Sweetener
A low or zero calorie sweetener composition with sweetness synergy, providing a reduction in off-taste and a desirable temporal profile. The sweetener composition is suitable for use as a substitute for high calorie sugars. The sweetener composition is for use in food and beverage products, pharmaceutical products, nutritional products, and cosmetic products.
1. A sweetener composition comprising allulose and Mogroside V, wherein the Mogroside V is in a fruit extract from a fruit of a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family and wherein the sweetener composition comprises allulose in an amount of about 98% to about 99.9% by weight and the fruit extract in an amount of about 0.1% to about 2% by weight.
2. The sweetener composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fruit extract comprises a mogroside composition, which includes the Mogroside V, in an amount of at least 50% by weight relative to the total weight of the fruit extract.
3. The sweetener composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fruit extract comprises about 40% to about 65% by weight of mogroside V and about 0% to about 30% by weight of Mogroside IV, Mogroside VI, Oxomogroside V, Mogroside IIIE or Siamenoside I, or mixtures thereof.
4. The sweetener composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fruit extract comprises about 48% to about 52% of mogroside V by weight and about 25% to about 30% by weight of Mogroside IV, Oxomogroside V and Siamenoside I.
5. The sweetener composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fruit extract comprises about 50% to 60% by weight of Mogroside V relative to the total weight of the fruit extract.
6. The sweetener composition of claim 1 , comprising allulose in an amount of about 99.5% by weight and the fruit extract in an amount of about 0.5% by weight.
7. The sweetener composition according to claim 1 , in combination with at least one of a sweet taste improving additive, a bulking agent, a flavoring agent, or a stabilizer.
8. A food product comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
9. The food product of claim 8 , wherein the sweetener composition is provided as a coating or frosting on a surface of the food product.
10. A beverage product comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
11. A table-top sweetener comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
12. A bulking agent comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
13. A coating agent comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
14. A cosmetic product comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
15. A pharmaceutical product comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
16. A nutritional product comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
17. A sports product comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 .
18. A method of manufacturing a reduced-calorie product comprising adding the sweetener composition according to claim 1 to a food product, a beverage product, a pharmaceutical product, a nutritional product, a sports product, or a cosmetic product.
19. A method of increasing bulk of a product comprising adding a bulking agent comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 to the product.
20. A method of coating a product comprising applying a coating agent comprising the sweetener composition according to claim 1 to the product.