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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheryl R Mitchell, Stockton, CA (US);
Morris A Mann, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
California Natural Products, Lathrop, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-3 ; 426590 ; 426660 ; 426579 ; 426548 ;
Abstract
Food sweetener compositions containing aspartame and sugar acids. Specifically, the sweetener compositions include a sugar acid, such as a polyuronic acid, in an amount sufficient to eradicate the undesired lingering aftertaste of aspartame without contributing to viscosity or pulp volume. The present invention also involves the novel use of such sweetener compositions in food products, such as carbonated beverages, so that they no longer exhibit the lingering aftertaste of aspartame.