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Saccharin sweetner composition
Assignee: Alberto Culver Co
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Filing: 1971-07-06
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Granted: 1973-11-20
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Expires: 1991-07-06
Abstract
Abstract Saccharin sweetener compositions in the form of a water-soluble saccharin salt in admixture with a controlled quantity of calcium chloride whereby effectively to reduce the bitter after-taste of said saccharin salt, particularly in admixture with a major proportion of a starch hydrolysate.
Inventors
- 👤 J Bliznak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:25
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
16 words
A sweetener composition according to claim 1, in which the saccharin salt is the calcium salt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sweetener composition according to claim 2, in which the calcium chloride constitutes from 0.5 to 1.5 weight parts per one weight part of the calcium salt of saccharin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
A dry sweetener composition comprising a mixture including, by weight, from about 83 to 93 percent of a starch hydrolysate having a D.E. in the range up to about 20, from about 2 to 6 percent of a water-soluble saccharin salt, and from about 0.5 to 15 percent of calcium chloride, the weight ratio of the calcium chloride to the water-soluble saccharin salt being from 0.25 to 2.5 of the calcium chloride to one of the water-soluble saccharin salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 4, in which the saccharin salt is the calcium salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 4, in which the starch hydrolysate is a corn starch hydrolysate having a D.E. of about 5 to about 18.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The composition of claim 6, in which calcium saccharin comprises about 4.5 percent, the calcium chloride about 3.3 percent, and the starch hydrolysate about 92.2 percent, said percentages being by weight of the dry sweetener composition.
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