Heat-Stable Sweeteners in Food Processing
15 patents in this list
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When sweeteners are exposed to temperatures above 150°C during baking and cooking processes, they often undergo degradation reactions that alter their taste profiles, produce off-flavors, and diminish their sweetening capacity. Traditional high-intensity sweeteners like aspartame break down rapidly at these temperatures, while sugar alcohols can lose up to 25% of their sweetness when heated above 180°C.
The fundamental challenge lies in developing sweetener systems that maintain their molecular stability and sensory properties under high-temperature processing while still delivering sugar-like functionality in terms of browning, bulk, and mouthfeel.
This page brings together solutions from recent research—including allulose-based compositions with suppressed HMF formation, thermally stable steviol glycoside preparations, enzyme-modified sweeteners, and novel encapsulation technologies. These and other approaches focus on practical applications in commercial food processing and home cooking environments.
1. Sweetening Composition with Blended Sweeteners for Enhanced Stability and Temperature Resistance
SHENZHEN YUPENG TECH CO LTD, SHENZHEN YUPENG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD, 2023
Sweetening composition for electronic cigarettes and other applications that provides improved sweetness, stability, and high temperature resistance compared to traditional sweeteners like sucralose and neotame. The composition contains a blend of sweeteners including sucralose, neotame, Rebaudixi A, Rebaudixi M, and Advantame dissolved in a solvent. The combination of sweeteners in the composition allows them to interact and cooperate to form unique and enhanced sweetness profiles.
2. Sugar Replacement Composition with Medium and High Intensity Sweeteners and Soluble Fibers
LongRun P.B.C., 2023
Sugar replacement compositions that mimic the taste, texture, and functionality of sugar in cooking and baking applications. The compositions contain a blend of medium intensity sweeteners like erythritol or allulose, high intensity sweeteners like monk fruit extract, and soluble fibers like inulin or soluble corn fiber. The specific proportions of these ingredients are optimized to replicate the properties of sugar in cooking and baking. The compositions aim to have similar density, taste, mouthfeel, and body to sugar while reducing calories and improving health benefits. The fiber content also provides benefits like humectancy and caramelization. Flavor modifiers like vanilla or bitter blockers can be added to improve the cleanliness of the sweetener blend.
3. Allulose Syrup with High-Concentration and Reduced-Temperature Evaporation Process
SAVANNA INGREDIENTS GMBH, 2023
An allulose syrup containing allulose at a product concentration of more than 70 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the allulose syrup. The process involves evaporating water from an allulose solution starting at a concentration below 70 wt.-%. The evaporation is done under reduced pressure and at a temperature below 60°C to avoid browning and flavor changes. The process allows making high concentration allulose syrups that are visually and sensorially stable.
4. Flavor Encapsulation Particles Comprising Allulose and Carrier Matrix
Firmenich SA, 2023
Flavor particles that stabilize and encapsulate flavors to improve shelf life, flavor release, and consumer satisfaction. The particles contain the flavor, allulose sugar, a carrier like starch, gum, or protein, and optionally an emulsifier and sweetener. The flavor particles are made by mixing the ingredients, optionally homogenizing in water, and drying, like spray drying.
5. Biocatalytic Synthesis of Target Steviol Glycosides Using Dextransucrase and UDP-Glucosyltransferase
The Coca-Cola Company, 2023
Biocatalytic process for preparing novel target steviol glycosides from starting steviol glycosides using specific enzymes. The target steviol glycosides have enhanced sweetness compared to the starting glycosides and can be used as sweeteners in consumables. The process involves contacting the starting glycosides with biocatalysts like dextransucrase and UDP-glucosyltransferase to convert and synthesize the target glycosides.
6. Allulose Disaccharide Composition for Suppression of Hydroxymethylfurfural Formation in Heated Sugar-Containing Foods and Beverages
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION, 2023
Using a specific allulose disaccharide to suppress hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) generation, prevent browning, and delay sugar denaturation and quality deterioration when heating foods and beverages containing sugar. The allulose disaccharide is added to the composition and prevents the formation of HMF and other harmful compounds.
7. Thermostable Sweetener Composition of Trehalose and Erythritol for Food Applications
MORANDI DANIELA, 2022
A sweetener composition for food applications like bakery and ice cream that has thermostable behavior at low and high temperatures. The composition consists of a powdered mixture of trehalose and erythritol. Trehalose is a disaccharide and erythritol is a natural sweetener. The composition provides a sugar substitute with better stability and quality compared to other substitutes like maltitol or artificial sweeteners. It avoids issues like crystallization, separation, and aftertaste in baked goods and frozen desserts. The trehalose and erythritol mixture also lowers the freezing point of ice creams to prevent ice crystal formation. In some cases, inulin is added for additional sweetness and functionality.
8. Liquid Beverage Concentrate with Steviol Glycosides and Stabilizing Agents
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC, 2022
Liquid concentrate composition for beverages that can be diluted to produce a great tasting and healthy beverage. The concentrate is made with steviol glycosides, such as rebaudioside M, that are much sweeter than sugar and low calorie. The concentrate also contains a stabilizer like xanthan gum and iota-carrageenan to keep the steviol glycosides in solution.
9. Thermogemmatispora Carboxidivorans-Derived Polypeptide with 3-Epimerase Activity for Fructose and Sorbose Conversion
Langnai Biotech Co., LTD, L&P Food Ingredient Co., LTD, 2019
A polypeptide with 3-epimerase activity that converts fructose to D-allulose and sorbose to D-tagatose. It is derived from Thermogemmatispora carboxidivorans. The polypeptide has good activity and thermal stability for producing D-allulose and D-tagatose at high temperatures for industrial production. The polypeptide can be produced in recombinant microorganisms and used in enzymatic reactions to convert fructose and sorbose to the low-calorie sweeteners.
10. Sweetener Composition with Sugar Alcohols, Reducing Sugars, and Amino Acids for Caramelization
Zucozero GmbH, 2019
Sweetener composition that can caramelize when heated. It contains a mix of sugar alcohols, reducing sugars, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, amino acids, anti-laxative agents, and alkali metal/alkaline earth metal salts. The combination of ingredients allows the sweetener to caramelize and brown like sugar when heated. The sweetener can be used as a substitute for table sugar that caramelizes when baking.
11. Sweetener Composition with Reducing Sugars and Oligosaccharides for Caramelization
ZUCOZERO GMBH, 2019
A sweetener composition for substituting sugar that can caramelize when heated during baking or cooking. The composition contains a reducing monosaccharide like glucose, a reducing disaccharide like maltose, an oligosaccharide like fructooligosaccharide, sugar alcohols like erythritol, biocompatible alkali and alkaline earth metal salts, and optionally sweeteners from monk fruit. The composition allows caramelizing when heated due to the reducing sugars and oligosaccharides converting to caramel-forming compounds.
12. Low-Calorie Sweetener Comprising Allulose and Acid-Resistant Oligosaccharide Blend
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION, 2019
A low-calorie sweetener with improved acid resistance to be used as a sugar substitute. It contains a blend of allulose and an oligosaccharide that is resistant to acidic conditions, making it suitable for acidic food and beverages. The blend is prepared by adding allulose to the oligosaccharide.
13. Process for Preparing Steviol Glycoside Solution with Acid-Induced Stability and Inhibited Crystallization
DSM IP ASSETS B.V., 2016
A process to prepare a stable sweetener composition containing steviol glycosides like rebaudioside A. The process involves heating the steviol glycoside solution with an acid like citric or phosphoric acid to prevent crystallization and precipitation. The heating converts some rebA into rebB, which inhibits further crystal growth. This allows preparing a stable liquid sweetener composition that doesn't separate into solid and liquid phases like regular rebA solutions. The stable sweetener can be used in beverages and foods without separating or settling.
14. Sugar Crystal Coating with Purified Steviol Glycosides via Ultrasonic or Fluid Bed Application
Eco Sweeteners LLC, 2016
Low-calorie, natural sweetener composition made by coating sugar crystals with highly purified steviol glycosides like Rebaudioside A or stevioside. The coating is thin (0.1-20 µm) and covers sugar crystals with an average size of 100-300 µm. This composition has 4-5 times the sweetness of sugar with 2.8-3.2 calories per serving, making it a "zero" calorie sweetener in some regions. The coating process involves spraying the steviol glycoside solution onto the sugar using techniques like ultrasonic sprayers or fluid bed coaters.
15. Sucralose Composition with Compounds for Enhanced Thermal Stability and Color Suppression
SAN-EI GEN FFI INC, 2015
A sucralose preparation with improved thermal stability and reduced coloring and sweetness degradation. The sucralose is blended with compounds like citric acid, betaine, gingerol, oryzanol, and ferulic acid to enhance stability, suppress coloring, and maintain sweetness when heating. This allows using sucralose in applications like baking and candy making without issues like browning or sweetness loss. The compounds can be added to the sucralose or contained in the final product.
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