Patent ID: 8524304

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 the rebaudioside A to the polyol is about 1:4 to about 1:800; and the at least one functional ingredient is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus saliva roes, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus leichmannii, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus cellobiosus, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus GG, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium angulatum, Bifidobacterium animalis, Bifidobacterium asteroides, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium boum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium catenulatum, Bifidobacterium choerinum, Bifidobacterium coryneforme, Bifidobacferium cuniculi, Bifidobacterium dentium, Bifidobacterium gallicum, Bifidobacterium gallinarum, Bifidobacterium indicum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium magnum, Bifidobacterium merycicum, Bifidobacterium minimum, Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, Bifidobacterium pseudolongum, Bifidobacterium psychraerophilum, Bifidobacterium pullorum, Bifidobacterium ruminantium, Bifidobacterium saeculare, Bifidobacterium scardovii, Bifidobacterium simiae, Bifidobacterium subtile, Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium urinalis, Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus thermophilus, Streptococcus salivarus, Streptococcus cremoris , mucopolysaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, amino acids, vitamins, proteins, or combinations thereof.