COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH INTENSITY SWEETENER HAVING ENHANCED AQUEOUS SOLUBILITY AND METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATION

• Main Authors: CHRISTMAS, KEVIN PATRICK, DAKE, TIMOTHY WILLIAM, HUGHES, DONALD LEE, NIEMI, JARAD BOHART, COMPTON, DONALD BROWN, KESTER, JEFFREY JOHN, CALDERAS, JONATHAN JAVIER, SCHAFERMEYER, RICHARD GERARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 18.11.2008
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY ASINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present disclosure relates to essentially dry compositions that are suitable for use as foods and / or beverages. Preferably, the essentially dr y compositions are beverage compositions, wherein the compositions are diluted with a liquid prior to consumption. In a key benefit of the present inventio n, the compositions exhibit consistently good solubility despite the presence o f relatively insoluble ingredients. In the various embodiments of the inventio n, the essentially dry compositions comprise a high intensity sweetener having properties which surprisingly provide enhanced solubility. Methods of providing sweetened, essentially dry compositions having enhanced solubility are also described.