Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC

Mary Elizabeth Quinlan

John R Bridges

Alfred Carlson

Yuqing Zhou

Elber F Tejada

Brian Timothy Pohrte

Timothy C Schunk

Shelly Yuqing Zhou

Sweetener compositions useful as non-caloric replacements for sugars in food and beverages are provided by combinations of monk fruit extract (containing mogroside V) with rebaudioside A and B, which have improved taste profiles as compared to other non-caloric sweeteners.

Sweetener compositions containing monk fruit extract and rebaudiosides A and B

A composition includes Mogroside V and a Rebaudioside component in a weight ratio &#x2267;1:1 and &#x2266;6:1, wherein the Rebaudioside component consists of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Rebaudioside A, Rebaudioside B and Rebaudioside D. A method of purifying a Luo Han Guo extract includes contacting the Luo Han Guo extract with activated carbon and a macroporous polymeric adsorbent resin, an ion exchange resin, or both. A composition includes a Luo Han Guo extract, wherein Mogroside V constitutes from 50 wt % to 75 wt % of the Luo Han Guo extract and the composition includes from 0 to 13 wt % in total relative to the Mogroside V of aromatic glycosides, and from 0 to 15 ppm of semi-volatile organic compounds relative to the Mogroside V.

Rebaudioside-mogroside V blends

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