ENCAPSULATED SWEETENER GRANULES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF

• Main Authors: MARCQ, Pauline, KIEU, Anthony H, GAO, Feng, RAGLAND, Benjamin L, PHILLIPS, David J, GRAY, Rebecca M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.02.2024
• Subjects: CHEWING GUM; CIGARETTES; CIGARS; COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; CONFECTIONERY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; ICE-CREAM; MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING ORCHEWING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATION THEREOF; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; SNUFF; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TOBACCO

A method for forming encapsulated sweetener granules (ESGs) may include heating a first mixture to form a molten mixture, the first mixture includes one or more polyols and one or more hydrocolloids; cooling the molten mixture to a first temperature to form a cooled molten mixture; adding one or mor...