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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Yusuke Amino, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuko Hirasawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichi Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadashi Takemoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Yusuke Amino, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuko Hirasawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichi Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadashi Takemoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/236 (2006.01); A61K 31/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A crystal of free (2R,4R)-monatin is useful as a sweet substance. The crystals resist absorption of water even under high humidity, are stable and exhibit a high degree of sweetness. Thus, such crystals may used as a sweetening agent or an ingredient thereof, and as an ingredient for imparting sweetness to foods and beverages.