EP0102032A1
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Stabilized aspartame compositions
Assignee: Ajinomoto Co Inc
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Filing: 1983-08-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-08-17
Abstract
Abstract A sweetening agent or sweetened food which comprises a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (Aspartame) and an aqueous dispersing agent, wherein the Aspartame is present in an amount sufficient to saturate the aqueous dispersing agent and further to provide undissolved Aspartame, is disclosed along with a method for producing such foods and sweetening agents.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Ozawa
- 👤 Hideki Hattori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:19
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
39 words
A sweetening agent, which comprises : a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and an aqueous dispersing agent, wherein said α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is present in an amount sufficient to saturate said aqueous dispersing agent and further to provide undissolved a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
39 words
A sweetening agent, which comprises : a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and an aqueous dispersing agent, wherein said α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is present in an amount sufficient to saturate said aqueous dispersing agent and further to provide undissolved a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The sweetening agent according to Claim 1, which further comprises a sugar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The sweetening agent according to Claim 2, wherein said sugar is selected from the group consisting of glucose, sucrose, fructose, isomerized sugar, sugar alcohol, reduced starch hydrolyzate, and coupling sugar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
Sweetened food, containing a sweetening agent according to any of the Claims 1 to 3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
Sweetened food according to Claim 4, containing a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and water, wherein said water is the contained water content of said food and said a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is present in an amount sufficient to saturate said water and further to provide undissolved a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
Sweetened food according to Claim 4 or 5 , wherein the sweetened food is a chewing gum, jelly, jam, filling, bean jam, pudding, sweet jelly of beans, mousse, or ice cream.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
7 . A process for the production of a sweetening agent, which comprises: preparing a slurry containing a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester at a concentration higher than its solubility in a dispersing agent, and mixing said slurry with additional dispersing agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
7 . A process for the production of a sweetening agent, which comprises: preparing a slurry containing a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester at a concentration higher than its solubility in a dispersing agent, and mixing said slurry with additional dispersing agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of Claim 7, wherein said slurry is prepared by homogenizing a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and a small amount of water after which a part of the dispersing agent is added to the slurry and homogenized.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
9 . The process of Claim 7 , wherein said mixing is vacuum mixing.
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