SYNERGISTIC SWEETENING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A DIPEPTIDE SWEETENING AGENT AND HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SAME

摘要

SYNERGISTIC SWEETENING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A DIPEPTIDE SWEETENING AGENT AND HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SAME The present invention pertains to a synergistic sweetening composition which comprises L-alpha-aspartyl-D-alanine N-(2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thietanyl)amide and a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate. The synergistic sweetening composition may be used in a wide variety of ingestible products such as chewing gum compositions, hard and soft confections, beverages, and the like. The present invention also pertains to methods for preparing the synergistic sweetening compositions and the ingestible products in which they may be used.