Functional sweetener and sweetener compositions, functional beverage, and methods for imparting a more sugar-like temporal profile, a sugar-like flavor profile, or both to a sweetener and a sweetener composition

摘要

FUNCTIONAL SWEETENING AND SWEETENING COMPOSITIONS, FUNCTIONAL DRINKING, AND METHODS FOR CONFIRMING A TEMPORAL PROFILE MORE LIKE TO SUGAR, A FLAVOR PROFILE MORE LIKE SUGAR, OR BOTH, TO A SWEETENING COMPOSITION AND A SWEETENING COMPOSITION generically to functional sweetener compositions, comprising high-potency non-calorie and / or low-calorie sweeteners, natural and / or synthetic, and methods of producing them. In particular, the present invention relates to different functional sweetener compositions, comprising at least one high-calorie non-calorie or low-calorie sweetener, natural and / or synthetic and at least one functional ingredient, such as antioxidant. The present invention also relates to functional sweetener compositions and methods that can improve the flavors of high-calorie, non-calorie or low-calorie sweeteners by imparting a flavor or characteristic more similar to that of sugar. In particular, functional sweetener compositions and methods provide a time profile more similar to that of sugar, including onset of sweetness and prolonged sweetener effect and / or a taste profile more similar to that of sugar.