Patent ID: 7267835
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A23F,A23L

Abstract:
1. A sweetener which contains steviol glucosides comprising β-1,4-galactosyl rebaudioside A having one to three β-1,4-bonded galactosyl groups in a molecule and rebaudioside A, wherein the following expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: wherein GRA represents the weight percentage of the β-1,4-galactosyl rebaudioside A having one to three β-1,4-bonded galactosyl groups in a molecule, RA represents the weight percentage of the rebaudioside A, and X represents the weight percentage of the steviol glucosides; and at least one of the β-1,4-bonded galactosyl groups is bonded to the 13-G1 glucose residue of rebaudioside A, or is bonded to at least one of the 13-G2 and 13-G3 glucose residues, of rebaudioside A.