Compositions and Methods Using Rebaudioside X to Provide Sweetness Enhancement

摘要

Sweetened compositions comprising at least one sweetener and rebaudioside X are provided herein. Rebaudioside X is present in the sweetened compositions in a concentration at or below the sweetness recognition threshold, while the at least one sweetener is present in a concentration above its sweetness recognition threshold. Rebaudioside X acts to enhance the sweetness of the sweetened compositions, e.g. beverages and concentrate compositions, thereby allowing for preparation of sweetened compositions with reduced calorie content. Methods of enhancing the sweetness of a sweetened composition with rebaudioside X are also provided herein.

主权项

1. A sweetened composition comprising at least one sweetener and added rebaudioside X,
wherein the at least one sweetener is present in a concentration above its sweetness recognition threshold, wherein rebaudioside X has a purity from about 80% to about 99% and is present in a concentration at or below its sweetness recognition threshold, and wherein rebaudioside X enhances the sweetness of the sweetened composition by an amount more than the detectable sweetness of a solution containing the same concentration of rebaudioside X in the absence of the at least one sweetener and/or the rebaudioside X enhances the sweetness of the sweetened composition by at least about 1.0% sucrose equivalence