| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a gum system for use in a stable artificial sweetener-containing, very low calorie table syrup having an aftertaste, said gum system comprising carboxymethylcellulose gum, xanthan gum, and propylene glycol alginate gum, wherein the carboxymethyl-cellulose gum and xanthan gum are present in an amount sufficient to impart to the syrup a stable viscosity, and wherein the propylene glycol alginate gum is present in an amount sufficient to substantially mask the aftertaste of the very low calorie table syrup. The present invention also relates to an artificially sweetened, very low calorie table syrup having an aftertaste, said syrup comprising: water, sugar solids, an artificial sweetener, and a gum system comprising carboxymethyl-cellulose gum, xanthan gum, and propylene glycol alginate gum; wherein the artificial sweetener and sugar solids are present in a total amount sufficient to impart to the very low calorie syrup a sweetness substantially equivalent to that of a table syrup.</p> |
