The present invention provides a chewing gum composition comprising a functional sweetener, which has high sweetness sustainability, excellent refreshing feeling, excellent organoleptic properties, low hygroscopicity, and excellent storage stability.

Opacifying compositions comprising low-dye lakes as opacifiers are provided. The compositions provide desired whiteness and opacity and also provide a precoat or whiteness/opacity to any layer including the colorant layer to enhance coatings containing colorants. The opacifying compositions can be used in a confectionery, food, pet food, soft or hard panned coating, or edible ink.

Opacifying compositions comprising low-dye lakes as opacifiers are provided. The compositions provide desired whiteness and opacity and also provide a precoat or whiteness/opacity to any layer including the colorant layer to enhance coatings containing colorants. The opacifying compositions can be used in a confectionery, food, pet food, soft or hard panned coating, or edible ink.

The present invention relates to a novel gelatin-free gelled confectionery comprising 2% to 4% of pregelatinized waxy starch and 0.5% to 1.5% of branched maltodextrins, wherein the percentages are expressed in dry weight relative to the total weight of the final product. The invention also relates to a method for preparing such a confectionery.

The present invention relates to a novel gelatin-free gelled confectionery comprising 2% to 4% of pregelatinized waxy starch and 0.5% to 1.5% of branched maltodextrins, wherein the percentages are expressed in dry weight relative to the total weight of the final product. The invention also relates to a method for preparing such a confectionery.

The present invention relates to the production of steviol glycoside rebaudiosides D4, WB1 and WB2 and the production of rebaudioside M from Reb D4.

The present invention relates to the production of steviol glycoside rebaudiosides D4, WB1 and WB2 and the production of rebaudioside M from Reb D4.

Methods of preparing highly purified steviol glycosides, particularly steviolmonoside, steviolmonoside A, steviolbioside A, steviolbioside B, steviolbioside C, steviolbioside D, steviolbioside E, rubusoside, dulcoside A, dulcoside C, dulcoside D, stevioside A, stevioside B, stevioside C, stevioside G, stevioside H, rebaudioside B2, rebaudioside A4, rebaudioside C, rebaudioside C3, rebaudioside C4, rebaudioside C5, rebaudioside C6, rebaudioside E3, rebaudioside E4, rebaudioside E5, rebaudioside E6, rebaudioside E7, rebaudioside D5, rebaudioside D6, rebaudioside D7, rebaudioside D8, rebaudioside H2, rebaudioside H3, rebaudioside H4, rebaudioside H5, rebaudioside H6, rebaudioside K, rebaudioside N2, rebaudioside N3, rebaudioside N4, rebaudioside N5, rebaudioside M3 and/or rebaudioside O4 are described. The methods include utilizing enzyme preparations and recombinant microorganisms for converting various staring compositions to target steviol glycosides. The highly purified steviol glycosides are useful as non-caloric sweetener, flavor enhancer, sweetness enhancer, and foaming suppressor in edible and chewable compositions such as any beverages, confectioneries, bakery products, cookies, and chewing gums.

An edible composition, comprising a low glycemic index sugar component having a glycemic index of not more than 20, wherein the edible composition comprises not less than 50% weight of the low glycemic index sugar component, wherein the edible composition is substantially free of D-sucrose, D-fructose, D-glucose, sugar alcohols, and non-sugar sweeteners, and wherein the edible composition have a sweetness taste profile substantially similar to D-sucrose.

An edible composition, comprising a low glycemic index sugar component having a glycemic index of not more than 20, wherein the edible composition comprises not less than 50% weight of the low glycemic index sugar component, wherein the edible composition is substantially free of D-sucrose, D-fructose, D-glucose, sugar alcohols, and non-sugar sweeteners, and wherein the edible composition have a sweetness taste profile substantially similar to D-sucrose.