US4001456A
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Low calorie sweetening composition and method for making same
Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1973-08-13
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Granted: 1977-01-04
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Expires: 1993-08-13
Abstract
Abstract Readily soluble, sweetening compositions are produced by spray-drying solutions of an edible bulking agent and a dipeptide sweetening compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Glicksman
- 👤 Bartley N. Wankier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 08:03
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for producing a rapidly soluble sweetening composition comprising the steps of forming an aqueous solution of an edible bulking agent and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, said bulking agent being selected from the group consisting of organic acids, hydrolyzed starch materials and sugars, said aqueous solution containing less than one part L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester per part of bulking agent, and spray drying the solution at a feed concentration of not less than about 50% solids in a spray dryer apparatus having an inlet air temperature of about 350° F to about 500° F.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for producing a rapidly soluble sweetening composition comprising the steps of forming an aqueous solution of an edible bulking agent and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, said bulking agent being selected from the group consisting of organic acids, hydrolyzed starch materials and sugars, said aqueous solution containing less than one part L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester per part of bulking agent, and spray drying the solution at a feed concentration of not less than about 50% solids in a spray dryer apparatus having an inlet air temperature of about 350° F to about 500° F.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the inlet air temperature is about 450° F.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the spray dryer apparatus has an outlet air temperature of from about 225° F to about 270° F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the outlet air temperature is about 230° F.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the sweetening solution is maintained at a temperature of about 150° F to about 160° F while being introduced into the spray dryer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the solution is pumped through an in-line strainer to the spray dryer feed pump equipped with an homogenizing head.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the bulking agent is a dextrin having a dextrose equivalent is about 5 to about 10, and wherein the dextrin has an irregular distribution of lower saccharides with a preponderance of the hexamer and heptamer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the solution is pumped and sprayed downward and co-current with the drying air into the spray dryer.
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