Compositions and processes for producing high purity acesulfame potassium are described. One process comprises the steps of forming a cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct; hydrolyzing the cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct to form an acesulfame-H composition comprising acesulfame-H; neutralizing the acesulfame-H in the acesulfame-H composition to form a crude acesulfame potassium composition comprising acesulfame potassium and less than 2800 wppm acetoacetamide-N-sulfonic acid, wherein the neutralizing step is conducted or maintained at a pH at or below 11.0; and treating the crude acesulfame potassium composition to form the finished acesulfame potassium composition comprising acesulfame potassium and less than 37 wppm acetoacetamide-N-sulfonic acid.

A process for producing acesulfame potassium, the process comprising the steps of providing a cyclizing agent composition comprising a cyclizing agent and a solvent and having an initial temperature, cooling the cyclizing agent composition to form a cooled cyclizing agent composition having a cooled temperature less than 35 C., reacting an acetoacetamide salt with the cyclizing agent in the cooled cyclizing agent composition to form a cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct composition comprising cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct; and, forming from the cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct in the cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct composition the finished acesulfame potassium composition comprising non-chlorinated acesulfame potassium and less than 39 wppm 5-chloro-acesulfame potassium. The cooled temperature is at least 2 C. less than the initial temperature.

In one embodiment, a method of processing and protecting ingredients in a beverage from the effects of photodegradation is provided. The method may include: providing a red coloured container having light transmission properties between about 630 and 700 nm in wavelength; filling the red coloured container with a beverage including water and at least one of the following beverage ingredients to be preserved: High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), Stevia, Aspartame, Sucralose or any other non-nutritive sweetener; capping and/or sealing the red coloured container; wherein the red coloured container is configured to filter an UV/visible light so as to reduce light degradation of the beverage ingredients.

The invention provides a sweetener or flavor modifying composition comprising of Thaumatin and at least one Rebaudioside.

A composition for enhancing sweetness includes glycan or glycopeptide derived from soy sauce. The composition has excellent sweetness enhancing properties, and particularly has a sweetening effect nearly the same as or better than those of conventional sweeteners and less calories in terms of nutritional characteristics. A sweetener composition includes the composition for enhancing sweetness and a sweetener. A food includes the composition for enhancing sweetness. A method for enhancing sweetness of a food, includes applying the sweetness enhancer composition to the food. The sweetness enhancer of the present invention is a natural product-derived substance, and contains, as an active ingredient, peptide separated from Korean traditional soy sauce aged over a long period of time, and therefore, may solve problems of conventional chemosynthesized sweetness enhancers, for example, side effects, foul taste or the like.

The invention provides improved natural sweetener compositions comprising certain isolated compounds and their derivatives. The present invention also includes ingestible compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of sweetening the sweet taste of consumable materials.

The invention describes compositions comprising glycosylated mogroside(s) or glycosylated swingle extracts and methods of enhancing the mouthfeel, sweetness or flavor of consumable products.

A blended sweetener mixture that includes multiple high-intensity sweeteners, optionally combined with one or more bulk sweeteners such as sugar. Combining multiple high-intensity sweeteners creates synergistic effects on taste, while limiting the toxicity from any one ingredient. Mixtures of three or more high-intensity sweeteners may limit the sweetness contribution of any single ingredient to no more than 80% of the total sweetness of the mixture, and limit the sweetness contribution of any two ingredients to no more than 90% of the total sweetness of the mixture. Illustrative high-intensity sweeteners used in embodiments may include for example stevia, sucralose, neotame, and acesulfame potassium; illustrative bulk sweeteners may include for example bulk sugar, bulk powdered or agglomerated sugar, and bulk erythritol. Combinations of multiple high-intensity sweeteners and bulk sweeteners may for example provide effective sugar substitutes with equivalent or greater sweetness, lower calories, and lower glycemic loads.

A composition comprising a Maillard reaction product (MRP) prepared from one or more glycosylated mogrosides (GMGs) and/or glycosylated monk fruit extracts (GMEs) is disclosed. Also disclosed are the methods of making the composition and methods of using the composition.

The invention provides a sweetener or flavor modifying composition comprising Thaumatin of greater than 90% purity and at least one Mogroside.