PREVENTING OFF-FLAVOR IN CERTAIN ALITAME-SWEETENED BEVERAGES

• Main Authors: CONSTANTINE SKLAVOUNOS, RAYMOND CHARLES GLOWAKY, ANIBAL TORRES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.09.1990
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The flavor of beverages having a pH below 4.0 which have been artificially sweetened with alitame is stabilized by formulating the beverages with edetic acid or a food-acceptable salt thereof.