High-intensity sweetener composition and delivery of same
View Patent ↗A composition for sweetening ingestable solids or liquids. The composition is compressed and comprises less than about 7.5 weight-% sucralose and one or more diluents. The composition is compressed at a pressure of greater than 2 pounds per square inch. A method of forming the composition and a system for delivering the composition are also provided.
1. A composition for sweetening ingestible solids or liquids, the composition comprising moisture at a concentration of less than 10 weight-% and being a compressed form prepared by a method including the step of applying a pressure of greater than two pounds per square inch to a mixture, the mixture comprising:
from about 7.5 to about 5 weight-% of sucralose; and
one or more diluents, wherein said one or more diluents comprises at least one of a disintegration agent, a food acid, or a food acid salt.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more diluents comprise a carbohydrate.
3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more diluents comprise a sugar alcohol.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more diluents comprise a food acid.
5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more diluents comprise a sodium carbonate.
6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more diluents comprise a food acid salt.
7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition has a color-days rating of greater than 8.
8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition maintains a white color for at least 8 days.
9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is compressed at a pressure of greater than 5,000 pounds per square inch.
10. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is formed into a tablet.
11. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is retained in the interstitial space between two sheets of dissolvable film.
12. The composition of claim 1 wherein the one or more of the diluents comprise one or both of flavors and dispersing agents.
13. A tablet for sweetening an ingestible solid or liquid, the tablet comprising moisture at a concentration of less than 10 weight-% and being a compressed form prepared by a method including the step of applying a pressure of greater than 7,000 pounds per square inch to a mixture, the mixture comprising:
from 7.5 to 5 wt-% crystallized sucralose; and
one or more diluents; wherein said one or more diluents comprises least one of a disintegration agent, a food acid, or a food acid salt.