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US 9,115,166 · App. 12/392,439 · Granted Aug 25, 2015

Rebaudioside A derivative products and methods for making

Inventors: Indra Prakash (Alpharetta, GA); Grant E. DuBois (Roswell, GA); Rafael I. San Miguel (Atlanta, GA); John Clos (Lithia Springs, GA)
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
C07H15/256A23L1/2366
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Patent No.
US 9,115,166
App. No.
12/392,439
Granted
Aug 25, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of this invention encompass a method for degrading rebaudioside A and the rebaudioside A derivative products derived therefrom. In particular, this invention relates to a method for degrading rebaudioside A compositions to obtain rebaudioside A derivative products suitable for use as sweetener compositions.

Claims (11)

1. A sweetener comprising a compound having the chemical formula:

wherein the compound comprises greater than about 50% by weight of the sweetener.

2. A sweetener comprising a compound having the chemical formula:

wherein the compound comprises greater than about 50% by weight of the sweetener.

3. The sweetener according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the compound comprises greater than about 75% by weight of the sweetener.

4. The sweetener according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the compound comprises greater than about 85% by weight of the sweetener.

5. The sweetener according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the compound comprises greater than about 95% by weight of the sweetener.

6. The sweetener according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the compound comprises greater than about 97% by weight of the sweetener.

7. The sweetener according to of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the compound comprises greater than about 99% by weight of the sweetener.

8. A sweetener according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical formula has the following stereochemical configuration:

9. A sweetener according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical formula has the following stereochemical configuration:

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: PRAKASH, INDRA; DUBOIS, GRANT E.; SAN MIGUEL, RAFAEL I.; CLOS, JOHN
To: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 022358/0441 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61031300 · Feb 25, 2008
Provisional Application 61140646 · Dec 24, 2008
Related Publication 20100278993A1 · Nov 4, 2010