Sweet tea-derived compositions, including glycosylated compositions thereof, and Maillard reaction products thereof are described. These compositions provide improved taste profiles and can be used as sweeteners or a flavorants in consumable products.

Sweet tea-derived compositions, including glycosylated compositions thereof, and Maillard reaction products thereof are described. These compositions provide improved taste profiles and can be used as sweeteners or a flavorants in consumable products.

The present disclosure generally relates to various formulations and uses of the compound: 3-((4-amino-2,2-dioxo-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazin-5-yl)oxy)-2,2-dimethyl-N-propylpropanamide, which is also referred to herein a “TM1” and comestibly acceptable salts thereof. In some aspects, the disclosure provides compositions that include TM1, or a comestibly acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the compositions are ingestible compositions, including, but not limited to, packaged food and beverage products and tabletop sweeteners. In some aspects, the disclosure provides certain compositions that include such flavanone derivatives, such as compositions that include such flavanone derivatives and one or more other sweeteners. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the caloric content of a sweetened article, such as a sweetened food or beverage product.

The present disclosure generally relates to various formulations and uses of the compound: N-(heptan-4-yl)benzo[d] [1,3]dioxole-5-carboxamide, which is also referred to herein a “TM1” and comestibly acceptable salts thereof. In some aspects, the disclosure provides compositions that include TM1, or a comestibly acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the compositions are ingestible compositions, including, but not limited to, packaged food and beverage products. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the caloric content of a flavored article, for example, by reducing the amount of caloric sweeteners, fatty products (such as cheese). In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the amount of monosodium glutamate (MSG).

The present disclosure generally relates to various formulations and uses of the compound: N-(heptan-4-yl)benzo[d] [1,3]dioxole-5-carboxamide, which is also referred to herein a “TM1” and comestibly acceptable salts thereof. In some aspects, the disclosure provides compositions that include TM1, or a comestibly acceptable salt thereof. In some embodiments, the compositions are ingestible compositions, including, but not limited to, packaged food and beverage products. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the caloric content of a flavored article, for example, by reducing the amount of caloric sweeteners, fatty products (such as cheese). In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the amount of monosodium glutamate (MSG).

There is demand for a novel method for manufacturing a RebD crystallized product. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a RebD-containing crystallized product, including: a step for mixing a stevia plant-derived crude product having a total steviol glycoside content of 50-95 mass %, and containing at least RebA and RebD, into a solvent containing methanol or ethanol so that the supersaturation of RebD at 10° C. is at least 10 and the supersaturation of RebA at 10° C. does not exceed 18, and adjusting a crystallization solution; and a step for cooling the crystallization solution under stirring and causing RebD to precipitate.

A nutritional powder containing oligopeptide includes the following components by weight: oligopeptide powder 55-80%, fruit powder 5-30%, amino acid powder 0.5-5%, multivitamin powder 1.25-5%, mineral powder 0.25-3%, and compound sweetener powder 5-10%.

A hardwood-derived carbohydrate composition is disclosed. The hardwood-derived carbohydrate composition comprises monomeric sugars in an amount of 50-80 weight-% based on the total dry matter content of the carbohydrate composition, wherein the monomeric sugars include monomeric glucose and monomeric xylose, the amount of monomeric xylose in the carbohydrate composition being 40-60 weight-% based on the total dry matter content of the carbohydrate composition, and the weight ratio of monomeric glucose to monomeric xylose being 0.067-0.2. Disclosed is also a method for producing a wood-derived carbohydrate composition.

A method of screening for a stevia plant with high rebaudioside M content ratio, that includes detecting from a test stevia plant the presence and/or absence of at least one of (1) and (2), and at least one of (3) to (7): (1) homozygous for the allele wherein position 290 of SEQ ID NO: 1 is T; (2) homozygous for the allele wherein position 33 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is A; (3) homozygous for the allele wherein position 44 of SEQ ID NO: 3 is T; (4) homozygous for the allele wherein position 40 of SEQ ID NO: 4 is T; (5) homozygous for the allele wherein position 48 of SEQ ID NO: 5 is C; (6) homozygous for the allele wherein positions 55-72 of SEQ ID NO: 6 are deleted; (7) homozygous for the allele wherein position 50 of SEQ ID NO: 7 is A.

Tri- and tetra-saccharides are used in foods, beverages and other consumable products to mask or reduce the unpleasant taste of certain components also present in such products, such as the bitter taste of certain high intensity sweeteners. The organoleptic qualities of the products are thereby improved. In particular, melezitose, maltotriose and maltotetraose effectively reduce the bitterness of consumable products containing steviol glycosides such as rebaudioside A.