The present invention relates to a complementary nutritional composition characterized by a low glycemic load and/or index and/or comprising an ingredient characterized by a low glycemic index for use in treatment, prevention and/or reducing the risk of a metabolic syndrome disorder appearing later in life.

The present invention relates to a complementary nutritional composition characterized by a low glycemic load and/or index and/or comprising an ingredient characterized by a low glycemic index for use in treatment, prevention and/or reducing the risk of a metabolic syndrome disorder appearing later in life.

Described herein are food product compositions comprising a sugar reduction solution comprising a rare sugar, xylo-oligosaccharide, or a combination thereof as a partial or complete replacement for a nutritive sweetener. Various food products containing compositions described herein and methods of making the same are also described. Beneficially, compositions comprising the sugar reduction solution described herein are more stable compositions that do not exhibit syneresis and/or enable the starch content contained therein to be reduced in comparison to full-sugar starch-containing products.

Described herein are food product compositions comprising a sugar reduction solution comprising a rare sugar, xylo-oligosaccharide, or a combination thereof as a partial or complete replacement for a nutritive sweetener. Various food products containing compositions described herein and methods of making the same are also described. Beneficially, compositions comprising the sugar reduction solution described herein are more stable compositions that do not exhibit syneresis and/or enable the starch content contained therein to be reduced in comparison to full-sugar starch-containing products.

Sweetener and flavor compositions with improved taste profiles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and methods of using such sweetener and flavor compositions.

A natural sweetener composition including a low-calorie monosaccharide sugar (D-allulose), cane sugar and monk fruit extract, to achieve an organoleptic sensation nearly identical to that of cane sugar (sucrose), having an appropriate blend of the D-allulose, the cane sugar and the monk fruit extract, which can result in sweetener product that has many of the desirable properties of sugar without the added calories and glycemic load.

A natural sweetener composition including a low-calorie monosaccharide sugar (D-allulose), cane sugar and monk fruit extract, to achieve an organoleptic sensation nearly identical to that of cane sugar (sucrose), having an appropriate blend of the D-allulose, the cane sugar and the monk fruit extract, which can result in sweetener product that has many of the desirable properties of sugar without the added calories and glycemic load.

The invention describes products, uses thereof, compositions thereof, and methods to prepare products formed from Maillard reaction products from a sugar donor and/or sweet tea extracts, stevia extracts, swingle (mogroside) extracts, one or more sweet tea extract components, one or more steviol glycosides, one or more mogrosides, one or more glycosylated sweet tea glycosides, one or more glycosylated steviol glycosides or one or more glycosylated mogrosides and an amine donor/reactant.

Methods of preparing steviol glycosides, including Rebaudioside D, Rebaudioside E, Rebaudioside M, Rebaudioside N and Rebaudioside O are provided herein. Sweetener and sweetened consumables containing Rebaudioside D, Rebaudioside E, Rebaudioside M, Rebaudioside N and Rebaudioside O are also provided herein.

Methods of preparing steviol glycosides, including Rebaudioside D, Rebaudioside E, Rebaudioside M, Rebaudioside N and Rebaudioside O are provided herein. Sweetener and sweetened consumables containing Rebaudioside D, Rebaudioside E, Rebaudioside M, Rebaudioside N and Rebaudioside O are also provided herein.