Stabilized chlorodeoxysugar sweetening agents in powder form and methods for preparing same

摘要

The present invention pertains to stabilized chlorodeoxysugar sweetening agent compositions in powder form which comprise a chlorodeoxysugar derivative and an effective amount of a stabilizing agent wherein the stabilizing agent is capable of forming a stabilizing mixture with the chlorodeoxysugar derivative. The stabilized sweetening agent compositions 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 stabilized sweetening agent compositions and the ingestible products in which they may be used.