Herbal sweetening and preservative composition comprising licorice extract and mogrosides obtained from plants belonging to cucurbitaceae and/or momordica
US6103240A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L27/36
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An herbal sweetening, preservative and therapeutic composition includes triterpene glycoside composition and extract of licorice, wherein the composition has sweetening and anti-microbial properties, wherein the triterpene glycoside composition is standardized for 80% (wt.) of mogrosides obtained from a plant selected from the group consisting of the members of Cucurbitaceae family, Momordica family and combination thereof, and wherein the extract of licorice is the ethanol soluble and water insoluble fraction. Products including such compositions are also disclosed.
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