Claims
- 1. A meltable sucralose-containing sweetener comprising an intimate mixture of sucralose and acesulfame-K.
- 2. The meltable sucralose-containing sweetener of claim 1 containing from about 80 to about 20 mole percent sucralose and from about 20 to about 80 mole percent acesulfame-k.
- 3. The meltable sucralose-containing sweetener of claim 1 containing from about 65 to about 22 mole percent sucralose and from about 35 to about 78 mole percent acesulfame-k.
- 4. The meltable sucralose-containing sweetener of claim 1 wherein the meltable sucralose containing sweetener is formed by spray drying an aqueous solution containing sucralose and acesulfame-k.
- 5. The meltable sucralose-containing sweetener of claim 1 wherein the meltable sucralose containing sweetener is formed by freeze drying an aqueous solution containing sucralose and acesulfame-k.
- 6. The meltable sucralose-containing sweetener of claim 5 wherein the aqueous solution contains up to about 80 weight percent sucralose and acesulfame-k
- 7. A food product containing a meltable sucralose sweetener.
- 8. The food product of claim 7 wherein the food product is selected from the group consisting of cooked candies, hard candies, microwave food products, deep fried food products and glazed food products.
- 9. The food product of claim 7 wherein the food product is hard candies.
- 10. A process for making a food product comprising adding a meltable sucralose-containing sweetener to the ingredients for a food product.
- 11. A process for making a food product comprising in the preparation of a food product adding melted sucralose- containing sweetener to said food product during the preparation of such food product.
- 12. A process for making a meltable sucralose containing sweetener comprising (a) forming an aqueous mixture of sucralose and acesulfame-k; and (b) drying said mixture to form a meltable sucralose containing sweetener.
- 13. The process of claim 12 wherein the aqueous mixture contains from about 80 to about 20 mole percent sucralose and from about 20 to about 80 mole percent acesulfame-k.
- 14. The process of claim 13 wherein the aqueous mixture contains from about 65 to about 22 mole percent sucralose and from about 35 to about 78 mole percent acesulfame-k.
- 15. The process of claim 12 wherein the aqueous solution contains up to about 80 weight percent sucralose and acesulfame-k
- 16. The process of claim 12 wherein the aqueous solution containing sucralose and acesulfame-k is dried by spray drying.
- 17. The process of claim 12 wherein the aqueous solution containing sucralose and acesulfame-k is dried by freeze drying.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims benefit of provisional patent application 60/249,616 filed Nov. 17, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60249616 |
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