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Dipeptide sweetening composition
Assignee: Ajinomoto Co Inc
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Filing: 1981-12-07
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Granted: 1984-08-14
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Expires: 2001-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A dipeptide sweetening composition, comprising: (a) from 20 to 60% by wt. of solid fat, (b) from 10 to 30% by wt. of emulsifier, (c) from 10 to 30% by wt. of polysaccharide and (d) not more than 30% by wt. dipeptide sweetener, all of said percents being based on the weight of the composition, is stable against heat or enzymes and useful for processed and fermentation foods.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuzo Okada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:49
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10; A23L; A23L17/00; A23L17/70; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A dipeptide sweetening composition, comprising: (a) from 20 to 60% by wt. of a solid ingredient selected from the group consisting of higher fatty acids, hardened fatty acids, higher alcohols, beef tallows, edible solid fats, hardened oil, waxes and resins, (b) from 10 to 30 by wt. of emulsifier, (c) from 10 to 30% by wt. of polysaccharide and (d) not more than 30% by wt. dipeptide sweetener, all of said percentages being based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A dipeptide sweetening composition, comprising: (a) from 20 to 60% by wt. of a solid ingredient selected from the group consisting of higher fatty acids, hardened fatty acids, higher alcohols, beef tallows, edible solid fats, hardened oil, waxes and resins, (b) from 10 to 30 by wt. of emulsifier, (c) from 10 to 30% by wt. of polysaccharide and (d) not more than 30% by wt. dipeptide sweetener, all of said percentages being based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the melting point of the solid ingredient is higher than 50° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of soybean phospholipids, monoglycerides, glycerin fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said polysaccharide is a waxy starch, dextrin, pectin, carragheenan, corn starch, wheat starch, tarmarind or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for producing the composition of claim 1 wherein: a molten solid ingredient is admixed with said dipeptide sweetener, said emulsifier and said polysaccharide each in the form of a powder; and said admixture is pulverized into particles upon cooling.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method of sweetening processed foods comprising using said composition of claim 1 as a sweetening agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said processed food is chewing gum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said chewing gum contains said composition in an amount corresponding to 0.1 to 10.0% by wt. of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-methylester.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 8, wherein the amount corresponds to from 1.0 to 5.0% by wt of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-ethylester.
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