This invention relates to noncaloric saccharine artificial sweetening compositions, and more particularly to sweetening compositions which are free of cyclamate, contain only saccharine as the artificial sweetener, but which contain additives which do not add calories but nevertheless eliminate the undesired bitter aftertaste of the saccharine. The additives which are used according to this invention, and which must be used in combination because the only sweetening agent is saccharine, are glucono delta lactone, sodium gluconate and/or potassium gluconate and cream of tartar powder (potassium bitartrate).
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application, Ser. No. 869,383, filed Oct. 24, 1969, for "Cyclamate-Free Calorie-Free Sweetener," now abandoned.
The artificial sweetener known as dipeptide sweetener, which is actually aspartyl phenylalanine methyl ester is mixed with specific proportions of glucono delta lactone and/or a gluconate salt as well as with specific proportions of cream of tartar and/or sodium bicarbonate and/or potassium bicarbonate in order to improve the sweetening properties of the composition and to give the same the more natural sweetness of ordinary sugar while still providing a calorie free product.
The artificial sweetener known as dipeptide sweetener, which is actually aspartyl phenylalanine methyl ester is mixed in specific proportions with a sugar such as dextrose, lactose, sucrose, etc. or a sugar alcohol such as xylitol, mannitol, etc. with a glycyrrhizin and with cream of tartar to provide a composition approaching the natural sweetness of ordinary sugar while using a minimum of the dipeptide sweetener.
The sweetening product is comprised of a mixture comprising by weight, 94 to 96.5% sugar and/or sugar-derived polyalcohol, 3 to 5.5% sweetener or sweetener mixture with high sweetening power, 0.1 to 0.4% food organic acid, such as citric acid, 0.2 to 0.5% bicarbonate, such as sodium bicarbonate, and such an amount water that the end product does contain at the most 0.1 weight % water. There is further described a method for manufacturing such a product.
A relatively heat stable, intense sweetener composition that includes a dipeptide sweetener and a heat stabilizing amount of a sugar acid lactone. The sweetening composition may also include a polyhydric alcohol, preferably fructose. The sweetening composition exhibits a significant sweetness synergism. Mixes for food products which include a sweetening agent comprising a dipeptide sweetener and a heat stabilizing amount of a sugar acid lactone, sometimes in combination with a polyhydric alcohol. These mixes can have reduced or low calories, and low sodium and cholesterol levels.
