Described are dried cranberries with reduced sugar content, while retaining a desired sweetness and texture, and methods of making such dried cranberries. Dried cranberries include erythritol and a sweetener that interferes with erythritol crystallization.

The present invention relates to a sweetener comprising

20 wt. % to 75 wt. % of α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-D-sorbitol,

20 wt. % to 75 wt. % of α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-D-mannitol,

0.02 wt. % to 15 wt. % of α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-D-sorbitol,

0.02 wt. % to 15 wt. % of sorbitol

0.02 wt. % to 15 wt. % of mannitol,

less than 0.3 wt. % of sucrose, and

less than 0.0002 wt. % furan and derivatives thereof in each case relative to the total weight of dry matter of the sweetener and a method of producing the same.

An object of the present invention is to provide an edible film that can be kept for a long time in the oral cavity and ingested readily. Additionally, another object of the present invention is to provide an edible film that does not degrade the activity of the enzyme contained in the edible film for a long period of time. The objects are achieved by an edible film comprising lactoperoxidase, glucose oxidase, a glucose source, and a film former.

The present invention pertains to a fruit juice composition wherein the content of an aroma component is reduced but the content of a nutritional functional component and the content of a saccharide are not substantially reduced, a method for producing the composition, and a food or beverage containing the composition.

Provided is a GIP elevation inhibitor useful as, e.g., a pharmaceutical product and food. The GIP elevation inhibitor comprises mannitol as an active ingredient.

A composition containing one or more materials selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, proteins, peptides, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, alcohols, sweeteners, acidulants, antioxidants, thickening stabilizer, and surfactants, and a flavonoid-cyclodextrin inclusion compound, wherein the inclusion compound contains an inclusion compound obtained by treating a flavonoid having a rhamnoside structure with an enzyme having rhamnosidase activity in the presence of a cyclodextrin. According to the present invention, the bitterness and the changes in color tones originated from flavonoids can be inhibited, and foodstuff or the like having an unpleasant taste can be improved, so that the present invention can be suitably utilized in fields such as medicaments, foodstuff, health foods, foods for specified health use, and cosmetics.

Disclosed are sweetened consumables and methods of forming said sweetened consumables that comprise certain sweeteners and at least one sweetness enhancer in a concentration near its sweetness detection threshold. The sweeteners include sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof. The sweetness enhancer is selected from naringin dihydrochalcone, mogroside V, swingle extract, rubusoside, rubus extract, rebaudioside, and stevioside.

The invention provides an edible fiber comprising a biopolymer and a plasticiser; wherein the weight ratio of biopolymer to plasticiser is about 1:0.25 to about 1:3; and wherein the fiber has a diameter of about 0.5 m to about 1 mm.

A spray-dried composition is disclosed. The spray-dried composition contains (A), (B), and (C):(A) at least one selected from flavoring ingredients and food ingredients; (B) at least one selected from excipients and combinations of excipients with emulsifiers; and (C) a sodium salt(s).

Provided herein are compositions with enhanced sweetness or reduced caloric content per weight when compared to the sweetener carbohydrate or sweetener polyol component thereof, and methods for the preparation thereof.