoshida

Toshio Miyake

Hiroto Chaen

Shigeharu Fukuda

Ikuo Sawatani

The objects of the present invention are to provide a method for inhibiting the coloration of a syrupy sweetener, comprising a reducing saccharide together with a non-reducing oligosaccharide having a &#x3b2;-fructofuranosidic linkage, without deteriorating the taste inherent to the syrupy sweetener; and to provide a syrupy sweetener, comprising a reducing saccharide together with a non-reducing oligosaccharide having a &#x3b2;-fructofuranosidic linkage, which is stabilized by the method. The present invention attains the above objects by providing a method for inhibiting the coloring of a syrupy sweetener, comprising a reducing saccharide together with a non-reducing oligosaccharide having a &#x3b2;-fructofuranosidic linkage, which comprises a step of incorporating a lactate into the syrupy sweetener, and by providing a syrupy sweetener, comprising a reducing saccharide together with a non-reducing oligosaccharide having a &#x3b2;-fructofuranosidic linkage, which is stabilized by the method.

Method for inhibiting coloring of a syrupy sweetener comprising a non-reducing oligosaccharide having a beta-fructofranosidic linkage and a reducing saccharide, and use thereof

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Okayama, Japan

Kenshi Yoshida