FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCT COMPRISING A STEVIOL GLYCOSIDE COMPOSITION AND SPECIFIC STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES COMPOSITIONS
The invention concerns a sweetened dairy product comprising a fermented dairy composition, and a specific steviol glycoside composition comprising Rebaudioside B. The invention also concerns specific steviol glycoside compositions comprising Rebaudioside B. The fermented dairy composition may comprise lactase and may be strained fermented dairy composition.
1 . A sweetened dairy product comprising:
a fermented dairy composition, and
a steviol glycoside composition comprising Rebaudioside B, at least one of Rebaudioside A, Rebaudioside D and Rebaudioside M, and optionally stevioside.
2 . A product according to claim 1 , wherein the steviol glycoside composition comprises Rebaudioside B, Rebaudioside A, and stevioside.
3 . A product according to claim 1 , wherein the steviol glycoside composition comprises:
from 50 to 75% by weight of Rebaudioside A,
from 5 to 10% by weight of Rebaudioside B, and
from 20 to 40% by weight of Stevioside,
with respect to the sum of the amounts of Rebaudioside A, Rebaudioside B, and Stevioside.
4 . A product according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
a polysaccharide of fructose units,
a salt, and
mixtures or associations thereof.
5 . A product according to claim 4 , wherein the salt comprises a sodium or potassium cation and a chloride anion.
6 . A product according to claim 4 , wherein the salt is a sea salt composition.
7 . A product according to claim 4 , wherein the polysaccharide of fructose units is an inulin or a FructoOligoSaccharide (FOS).
8 . A product according to claim 7 , wherein the polysaccharide of fructose units is FructoOligoSaccharide (FOS) compound having an average number of Fructose units of from 3 to 5.
9 . A product according to claim 1 , further comprising a lactase enzyme.
10 . A product according to claim 1 , comprising a source of fat.
11 . A product according to claim 10 , having a fat content of from 0.01% to 8% by weight.
12 . A product according to claim 1 , comprising a source of protein.
13 . A product according to claim 12 , having a protein content of from 0.5% to 12.0% by weight.
14 . A product according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of fruit or at least one flavor.
15 . A product according to claim 1 , wherein the fermented dairy composition comprises a dairy material comprising animal milk.
16 . A product according to claim 1 , being comprised in a container.
17 . A product according to claim 1 , comprising an intermediate composition.
18 . A product according to claim 1 , wherein the fermented dairy composition is a strained fermented dairy composition.
19 . A process of making the product according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
step a) preparing a fermented dairy composition comprising a dairy material, and
step b) adding an intermediate composition comprising the steviol glycoside composition.
20 . A process according to claim 19 , wherein the dairy material comprises lactose and the dairy composition comprises a lactase enzyme.
21 . A process according to claim 20 , wherein step a) comprises the following steps:
a1) providing a milk composition comprising lactose,
a2) adding the enzyme and at least partially hydrolyzing the lactose,
a3) inoculating lactic acid bacteria, and
a4) allowing fermentation of the milk composition.
22 . A process according to claim 21 wherein the fermented dairy composition is a strained fermented dairy composition, and wherein step a) further comprises the following subsequent step:
a5) separation to obtain a strained fermented dairy composition and an acid whey by-product.
23 . A steviol glycoside composition comprising:
from 50 to 75% by weight of Rebaudioside A,
from 5 to 10% by weight of Rebaudioside B, and
from 20 to 40% by weight of Stevioside,
with respect to the sum of the amounts of Rebaudioside A, Rebaudioside B, and Stevioside.