Claims
- 1. An edulcorating soluble composition in the form of a powder containing from 50 to 98% by weight of inulin and from 0.2 to 50% by weight of at least one sweetener, wherein said at least one sweetener is a synthetic sweetener and wherein said inulin is present in admixture with chitosan.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition has an apparent density of from 430 to 550 g/l.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1, wherein from 10 to 13% by weight of the composition itself has a granulometry of 400-800 μm, from 30 to 50% by weight of the composition itself has a granulometry of 200-400 μm and from 8 to 16% by weight of the composition itself has a granulometry lower than 100 μm.
- 4. A composition according to claim 3, wherein from 11 to 12% by weight of the composition itself has a granulometry of 400-800 μm, from 35 to 45% by weight of the composition itself has a granulometry of 200-400 μm and from 9 to 15% by weight of the composition itself has a granulometry lower than 100 μm.
- 5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said at least one synthetic sweetener is present in an amount of 0.5-5% of the weight of said inulin.
- 6. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition has an apparent density of from 400 to 600 g/l.
- 7. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said synthetic sweetner is selected from the group consisting of acesulfame K, aspartame, cyclamic acid, the sodium salts of cyclamic acid, the calcium salts of cyclamic acid, saccharine, the sodium salts of saccharine, the potassium salts of saccharine, the calcium salts of saccharine, thaumatine and neoesperidine DC.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
Tis application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/047,503, filed Mar. 25, 1998 now abandoned, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in this application.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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