Claims
- 1. A solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute comprising a table sugar substitute of inulin and a high intensity sweetener, wherein the inulin and high intensity sweetener are present in a proportion such that, on a volume:volume basis, said table sugar substitute provides approximately the same sweetness as sucrose wherein the bulk density is from greater than 0.3 g/mL to 0.8 g/mL.
- 2. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 1 wherein the high intensity sweetener is sucralose or a blend of sucralose with another high intensity sweetener.
- 3. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 1 further comprising maltodextrin.
- 4. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 1 wherein the high intensity sweetener is sucralose.
- 5. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 4 wherein the bulk density is from 0.4 g/mL to 0.8 g/mL.
- 6. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 1 wherein additionally present is a bulking agent.
- 7. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 6 wherein the bulking agent is maltodextrin.
- 8. A solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute consisting essentially of a table sugar substitute of inulin and sucralose, wherein the bulk density of the table sugar substitute is from 0.4 g/mL to 0.8 g/mL and optionally present is a bulking agent such that, on a volume:volume basis, said table sugar substitute provides approximately the same sweetness as sucrose.
- 9. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 8 wherein the bulking agent is present in a range from 0 percent to about 80 percent by weight.
- 10. The solid, low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute of claim 9 wherein the bulking agent is maltodextrin.
Parent Case Info
This appln claims benefit of Prov. No. 60/044,748 filed Apr. 18, 1997.
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