US4681771A
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Sweetener
Assignee: Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd
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Filing: 1985-10-15
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2005-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A low-calorific and low-cariogenic sweetener, and processes for the preparation and use thereof, are described, said sweetener comprising oligosaccharides having from 1 to 4 molecules of fructose bound to sucrose.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Adachi
- 👤 Hidemasa Hidaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:45
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G1/00; A23G1/30; A23G1/32; A23G1/42; A23G1/423; A23G1/40; A23G1/426; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/42; A23G9/00; A23G9/32; A23G9/34; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/33; C; C12; C12N; C12N9/00; C12N9/10; C12N9/1048; C12N9/1051; C12P; C12P19/00; C12P19/18; A23G2200/00; A23G2200/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A sweetened low-calorific and low-cariogenic food product comprising: (a) a low-calorific and low-cariogenic oligosaccharide sweetener; in physical admixture or in solution with (b) an unsweetened food consumable by humans, wherein said food product is sweetened due to the presence of said oligosaccharide, and wherein said oligosaccharide comprises a sucrose molecule having covalently bound thereto, 1 to 4 fructose molecules, and is represented by general formula (I): ##STR2## wherein n=2-5; or said oligosaccharide comprises mixtures of at least 2 of said oligosaccharides represented by formula (I).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A sweetened low-calorific and low-cariogenic food product comprising: (a) a low-calorific and low-cariogenic oligosaccharide sweetener; in physical admixture or in solution with (b) an unsweetened food consumable by humans, wherein said food product is sweetened due to the presence of said oligosaccharide, and wherein said oligosaccharide comprises a sucrose molecule having covalently bound thereto, 1 to 4 fructose molecules, and is represented by general formula (I): ##STR2## wherein n=2-5; or said oligosaccharide comprises mixtures of at least 2 of said oligosaccharides represented by formula (I).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The food product as claimed in claim 1, wherein said food product comprises, as an additional component, (c) free unbound sucrose, and wherein the ratio of the content by weight of the sum of said oligosaccharide to the content by weight of free unbound sucrose is at least 2.0/1.
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