SOLID, UNIT DOSE, SWEETENING COMPOSITIONS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20080069939A1
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11532887

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Unit dose sweetening compositions containing a sweetener, a low Glycemic Index carbohydrate, and one or more flavor or aroma components are provided. More particularly, a solid, unit dose, sweetening composition containing a sweetener that provides at least about one gram of SES to the composition, at least about one gram of a low Glycemic Index carbohydrate per teaspoon of SES, and at least one flavor or aroma, wherein the sweetening composition has the following properties: i) a volume greater than about 0.03 cm.sup.3 per gram of SES; ii) requires a pressure of less than about 200 g/mm.sup.2 to be crushed into smaller solid particles; and iii) contains less than about 3 kilocalories per gram of SES is provided. Also provided are methods of customizing the taste of a foodstuff using such sweetening compositions, kits containing such sweetening compositions, and methods of customizing the taste of a foodstuff using such kits. Methods of assessing a sweetness profile of an individual using such kits and customized sweetness delivery systems designed using such methods are also provided.

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MCNEIL NUTRITIONALS LLC601 OFFICE DRIVE FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Catani, Steven J Athens, GA 74 804
Loades, Melanie West Byfleet, GB 11 40
Panarisi, Joseph Perrineville, NJ 12 79

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