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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
COMPOSITION CONTAINING XYLITOL, GUM AND FIBRE
WE, The Sweet Life, Inc., a company incorporated in United States of America of 1111 Brickeil Avenue, 11th Floor, Miami, Florida 33131, United States of America hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:
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COMPOSITION CONTAINING XYLITQL. GUM AND FIBRE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to compositions containing reduced calories, reduced carbohydrates and sugar substitutes and, more particularly, to a composition containing Xylitol, gum and fiber in a powdered, liquid and/or product form.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
A variety of food and drink products as well as powdered mixes are presently available which contain both fats and sugars. For example, chocolate-flavored confectionery products comprise cocoa butter or a cocoa butter fat substitute, and sugar, typically in the form of sucrose. Other examples of such 15 products are baked goods such as cookies, brownies and cakes and frozen desserts such as ice cream. Numerous beverages and powdered mixes for use in producing foodstuffs and beverages also contain fattening amounts of sugar.
The fat and sugar components in such products can provide a significant number of calories. In the case of fat, the caloric load is due to the triglycerides 20 that are present. For example, a natural fat, such as corn oil, provides a caloric density of about 9 calories per gram. By comparison, vegetable protein provides only about 4 calories per gram.
A number of solutions have been proposed for replacing the fat component-in such products. For example, gums and other thickeners are typically used to 25 replace a portion of the fat component by increasing the amount of water that is present. However, these substitutes often have a number of undesirable properties, particularly in the textural and flavor area. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a substitute for higher calorie fats other materials which have reduced calories while maintaining the textural and flavor properties of fat. 30 In the case of sugars, sucrose is often used in such products, particularly in drinks. It is well known that sucrose imparts a significant number of calories to such food products. The caloric density of sucrose is about 4 calories per gram.
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In addition, certain diseases, in particular diabetes, require the affected person to restrict their intake of sucrose and other sugars.
A variety of high intensity, reduced calorie sweeteners have been developed to replace sugar. Prominent examples of such reduced calorie 5 sweeteners are aspartame and acesulfame. While these materials can replace the sweetness component, they are totally incapable of providing the other functional properties of sugar. These other functional properties include water activity (aw) reduction, control of starch gelatinization temperature, and viscosity.
A variety of bulking or bodying agents have been proposed to replace 10 sugars to provide these other functional properties. These bulking agents include cellulosic derivatives such as carboxymethylcellulose, hydrocollold gums and certain wholly or partially nondigestible carbohydrates. A prominent example of such partially nondigestible carbohydrates is the polyglucose derivative referred to as polydextrose. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,876,794 and 3,766,165 to Rennhard, issued 15 April 8, 1975 and Oct. 16, 1973, respectively, disclose the use of polydextrose and its related polyglucose derivatives as non-nutritive carbohydrate substitutes in a variety of food products including cakes, dietetic ice cream, low calorie salad dressings, chocolate coating formulations, whipped toppings and French salad dressings.
Polydextrose does not behave like a simple sugar and particularly does not have the same baking properties as sugars. Instead, it functions more as a filler or viscosity controlling agent, much like starch dextrins. Polydextrose works very well in low water systems such as hard candies. However, in intermediate water „ containing baked goods systems, such as brownies and cookies, polydextrose 25 does not work very well. Polydextrose can also be used in high water systems such as cakes and ice creams, but requires strict formulation control. Accordingly, it would be desirable to have a reduced calorie substitute for sugar that provides its functional properties in a variety of food products and drinks without requiring strict formulation control.
Numerous prior art disclosures are directed to the use of sugar substitutes in foods. The U.S. patents listed and described below all are illustrative of such prior art.
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U.S. PATENT NUMBER 6,056,984 Inventor: Ekanayake Issued: May 2,2000
Shelf-stable complete pre-mixes, separated into two or more components.
The components are chemically and microbially stable. At least one component is a high-water-activity liquid component having a pH greater than 4.5. The components, when combined, provide all ingredients necessary to form uncooked mixes or food and beverage products.
U.S. Patent Number 6,045,850 10 Inventor: Kondou
Issued: April 4,2000 A low-calorie compounded cocoa composition comprising cocoa powder, erythritol, and a sweetener of high sweetness (e.g., Stevia and Aspartame). It is lower in calories than conventional compounded cocoa composition containing 15 sucrose as a sweetener and is pleasant to the taste.
U.S. Patent Number 5,871,798 Inventor: Hutchison et. al.
Issued: February 16,1999 A method is disclosed of preparing a beverage in the form of a dilute 20 aqueous solution, suspension or dispersion of an encapsulated product. The capsule is added to a potable liquid, and the capsule material breaks down when submerged in the liquid to release its contents and itself dissolve. A primary advantage of providing the product in this way is that it can be confined within the-capsule in liquid form, and can therefore disperse or dissolve in water more 25 readily. Additionally, the capsule would normally sink to the bottom of the body of water before releasing its contents, thereby ensuring that the contents are released within the body of water, and not at the surface thereof.
U.S. Patent Number 5,681,606 Inventor: Hutchison et. al. 30 Issued: October 28,1997
A method is disclosed of preparing a beverage in the form of a dilute aqueous solution, suspension or dispersion of an encapsulated product. The capsule is added to a potable liquid, and the capsule material breaks down when
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submerged in the liquid to release its contents and itself dissolve. A primary advantage of providing the product in this way is that it can be confined within the capsule in liquid form, and can therefore disperse or dissolve in water more readily. Additionally, the capsule would normally sink to the bottom of the body of 5 water before releasing its contents, thereby ensuring that the contents are released within the body of water, and not at the surface thereof.
U.S. Patent Number 5,468,509 Inventor: Schlup et al.
Issued: November 21,1995 10 A product and process is provided to produce a one phase chocolate tablet containing from 1 to 16 percent water eliminating the normally required conching step.
U.S. Patent Number 5,223,303 Inventor: Taskinen 15 ISSUED: JUNE 29,1993
Crystalline xylitol is added to a melt containing xylitol and other sugar alcohols, such as maltitol, lactitol, and hydrogenated glucose syrup. By careful control of temperature and the amounts of crystalline xylitol added to the molten mixture, hard candies with low tack and good dimensional stability result. 20 U.S. Patent Number 4,952,413
Inventor: LaBarge et. al Issued: August 28,1990 Food compositions are substantially sugar or fat-free, comprise a-texturizing amount of a polyalkylene oxide polymeric composition, and have a 25 texture substantially similar to food compositions containing sugar or fat.
U.S. Patent Number 4,834,990 Inventor: Amer ISSUED: MAY 30,1989 An improved non-dairy liquid food product is made by adding dietary fibre 30 and calcium to a fruit juice or a drink. The dietary fibre may include soluble, insoluble dietary fibre or mixtures there of. Any soluble, insoluble, organic or inorganic calcium salt may be employed.
U.S. Patent Number 4,514,422
Inventor: Yang et. al.
Issued: April 30,1985
The present invention relates to a gum composition exhibiting improved shelf life and resistance to staling, that comprises a substantially anhydrous 5 mixture of a gum base, at least one sugar alcohol, and glycerin, the glycerin present in an amount ranging from greater than 10% to about 18% by weight of the composition. The gum composition preferably contains no more than 2% by weight of water. The invention includes a method for preparing the gum composition, comprising treating the ingredients thereof, including the glycerin, to 10 remove substantially all water therefrom, thereafter combining the sugar alcohol with the glycerin under agitation and at about 50 deg. C., and adding subsequently thereto the gum base, after which certain additive materials, such as flavorings are added, and the like may be added with mixing.
U.S. Patent Number 4,442,132 15 Inventor: Kim
Issued: April 10,1984 The products contain less than 10% by weight of digestible carbohydrate and are prepared in the conventional way from dough or batter comprising egg in the form of whole egg or egg albumin, 2-30% by weight of flour substitute such as 20 calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, ammonium caseinate, acid caseinate, soy protein and the like, of which at least 50% by weight is supplied by calcium caseinate, 15% wheat flour which is present in an amount less than the amount of flour substitute, 3-40% by weight of minced nuts, 5-50% by weight of sugar-alcohol selected from lactitol, sorbitol, and xylitol, and 0% by weight of sugar. 25 The use of lactitol as the sugar alcohol provides crispy products which maintain their crispness for several months when protected from moisture.
U.S. Patent Number 3,876,794 Inventor: Rennhard Issued: April 8,1975 30 Non-nutritive carbohydrate substitutes are prepared by polycondensation of saccharides in the presence of polycarboxylic acid catalyst at reduced pressure and are useful in dietetic food compositions.
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While these references may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.
It is thus desirable to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre which is 5 able to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art by maintaining the flavor and texture of products containing sugar and fat. It is further desirable to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre in a powdered liquid concentrate, liquid beverage or solid product form. It is still further desirable to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre with additional flavorings based upon the desired 10 tastes of the end user. It is even further desirable to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre wherein the powdered form may be used to produce any of bakery, snack products and beverages. It is yet further desirable to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre produced in a product form of at least any one of a snack bar, bakery products and beverages. It is still further desirable to 15 provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre wherein the product form further includes blending salt, sucralose, calcium sodium caseinate and whey protein concentrate. It is even further desirable to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre wherein the fibre is at least one of psyllium fibre, fruit fibre and derivatives .cellulose, cereal grain fibres, including corn, wheat, oat, rice, barley and 20 soy, fructooligosaccharides and its derivatives, , vegetable fibre, including pea and legumes and potato fibre and wherein the gum is xanthan gum, seaweed gums and derivatives, including carrageenan, agar and alginates, seed gums including guar and locust bean, tree gums, including karaya, tragacanth and acacia. —
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 25 The present invention relates generally to compositions containing reduced calories, reduced carbohydrates, and sugar substitutes and, more particularly, to a composition containing fibre, gum and xylitol in a powdered, liquid and/or product form.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a composition 30 containing xylitol for use in food products that will overcome the shortcomings of prior art foodstuffs containing sugar and/or sugar substitutes.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre in the form of a powdered, liquid, liquid
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concentrate and/or mix for producing beverages, dairy desserts, snack products, toppings, bakery products, salad dressing, chocolate and other soft candies that will overcome the shortcomings of prior art mixes containing sugar and/or sugar substitutes.
A yet further object of the present invention is to provide composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre and further including natural flavorings from the addition of low carbohydrate, natural foodstuffs to the composition.
Another object of the present invention is to provide composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre wherein additional flavor is provided by the 10 addition of vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs and other flavorings to the composition.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre for use in candy and snack bars that will overcome the shortcomings of sugar containing prior art candy and snack bars.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a composition containing 15 xylitol, gum and fibre containing no sugar and yet flavorful which can be used in producing numerous foodstuffs or beverages.
The present invention relates to a composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre which can be added to a variety of previously fat-containing and sugar-containing foodstuffs which comprises herein disclosed amounts of xylitol, gum 20 and fibre. The composition may also contain blending salt; sucralose flavorings; calcium sodium caseinate; and whey protein concentrate. The fibre used is preferably psyllium fibre. However, psyllium fibre can be substituted for with numerous other fibres listed below in this application. The gum used is preferably, xanthan gum. However, xanthan gum can be substituted for with numerous other 25 gums listed below in this application. Additionally, a variety of low carbohydrate flavorings are added from natural fruits, vegetables, nuts and herbs as disclosed herein.
According to the present invention it has, however, turned out that by the use of the ingredients defined below, which are all natural food ingredients, in the 30 proportions specified, it is possible to obtain reduced calorie products that fulfil the conditions specified above for even diabetics, which makes it suitable as an isocaloric substitute for foods and beverages in insulin resistant, weight loss and yeast-free diabetic diets. Furthermore, it has turned out that consumption of
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various food products and beverages using the herein disclosed composition by diabetics yields a surprisingly efficient and protracted reduction of blood sugar concentration.
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention will 5 be described in further detail and the preferred embodiments described may be modified by one skilled in the art but will still be within the scope of the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The composition containing fiber, gum and xylitol of the present invention 10 will now be described in greater detail. The composition containing fibre, gum and xylitol may be in the form of a powder or liquid for producing a variety of foodstuffs and beverages as well as combined in product form such as but not limited to snack bars, candies, bakery products, dairy desserts, toppings and salad dressings.
A preferred embodiment of the no sugar, low carbohydrate, low-calorie composition of the present invention contains xylitol, gum and fiber as the main ingredients. The embodiment provided below in Example 1 also includes blending salt, sucralose, calcium sodium caseinate and whey protein concentrate. The fibre used in this example is psyllium fiber. However, the psyllium fiber may 20 be substituted for with at least any one of fruit fiber and derivatives, cellulose, cereal grain fibres, including corn, wheat, oat, rice, barley and soy, fructooligosaccharides and its derivatives, , vegetable fiber including peas and legumes and potato fiber. Xanthan gum can be substituted for with at least one of-seaweed gums and derivatives, including carrageenan, agar and alginates, seed 25 gums including guar and locust bean, tree gums, including karaya, tragacanth and acacia.
Cocoa powder is added to the embodiment to provide additional flavoring, in this instance, a chocolate flavor. The cocoa powder may be substituted for by any low carbohydrate flavoring including but not limited to all nuts, all green 30 vegetables, carrots, tomatoes, fruits including all berries and melons and herbs. For preparing, as an example, a chocolate cake baking mix, the composition containing Xylitol, gum and fibre of the present invention described above, is mixed together in the following preferred percent weight ranges:
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EXAMPLE 1
Ingredient Percent (%) Wt. Range
Xylitol 5-99
Salt (blending) 0.1-4.0
Sucralose 0.001 -1.0
Cocoa Powder 10 - 60.0
Xanthan Gum 0.01 - 5.0
Calcium Sodium Caseinate 0.1 -15.0
Whey Protein Concentrate 01-40.0
Psyllium fibre 0.1 - 25.0
When preparing a liquid concentrate or beverage, xylitol is used in a weight percentage of 0.1-95%.
An Example of serving sizes for the chocolate baking mix, by way of 15 ingredient units (units are in grams). Chart 1 is followed:
CHART 1
Inaredient
1 Servina
100 unit
Final Batch
Xylitol
121.8800
47.3695
473.695
Salt (blending)
1.4000
0.5503
.503
Sucralose
0.1161
0.0456
0.456
Cocoa Powder
80.0000
31.4470
314.470
Calcium Sodium Caseinate 9.0000
3.5378
.378
Whey Protein Concentrate
37.0000
14.5442
145.443
Xanthan Gum
1.3737
0.5400
.400
Psyllium fibre
.000
1.9654
19.654
TOTAL
254.3961
100.0000
1000.000
When preparing a beverage using water, the composition should compose 30 substantially 80% water. Beverages formed with liquids other than water will include amounts of the liquid as disclosed hereinafter.
A preferred method for preparing the composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre of the present invention listed above is as follows:
The xylitol and blending salt are sifted through a 10 mesh screen into a mixing machine and mixed for substantially 2 minutes. With the mixing machine still running, the sucralose, cocoa powder, calcium sodium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, xanthan gum and the psyllium fibre are sifted though an 18 5 mesh screen into the mixing machine with the sifted and mixed xylitol and blending salt and mixed for an additional substantially 3-4 minutes. The composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre is now ready for use in either powdered form of for production of any foodstuff.
The Psyllium Fibre can also be substituted with any of the Fibres listed
below:
1) Fruit Fibre and derivatives including Inulin;
2) Cellulose;
3) Cereal Grain and Seed Husk Fibres, including Com, Wheat, Oat, Rice & Barley;
4) Fructooligosaccharides and its derivatives;
) Vegetable Fibre, including Soy, Peanut, Pea and Legumes;
6) Potato Fibre;
7) Nuts including Almond, Pecan, Hazelnut and Walnut;
8) Resistant Starches
9) Other including Sugar Beet, Carob and Cocoa Bran 10)Modified versions of the above Fibres
The xanthan gum can also be substituted with any of the gums listed below:
1) Fruit hydrocolloids, including Pectin and Amylopectin;
2) Seaweed Gums and derivatives, including Carrageenan, Purcelleran, Agar, 25 Algin and Alginates;
3) Cellulose derivatives, including Carboxymethylcellulose, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Methylcellulose and Microcrystalline Cellulose;
4) Seed Gums, including Guar, Tara and Locust Bean;
) Tree Gums, including Ghatti, Karaya, Tragacanth and Acacia;
6) Biosynthetic Gums, including Xanthan, Curdlan, Pullulan and Gellan;
7) Other Hydrocolloids including Chitosan, Gelatin and Konjac;
8) Modified and/or Pre-Hydrated versions of the above gums;
9) Gums combinations.
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When preparing foodstuffs with the composition containing xylitol and fibre of the present invention, conventional procedures are followed based upon the recipe for preparation of the foodstuff. The composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre is mixed in with the other ingredients of the foodstuff while obviating the 5 need to add sugars and sugar substitutes in accordance with the recipe.
As far as mixing the powdered form of the composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre to form foodstuffs and beverages is concerned, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Typically, when preparing a beverage, the fruit juice, drink or other liquid food 10 used to form the beverage will contain up to 10% by weight of dietary fibre of which 0-100% could be of the soluble variety. It could desirably also contain about 100-2000 mg„ and preferably about 300 to 1,000 mg., of elemental calcium per 8 oz. serving in the form of one or a mixture of suitable calcium salts. The selection of the specific calcium salt or mixture of such salts is determined 15 primarily by the desired properties of the fruit juice, drink or other liquid food as regards pH, taste characteristics, clarity characteristics, cost and the desired elemental calcium content.
Besides calcium sodium caseinate, any non-toxic soluble, insoluble, organic or inorganic calcium salt or salts may be employed, such as calcium 20 lactate, calcium chloride, calcium oxide, calcium sulphate, calcium citrate, calcium ascorbate, calcium acetate, calcium gluconate, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium tartarate, etc.
Examples of water-insoluble dietary fibre which may be used in the-
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composition of the present invention include natural cereal, fruit, grain, celluloses 25 and modified celluloses, vegetable fibre, including Soy and other fibres such as Sugar Beets and Carob.
Examples of gums which may be used in the composition of the present invention include plant gums and plant derivatives such as gum arabic, locust bean gum, citrus pectins, low and high methoxy pectin, gum tragacanth, agar, 30 carrageenan, xanthan gum, guar gum, alginic acid salts, gum ghatti, Irish moss, gum karia and the like. Mixtures of soluble and insoluble dietary fibre may also be employed.
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It is an important feature or embodiment of this invention that to ensure a stable suspension of any insoluble dietary fibre and insoluble calcium salts in about 0.1 to about 0.5 wt.% of a stabilizer mixture containing carboxymethyl cellulose (15-45%), guar gum (15-45%), locust bean gum (15-30%) and 5 carrageenan (12.5-22.5%) is desirably used in proportion to the amount of insoluble material. Typically, the weight ratio of stabilizer: insoluble fibre and/or calcium may range from about 0.1:1 to about 1:1, preferably about 0.2:1 to about 0.5:1, but amounts of stabilizer over about 0.5-0.6 wt. % in the product tend to unduly thicken or increase the viscosity of the product and are hence preferably 10 avoided.
In preparing the powdered form of the composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre for combination with juices, drinks or other non-dairy drinkables having strong taste and color, it is possible to use salts of calcium that have acid tastes . such as calcium chloride and calcium monophosphate without significant taste 15 impact may be used. In cloudy juices, drinks and other drinkable liquids insoluble calcium salts, which are usually less expensive, such as calcium carbonate, calcium sulphate, calcium triphosphate, and use the stabilizer system to produce a stable suspension may be used.
The above-described dietary fibre and calcium salts are conveniently 20 added to a drinkable aqueous liquid food product such as soups, carbonated or non-carbonated natural or artificial drinks, vegetable juices, and preferably natural fruit drinks and juices such as peach, nectarine, orange, pineapple, grape, grapefruit, lemon, lime, blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, apple juices and drinksr Such liquid food products generally contain the characteristic fruit or other solute 25 dissolved in water which normally constitutes at least about 50%, generally at least 70% up to about 97-98% of the liquid.
The liquid food products of this invention may contain from about 0.001 to about 1% of any desired flavor and/or sweetener. Suitable natural flavors, which can be added to the composition containing xylitol, gum and fibre include 30 flavorings are added from all nuts, all green vegetables and legumes, carrots, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, peach, apricot, nectarine, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, peppermint, coffee, cinnamon, mocha, tomato, herbs (green tea, ginger, ginseng, etc.) and the like.
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A suitable method for preparing a liquid food product of this invention comprises mixing the dietary fibre, the gum and the preferred calcium salts and stabilizer system with a fraction (about 15-25%) of the total fruit juice or other aqueous liquid food until completely dispersed and soluble components 5 dissolved. The finished liquid product will preferably comprise substantially 2%-15% solids. In some cases, heating may be desirable or essential to complete this step, e.g. at least up to about 180° C for 1 to 3 minutes. The resulting mixture is then thoroughly dispersed into the remainder of the total fruit juice and the xylitol composition of this invention using said mixing blender till 10 homogeneous. The final mixture is then bottled, canned or boxed and sterilized in the usual way
While the inventton has been described in detail and with reference to specific examples thereof, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit 15 and scope thereof.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of 20 this invention.
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