Fruit concentrate sweetner and process of manufacture
US4873112A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G2200/14
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fruit concentrate sweetener and process of manufacture are disclosed wherein the sweetener is formed from a hydrolyzed starch having a dextrose equivalent of about 5 to 25 and a clear fruit concentrate of at least about 40% soluble solids and about 0% insoluble solids to have about 40 to 65% complex carbohydrates, about 35 to 55% simple sugars from the fruit origin and about 0 to 5% nutritional components. The sweetener may be partially or substantially completely deflavorized and may be dried up to about 96 to 99% soluble solids. Further preferred steps of the process facilitate both deflavorization and drying while also yielding a sweetness level generally similar to sucrose with only about 50% simple sugars, the remainder being nutritionally desirable complex carbohydrates. The sweetener may be included in a variety of sweetened food and beverage products. The sweetener of the invention consists essentially of about 40 to 65% complex carbohydrates, about 35 to 55% simple sugars of a fruit origin, about 0% insoluble solids, about 0 to 5% nutritional components and about 0 to 3% of a sweetness potentiator, balance essentially water.
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