Consumables

Abstract

wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of OH and OCH3, and R2 is selected from the group consisting of H and OH, R1 and R2 comprise at least one OH group, and when R1 is OH then R2 is H (trilobatin), and when R1 is OCH3 then R2 is OH (HDG), 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.

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         40 . A sweetened consumable comprising
 a) at least 0.0001% (w/w) of at least one sweetener, including natural and artificial sweeteners,   wherein said sweetener includes sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup,corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof,   wherein said at least one sweetener or sweetener combination is present in a concentration above the sweetness detection threshold in a concentration at least isosweet to 2% sucrose, and   b) trilobatin   in a concentration isosweet to 1% sucrose or lower in said consumable and,
 at least one further sweetness enhancer selected from the group consisting of mogroside V, swingle extract, rubusoside, rubus extract, stevioside, rebaudioside A, or combinations thereof, 
 wherein each further sweetness enhancer is present in a concentration near its sweetness detection threshold, which is for rubusoside from 1.4 ppm to 56 ppm, for rubus extract from 2 ppm to 80 ppm, for mogroside V from 0.4 ppm to 12.5 ppm, for swingle extract from 2 to 60 ppm, for stevioside from 2 to 60 ppm, and for rebaudioside A from 1 to 30 ppm. 
   
     
     
         41 . A consumable according to  claim 40  wherein the trilobatin concentration is from 3 to 200 ppm. 
     
     
         42 . A consumable according to  claim 40  wherein the consumable is selected from dairy product, dairy-derived product and dairy-alternative product and the trilobatin concentration is from 10 ppm to 750 ppm. 
     
     
         43 . A consumable according to  claim 40  wherein the consumable has a pH below 6.5 and the trilobatin concentration is from 6 to 300 ppm. 
     
     
         44 . The sweetened consumable according to  claim 40  that is a water-based consumable including but not limited to: beverage, water, aqueous beverage, enhanced/slightly sweetened water drink, mineral water, carbonated beverage, non-carbonated beverage, carbonated water, still water, soft drink, non-alcoholic drink, alcoholic drink, beer, wine, liquor, fruit drink, juice, fruit juice, vegetable juice, broth drink, coffee, tea, black tea, green tea, oolong tea, herbal tea, cocoa (water-based), tea-based drink, coffee-based drinks, cocoa-based drink, syrup, frozen fruit, frozen fruit juice, water-based ice, fruit ice, sorbet, dressing, salad dressing, sauce, soup, and beverage botanical materials (whole or ground), or instant powder for reconstitution (coffee beans, ground coffee, instant coffee, cocoa beans, cocoa powder, instant cocoa, tea leaves, instant tea powder). 
     
     
         45 . The sweetened consumable according to  claim 40  that is a solid dry consumable including but not limited to: cereals, baked food products, biscuits, bread, breakfast cereal, cereal bar, energy bars/nutritional bars, granola, cakes, cookies, crackers, donuts, muffins, pastries, confectioneries, chewing gum, chocolate, fondant, hard candy, marshmallow, pressed tablets, snack foods, botanical materials (whole or ground), and instant powders for reconstitution. 
     
     
         46 . The sweetened consumable according to  claim 40  which is a dairy product, dairy-derived product or dairy-alternative product, optionally selected from the group consisting of milk, fluid milk, cultured milk product, cultured and noncultured dairy-based drink, cultured milk product cultured with lactobacillus, yoghurt, yoghurt-based beverage, smoothy, lassi, milk shake, acidified milk, acidified milk beverage, butter milk, kefir, milk-based beverages, milk/juice blend, fermented milk beverage, icecream, dessert, sour cream, dip, salad dressing, cottage cheese, frozen yoghurt, soy milk, rice milk, soy drink, and rice milk drink. 
     
     
         47 . The sweetened consumable of  claim 40  comprising at least one additional sweetness enhancer selected from the group consisting of: naringin dihydrochalcone, and neohesperidin dihydrochalcone. 
     
     
         48 . The sweetened consumable according to claim  1 , wherein the sweetened consumable is a beverage. 
     
     
         49 . The beverage according to  claim 48  additionally comprising neohesperidin dihydrochalcone in a concentration from 1 to 2 ppm. 
     
     
         50 . A method of sweetening consumables comprising the step of: admixing to a consumable:
 a) at least 0.0001% of at least one sweetener, including natural and artificial sweeteners,
 wherein said sweetener includes sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof, 
 wherein said at least one sweetener or sweetener combination is present in a concentration above the sweetness detection threshold in a concentration at least isosweet to 2% sucrose, and 
   b) trilobatin present in a concentration isosweet to 1% sucrose or lower in said consumable,
 and at least one further sweetness enhancer selected from the group consisting of mogroside V, swingle extract, rubusoside, rubus extract, stevioside, and rebaudioside A, or combinations thereof, 
 wherein each further sweetness enhancer is present in a concentration near its sweetness detection threshold, which is for rubusoside from 1.4 ppm to 56 ppm, for rubus extract from 2 ppm to 80 ppm, for mogroside V from 0.4 ppm to 12.5 ppm, for swingle extract from 2 to 60 ppm, for stevioside from 2 to 60 ppm, and rebaudioside A from 1 to 30 ppm, 
   
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 50  wherein the trilobatin concentration is from 3 to 200 ppm. 
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 50  wherein the consumable is selected from dairy product, dairy-derived product and dairy-alternative product and the trilobatin concentration is from 10 ppm to 750 ppm. 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 50  wherein the consumable has a pH below 6.5 and the trilobatin concentration is from 6 to 300 ppm. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 50  wherein the consumable has a pH below 5 and the trilobatin concentration is from 6 to 400 ppm. 
     
     
         55 . The sweetened consumable according to  claim 40  wherein the trilobatin is extracted from a botanical source including parts or leaves of  Lithocarpus polystachyus  (Chinese sweet tea) and parts or leaves of an apple species, said apple species including  Malus trilobata.    
     
     
         56 . The method according to  claim 50  wherein wherein the trilobatin is extracted from a botanical source including parts or leaves of  Lithocarpus polystachyus  (Chinese sweet tea) and parts or leaves of an apple species, said apple species including  Malus trilobata.    
     
     
         57 . A sweetened consumable comprising:
 a) at least 0.0001% (w/w) of at least one sweetener selected from: sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup,corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof, wherein said at least one sweetener is present in a concentration which is at least isosweet to 2% sucrose, and   b) trilobatin present in a concentration which is not more than isosweet to 1% sucrose in said consumable and,
 at least one further sweetness enhancer selected from: 
 swingle extract present in a concentration of from 2 to 60 ppm, and 
 rebaudioside A present in a concentration of from 1 to 30 ppm, and, 
 wherein the amount of the at least one further sweetness enhancer present with the trilobatin is an amount which provides a determined sweetness isointensity which is more than an additive effect 
   
     
     
         58 . A consumable according to  claim 57  wherein the trilobatin concentration is from 3 to 200 ppm.