STABLE PARTICULATE SWEETENER COMPOSITIONS

摘要

A stabilized encapsulated sweetener that is particularly useful in dry food and powdered beverage applications possesses excellent flow and dispersion characteristics. A stabilized dipeptide sweetener is prepared as an aqueous suspension and then mixed with a minor amount of a water soluble flow agent comprising food grade polymers, hydrocolloids and gums to form a suspension. The suspension is then blended with a solubilized encapsulation agent comprising maltodextrin, gum arabic, starches and mixtures thereof. This blend is then dried so that the maltodextrin or gum coats and encapsulates the aspartame/flow agent composition as a dry particulate powder.