Patent ID: 6432470
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A23L,C13B

Abstract:
A saccharide composition in which the aftertaste of sucrose in the mouth resulting from the sweetness of sucrose is reduced, said saccharide composition comprising sucrose, trehalose, and one or more members selected from the group consisting of invert sugars, &agr;-galactosyl sucrose, &agr;-glycosyl sucrose, maltosylsucrose, maltooligosaccharides, COUPLING SUGARâ„¢ (saccharides containing maltooligosaccharides couples with sucrose), &agr;-galactosyl sucrose, lactosucrose, NYUKAOLIGOâ„¢ (saccharides containing lactose coupled with sucrose), &agr;-glycosyl stevioside, and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, wherein said sucrose is present in an amount of at least 10 w/w % of said saccharide composition on a dry solid basis and said trehalose is present in an amount of 2-12 w/w % of said sucrose on a dry solid basis without lowering the sweetness of said sucrose.