CRYSTALLINE KESTOSE-CONTAINING SUGAR SWEETENER

摘要

PURPOSE: To obtain the subject sweetener comprising a mixture of crystalline kestose with sucrose and combinedly having functionality of fructo- oligosaccharide, e.g. a promoting action on the proliferation of Lactobacillus bifidus and physical properties such as solubility and hygroscopicity similar to those of sucrose. CONSTITUTION: This sweetener is composed of a mixture of (A) a crystalline kestose (preferably having >=94% purity) with (B) sucrose. The content of the component A in the mixture is preferably 1-99wt.%. The sweetener is preferably used as a substituent or a partial substituent of sucrose. Since the sweetener has good solubility, the sweetener is preferably used also for coffee or black tea.