Patent ID: 8377491

Claim:
A functional sweetener composition comprising at least one functional ingredient, rebaudioside A and a polyol selected from the group consisting of erythritol, maltitol, xylitol or combinations thereof, wherein: the rebaudioside A has a purity greater than about 95% by weight on a dry basis; the weight ratio of rebaudioside A to polyol is about 1:4 to about 1:800; and wherein the at least one functional ingredient is selected from the group consisting of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B7, vitamin B9, vitamin B12, vitamin C, β-carotene, tryptophan, ubiquinone, pangamic acid, dimethylglycine, taestrile, amygdaline, flavanoids, para-aminobenzoic acid, adenine, adenylic acid, s-methylmethionine or combinations thereof.