Compositions and Comestibles

Abstract

D-psicose/erythritol compositions comprise, in combination, D-psicose and erythritol as sweeteners together with one or more other edible ingredients. Comestibles are provided, including beverage products and other food products, comprising the novel D-psicose/erythritol compositions. D-psicose and erythritol may each be present in a comestible in a concentration sufficient independently of the other to perceptibly sweeten the composition. An additional sweetener component and other ingredients may be included in the formulation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A comestible comprising D-psicose and erythritol together with at least one other edible ingredient. 
     
     
         2 . The comestible of  claim 1  wherein the comestible is a noncarbonated beverage, a carbonated beverage, a frozen beverage, a fountain beverage, or a dairy beverage, 
     
     
         3 . The comestible of  claim 1  wherein the comestible is a ready-to-drink diet carbonated soft drink further comprising rebaudioside M and at least one of, rebaudioside A and rebaudioside D. 
     
     
         4 . The comestible of  claim 2  wherein the comestible is a frozen carbonated beverage. 
     
     
         5 . The comestible of  claim 1  wherein the comestible is a syrup suitable to be diluted by 1-plus-5 throw with carbonated water to produce a ready-to-drink carbonated beverage. 
     
     
         6 . The comestible of  claim 1  wherein the comestible is a sweetening composition packaged in multiple single serving packets. 
     
     
         7 . The comestible of  claim 1  further comprising a sweetener component comprising a sweetening amount of at least one additional sweetener selected from the group consisting of rebaudioside A, rebaudioside B, rebaudioside C, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside E, rebaudioside M sucrose, monatin, thaumatin, monellin, brazzein, L-alanine, glycine, Lo Han Guo, mogrosides, hernandulcin, phyllodulcin, trilobtain, and a combination of any two or more of them. 
     
     
         8 . A beverage product comprising:
 water,   D-psicose,   erythritol,   acidulant comprising at least one acid,   flavoring, and   sweetener component.   
     
     
         9 . The beverage of  claim 8  wherein the sweetener component comprises a sweetening amount of rebaudioside M. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage product of  claim 9  wherein the sweetener component further comprises at least one additional sweetener. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage product of  claim 9  wherein the sweetener component further comprises a sweetening amount of rebaudioside A and a sweetening amount of rebaudioside D. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage product of  claim 11  wherein the beverage product is a ready-to-drink beverage having a pH higher than 3.0 and lower than 3.5. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage product of  claim 11  wherein the beverage product is a syrup suitable to be diluted by a 1-plus-5 throw with carbonated water to produce a ready-to-drink carbonated beverage having a pH higher than 3.0 and lower than 3.5, and wherein the rebaudioside M is present in a concentration from 300 to 3600 ppm. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage product of  claim 8  further comprising at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of fruit juice, vegetable juice, pulp, colorants, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, D-tagatose, and glycerine. 
     
     
         15 . A comestible comprising D-psicose and erythritol together with at least one other edible ingredient. 
     
     
         16 . A ready-to-drink diet cola beverage product comprising:
 carbonated water,   D-psicose in an amount not more than 2.1 wt. %,   erythritol in an amount not more than 3.5 wt. %,   acidulant comprising at least one acid,   cola flavoring, and   sweetener component comprising a sweetening amount of rebaudioside M in a concentration between 50 ppm and 600 ppm, a sweetening amount of rebaudioside A, and a sweetening amount of rebaudioside D,   
       wherein the pH of the beverage product is between 3.0 and 3.5. 
     
     
         17 . A beverage syrup suitable to be diluted by a 1-plus-5 throw with carbonated water to produce a ready-to-drink, diet, carbonated cola beverage, wherein the syrup comprises:
 D-psicose in an amount not more than 2.1 wt. %,   erythritol in an amount not more than 3.5 wt. %,   acidulant in an amount sufficient to yield a pH higher than 3.0 and lower than 3.5 in a ready-to-drink, diet, carbonated cola beverage produced by dilution of the beverage syrup by a 1-plus-5 throw;   cola flavoring, and   sweetener component comprising a sweetening amount of rebaudioside M in a concentration between 300 ppm and 3600 ppm, a sweetening amount of rebaudioside A, and a sweetening amount of rebaudioside D,   
       wherein the pH of the beverage product is between 3.0 and 3.5.