Claims
- 1. A sweetener, comprising an effective sweetening amount of a compound having the formula I ##STR21## wherein Hal is iodine; and
- Z is a carboxyl group or the group ##STR22## wherein P is 1 and L is 0 or 1, with the proviso that L is 0 when K is 0;
- K is 0, 2, 3 or 4;
- M is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- N is 0 or 1;
- X is a hydrogen atom;
- Y is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms, or when either M or N is other than 0, a hydroxy group, a C.sub.1-6 group or a C.sub.1-4 acyloxy group, or when N is 1 and M is other than 0, X and Y together represent an additional carbon-carbon bond; or
- P and L are each 0;
- K is 0, 2, 3 or 4;
- M is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- N is 0 or 1;
- X is a hydrogen atom;
- Y is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms, a hydroxy group, a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group, a C.sub.1-4 acyloxy group or, when N is 1, X and Y together represents an additional carbon-carbon bond; or a salt thereof with an inorganic base;
- and a non-toxic vehicle.
- 2. A sweetener according to claim 1, wherein in Formula I, Z is ##STR23##
- 3. A sweetener according to claim 1, wherein in Formula I, Y is H, OCH.sub.3, OC.sub.2 H.sub.5, O-nC.sub.5 H.sub.11, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, acetoxy or propanoyloxy.
- 4. A composition of claim 1, wherein Z is a carboxy group or the group ##STR24## wherein (1) P and L are each ;
- K is 0, 2, 3 or 4;
- M is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- N is 0 or 1;
- X is a hydrogen atom;
- Y is a hydrogen tom, a lower alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms, a hydroxy group, a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group or a C.sub.1-4 acyloxy group, or when N is 1, X and Y together form an additional carbon bond; or
- (2) P and L are each 1;
- K is 2, 3 or 4;
- M is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- N is 0 or 1;
- X is a hydrogen atom; and
- Y is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms.
- 5. A composition of claim 1, wherein P and L are each 1.
- 6. A composition of claim 1, wherein X and Y together represent an additional carbon-carbon bond.
- 7. A composition of claim 1, wherein Y is hydroxy, alkoxy or acyloxy.
- 8. A method of reducing the intake of sugar in a diet of a human or an animal, comprising substituting for at least a portion of the sugar in said diet a sweetener according to claim 4.
- 9. A method of reducing the caloric content of a diet of a human or an animal, comprising substituting for at least a portion of the caloric sweetener in said diet a sweetener according to claim 4.
- 10. An ingestible composition, comprising as a sweetening agent an effective sweetening amount of a sweetener according to claim 4.
- 11. A method of reducing the intake of sugar in the diet of a human or an animal, comprising substituting for at least a portion of the sugar in said diet a sweetener according to claim 1.
- 12. A method of reducing the caloric content of the diet of a human or an animal, comprising substituting for at least a portion of the caloric sweeteners in said diet a sweetener according to claim 1.
- 13. An ingestible composition, comprising as a sweetening agent an effective sweetening amount of a sweetener according to claim 1.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 554,654 filed 11/23/83, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,522,839, which is a division of Ser. No. 333,364 filed 12/22/81, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,429,152.
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Divisions (2)
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