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Granted Patent B2
US 12,599,157 · App. 16/663,600 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Natural sweetening flavor composition

Inventor: Ori Hofmekler (Tarzana, CA)
Assignee: SweetScience LLC
A23L27/33A23L27/13A23V2002/00
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Patent No.
US 12,599,157
App. No.
16/663,600
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to high potency sweeteners having at least one sweetening agent and at least one flavorant, wherein the sweetening agent is present in an amount of about 80% to about 97% by weight of the composition and the flavorant is present in an amount of about 3% to about 20% by weight of the composition. The invention is also directed to sugar substitute compositions having resistant dextrin fiber, at least one sweetening agent, at least one flavorant, and processed rice extract.

Claims (18)

1 . A sugar substitute composition comprising:

resistant dextrin fiber,

at least one sweetening agent,

at least one flavorant, and

processed rice extract,

wherein the resistant dextrin fiber is present in an amount of about 90% to about 99% by weight of the composition,

wherein the processed rice extract is present in an amount of about 0.3% to about 2% by weight of the composition, and

wherein the processed rice extract is made by wetting the rice hull with water in a weight percentage of about 14% to about 16% by weight of the water to rice hull followed by drying at a temperature of about 50° C. to about 100° C.

2 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 , wherein the resistant dextrin fiber is present in an amount of about 96% to about 99% by weight of the composition.

3 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 , wherein the processed rice extract is present in an amount of about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of the composition.

4 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 , wherein the sweetening agent is present in an amount of about 0.2% to about 2% by weight of the composition.

5 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 , wherein the sweetening agent is monk fruit extract, stevia extract, or a combination thereof.

6 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 5 , wherein the monk fruit extract has 3.5% to 60% mogroside V by weight.

7 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 5 , wherein the monk fruit extract has 13% mogroside by weight.

8 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 , wherein the flavorant is present in an amount of about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of the composition.

9 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 , wherein the flavorant is at least one of vanillin, lemon oil, acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, cinnamon, ginger extract, cocoa, coffee, cardamom, milk minerals, curcumin, turmeric, fruit flavor extract, almond extract, hazelnut extract, pistachio extract, or peanut extract.

10 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 , wherein the flavorant is vanillin, lemon oil, or a combination thereof.

11 . The sugar substitute composition according to claim 1 further comprising at least one of flavoring ingredients, dairy-derived ingredients, salts, thickeners, anticaking agents, gum base, or coloring agents.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2024
From: HOFMEKLER, ORI
To: SWEETSCIENCE LLC
Reel/Frame 066966/0513 →
Continuity (7)
Provisional Application 62819901 · Mar 18, 2019
Provisional Application 62815139 · Mar 7, 2019
Provisional Application 62815165 · Mar 7, 2019
Provisional Application 62788354 · Jan 4, 2019
Provisional Application 62788384 · Jan 4, 2019
Provisional Application 62750657 · Oct 25, 2018
Related Publication 20200128860A1 · Apr 30, 2020
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