Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
  • A23L27/00—Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L27/30—Artificial sweetening agents

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• This invention relates to kits containing sweeteners having non- standard sweetness levels, and methods for sweetening comestible products with such kits.
• Sweeteners are typically added to beverages such as coffees and teas, on cereals, on fruits, as toppings on baked goods, and the like. The appeal of a product is typically increased as a result of sweetening. This preference is generally apparent in many cultures, but is particularly prevalent in western cultures.
• One type of known sweetener is the "nutritive sweetener,” which not only provide sweetness but also are absorbable into the human bloodstream and are metabolized, thereby providing energy for immediate use or storage as fat. Examples of nutritive sweeteners include, but are not limited to sucrose, 5 trehelose, tagatose, and the stereo-isomers of natural sugars, dextrose
• sucrose table sugar
• crystalline dextrose glucose
• fructose molasses
• honey molasses
• other syrups such as corn syrup.
• nutritive sweeteners are the high intensity sweeteners ("HIS"), which provide a means for sweetening products without the caloric burden and other metabolic impacts associated with nutritive sweeteners.
• HIS high intensity sweeteners
• nutritive sweeteners include, but are not limited to sucralose and aspartame. 5
• unit dose packaging containing free flowing powders, granules, crystals, agglomerate, particles, syrups, and solutions.
• unit dose packaging include, but are not limited to packets, stick packets, 0 sachets, and the like.
• unit dose packaging contains a sweetener having the equivalent sweetness of 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar; however, such packages may contain other useful quantities as disclosed in the aforementioned related patent applications.
• Such unit dose packages of sweeteners are typically sold to consumers in multi-pack units.
• containers with 50, 100, 200, 400, 400, and 2000 individual packets of SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener product are commercially available from McNEIL NUTRITIONALS, LLC. These unit dose packages are also available from multi-pack containers and
• a single, unit dose package of sweetener is not only available at retail establishments, but is sometimes sent to consumers as single unit dose package samples.
• sucrose In order to provide simplicity and avoid confusion for consumers as they switch between various sweetener alternatives, all consumer sweeteners are calibrated to the sweetness level provide by sucrose.
• packets of sucrose contain 1 or 2 teaspoons of sucrose. Therefore, when a consumer uses a packet, they can easily calibrate the serving to the amount of sucrose typically spooned from a sugar bowl containing bulk sucrose.
• tablets and cubes formulated with HIS calibrated to sucrose equivalent teaspoons but also liquid high intensity sweetener formulations are also designed so that a fixed number of drops provides the equivalence of a teaspoon of sucrose.
• sweetener e.g. a nutritive sweetener, a non-nutritive sweeteners, or a high intensity sweetener
• the user will encounter difficulties in customizing a sweetness level based upon a non-standard unit dose.
• Bulk forms of sweeteners provide the consumer with the greatest flexibility in obtaining the desired sweetener level.
• the consumer can use a part of a spoonful, multiple spoonfuls, or combinations thereof to reach the desired sweet flavor level. While this approach is very flexible, bulk sweeteners are not typically available outside the home due to tampering concerns. Additionally, many consumers are still challenged by measuring less than teaspoon size quantities on a repeated basis. Many consumers also encounter difficulties in filling a teaspoon to the standard level on a repeated basis.
• Packets or sachets containing a free flowing solid material not only provide a convenient way to deliver a unit quantity of sweetness, but they also facilitate a user's ability to customize sweetness levels to individual tastes.
• a consumer can use a full packet containing 1 or 2 teaspoon of sucrose equivalent sweetness, or use just part of a packet, or a combination thereof.
• the use of sweetener packets provides for more flexibility in dosing because it is possible to use partial packets in order to get an infinite range of sweetness.
• the user desires to "customize a dose" by using, for example, a packet and a half of sweetener it is often difficult to repeat such dose with certainty.
• the invention provides for a kit containing a sweetener composition having a non-standard level of sweetness, a container having a portion for holding the sweetener composition, and an indicator for communicating the sweetness intensity, as well as a method of sweetening comestible products with such kits as described in the claims.
• Figure 1 is a front view of a sample container holding a bulk sweetener composition, wherein the container has a graphical indication reflecting the sweetness level of the bulk sweetener composition.
• FIG. IA - FIG. ID illustrate alternative embodiments of the graphical indication.
• Figure 2 is a front view of a sample container holding a bulk sweetener composition, wherein the container has a numerical indication reflecting the sweetness level of the bulk sweetener composition.
• FIG. 2A - FIG. 2D illustrate alternative embodiments of the numerical indication.
• Figure 3 is a front view of a sample container holding a bulk sweetener composition, wherein the container has a written descriptive indication reflecting the sweetness level of the bulk sweetener composition.
• FIG. 3A - FIG. 3D illustrate alternative embodiments of the numerical indication.
• Figure 4A is a front view of a sample packet holding a unit-sized amount of sweetener composition, wherein the packet incorporates a numeric indication along with a graphic indication to reflect sweetness of the sweetener composition therein.
• FIG. 4B is the rear view of the packet.
• Figure 5A is a front view of a sample packet holding a unit-sized amount of sweetener composition, wherein the packet incorporates a written text indication along with a graphic indication to reflect sweetness of the sweetener composition therein.
• FIG. 5B is the rear view of the packet.
• a "standard unit” shall be any customary unit of volumetric measure suitable for sucrose, such as a teaspoon, a tablespoon, a fluid ounce, a pound, a cup, a pint, a quart, a gallon, a milliliter, a deciliter, a liter, a gram, a kilogram, an ounce, or the like, or multiples thereof.
• a "standard unit dosage” or “standard unit dose” shall be any customary means for delivering a single serving of solid sucrose, and may refer to the dosage form itself such as a capsule, tablet, or pill; a cube, and the like, or the individual unit package forms such as a free-flowing solid in a sachet or a packet;
• calorie(s) shall refer to Kcal(s).
• a gram (or other given amount) of "Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness” shall mean the amount of sweetener composition, e.g. a HIS-containing sweetener composition, needed to be added ("Added HIS Amount") to an 8 ounce glass of water in order to provide the same sweetness as an independent 8 ounce glass of water containing 1 gram (or that other given amount (“Comparative Amount”) of sucrose.
• Added HIS Amount a HIS-containing sweetener composition
• Comparative Amount Comparative Amount
• 1/200 g of aspartame will equal about 1 gram of Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness because aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than sucrose.
• about 1/500 g to about 1/600 g of sucralose will provide one gram of Sucrose Equivalent
• a "non-standard level of sweetness” shall mean, for a given standard unit dosage of a sweetener composition, that the composition possesses a sweetness that is either greater than or less than the sweetness of any standard unit of sucrose by at least 2%, i.e., e.g., at least 3% or at least
• the first embodiment of the present invention is directed to a kit for sweetening a comestible product, said kit comprised of, consisting of, and/or consisting essentially of a sweetener composition and a container having a portion for holding the sweetener composition, wherein the sweetener possesses a non-standard level of sweetness relative to a standard unit dose of sucrose, and the container possesses an indicator for communicating the sweetness intensity of the sweetener composition relative to the sweetness intensity of that standard unit dose of sucrose.
• the use of this kit enables a consumer to use a standard unit or standard unit dosage to sweeten a comestible product to a non-standard level of sweetness in a convenient, repeatable way.
• suitable sweeteners include the nutritive sweeteners, high intensity sweeteners, and mixtures thereof.
• Suitable nutritive sweeteners include, but are not limited to sucrose, galactose, xylose, mannose, trehelose, tagatose, stereo isomers of natural sugars, dextrose, glucose, fructose, honey, corn syrup, molasses and mixtures thereof.
• suitable high intensity sweeteners include, but are not limited to sucralose, aspartame, saccharin, cyclamate, neotame, alitame, acesulfame potassium; sweet proteins such as brazien; extracts of sweet plants such as stevia; and their salts and derivatives thereof; and mixtures thereof.
• the high intensity sweetener that is employed in the invention is sucralose, which is the compound 4,1', 6'-trichloro-4,l', 6'- trideoxygalactosucrose.
• the sweetener composition may include additional enhancing agents.
• enhancing agents are any agents that may affect the flavor, texture, nutritional value, color, sweetness, and/or the like of a comestible product.
• enhancing agents suitable for use in the present invention include, but are not limited to sweeteners; flavorants; nutritional components such as vitamins, mineral, and nutritional supplements; colorants or mixtures thereof.
• the amount of other enhancing agents used in the sweetener composition may vary based upon the desired enhancement of the comestible product; however, one skilled in the art would readily appreciate without undue experimentation the amount of enhancing agents suitable for use in the sweetener composition.
• Suitable flavorants include any synthetic or natural agent that would provide an acceptable flavor to the comestible product and is acceptable for use in food products.
• suitable flavoring agents include, but are not limited to spices such as pepper, onion, garlic, and the like; salts such as sodium chloride; acids such as citric acid, ascorbic acid, and maleic acid; fruit extracts such as lemon oil, and the like.
• suitable nutritional components include, but are not limited to vitamins, such as vitamin D, vitamin B6, ascorbic acid, sterols and stanols and their fatty acid esters, which are commercially available from McNEIL NUTRITIONALS, LLC. under the tradename, "BENECOL®,” probiotics products such as those containing bacteria from the genera Lactobacillus or
• Bifidobacterium Escherichia, Enterococcus, Bacillus and/or yeast from the genera Saccharom ⁇ ces f and mixtures thereof.
• Suitable colorants include any food-quality dyes.
• the enhancing agent may be combined with other optional ingredients typically found in food products including but not limited to carriers such as fructo-oligosacharides; thickeners such as guar gum; bulking agents such as polydextrose; preservatives such as sodium benzoate; anti-moisture agents or anti-gelling agents, such as silica gel, and the like.
• carriers such as fructo-oligosacharides; thickeners such as guar gum; bulking agents such as polydextrose; preservatives such as sodium benzoate; anti-moisture agents or anti-gelling agents, such as silica gel, and the like.
• the sweetener composition suitable for use in this embodiment possesses a non-standard level of sweetness.
• a standard unit of the sweetener composition may possess a degree of sweetness when dissolved in 8 ounces of water that is greater than about 1.04 times, i.e., greater than about 1.075 times or greater than about 1.10 times or greater than about 1.2 times the degree of sweetness provided by the same standard unit of sucrose when dissolved in an independent 8 ounces of water.
• a standard unit of the sweetener composition may possess a degree of sweetness when dissolved in 8 ounces of water that is less than about 0.96 times, i.e., less than about 0.925 times or less than about 0.90 times or less than about 0.80 times the degree of sweetness provided by the same standard unit of sucrose when dissolved in an independent 8 ounces of water.
• the sweetness level per unit volume of the sweetener composition may be modified by adjustment of the fill volume of a unit size package, by selection of the type and concentration of sweetener, as well as by the selection of the type and amount of other optional ingredients such as carriers, binders, thickeners, bulking agents, preservatives, anti-moisture agents, anti-gelling agents and the like.
• diluents such as carbohydrates or other food grade materials of lower sweetness intensity, water, air, alcohols, and the like may be combined with the selected sweetener in order to arrive at the desired sweetness level.
• diluents such as carbohydrates or other food grade materials of lower sweetness intensity, water, air, alcohols, and the like may be combined with the selected sweetener in order to arrive at the desired sweetness level.
• the sizes of tablets and cubes can also be changed.
• the carrier component of the edible composition may be comprised of any material suitable for incorporation into food regardless of its specific caloric density as long as the amount used provides less than about 0.49 calories, e.g., less than about 0.4 calories or less than about 0.1 calories or less than about 0.05 calories or less than about 0.01 calories, per gram of Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness.
• the carrier is a free-flowing, water soluble material, and in another embodiment the carrier may be. capable of providing a low glycemic response.
• the carrier may be a non-water soluble material.
• the carrier can be a mixture of water soluble and non soluble materials.
• low glycemic response shall mean a compound that, when ingested , provides a peak insulin response which is less than the peak insulin response produced by ingesting an an equivalent amount of sucrose.
• the carrier may also facilitate the emptying of the HIS/carrier composition from the container or provide other benefits as disclosed in United States Patent No. 6,809,198.
• suitable water soluble carriers include, but are not limited to sucrose, dextrose, fructose, galactose, lactose, maltose, maltodextrose and other glucans, inulin and other fructans, polydextrose, xylans, galactans, nutritive sugar, sugar alcohols and other polyols, or combinations thereof.
• non-soluble carriers examples include celluloses such as those available from International Fiber Corporation under the tradename,
• Solka Floe® water insoluble fractions of starches, resistant starches, and modified versions thereof; diatomaceous earth; lignins of various plants such as, for example, corn or trees such as larch; complex aromatic polymers and co-polymers formed from coumaryl, guaiacyl, coniferyl, or sinapyl alcohols; water insoluble hemicelluloses; water insoluble portions of amylose or amylose pectin; water insoluble fiber from plants such as, for example, nuts, oats, wheat, rice, barley, com,or bamboo; fibers from fruits such as apples; and water insoluble fiber from vegetables such as peas, or combinations thereof.
• the sweetener composition can be produced by combining the desired components via dry mixing, co-spray drying, co-freeze drying, agglomerization, blending, co-drying, extrusion, panning, serial blending, compaction, or by any other convenient process.
• the primary consideration is that the sweetness delivery needs to be uniform.
• the container may be in a format to hold bulk sweetener composition or may be in a format to hold the sweetener composition in standard unit dose packages.
• the sweetener composition may be packaged in a container that does not require any tools or secondary devices to open.
• the container may be opened by tearing the paper or by removing a cap or lid as appropriate.
• the container may be flexible or rigid. Examples of suitable container formats include but are not limited to packets, sachets, pouches, tubs, cups, jars, bags, and the like.
• Suitable polymers include but are not limited to polyolefins (such as high-density (linear) polyethylene, polypropylene, etc.), polyesters (such as polyalkyl terephthalates e.g.
• polyethylene terephthalate polycyclohexane- 1,4- dimethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, etc.
• polyvinyl chloride polyvinyl fluoride
• copolymers of polyvinyl chloride and polyvinyl fluoride are examples of polyvinyl fluoride.
• the container may be a flexible package such as a shipping bag made of a polymer substrate.
• the bag may be made from aluminum foil laminated to polymer films formed from polymers that are commonly used to make moisture resistant packaging (e.g. laminates of aluminum foil with polyolefins, polyesters, styrenics or copolymers thereof).
• the sweetener composition can be sold to customers in bulk, in individual, standard unit dose containers, or within a multi-container unit.
• several standard unit packages may be contained within a master package, e.g., a multi-unit package, in order to facilitate the sale of multiple quantities of the packages.
• the sweetness levels of the sweetener composition within the standard unit dose packages may be varied so as to provide convenient sweetness choices to the consumer.
• the container may have hanging means, including but not limited to holes, hooks, flaps, and the like, that are designed to permit the container to hang from pegs or clips on a store wall or be otherwise attached to a shelf or wall in a store.
• the container for the sweetener composition may be overwrapped with a secondary packaging materials, such as various plastic and polymer films well known to those skill in the art, ' cardboard box, and the like.
• a secondary packaging materials such as various plastic and polymer films well known to those skill in the art, ' cardboard box, and the like.
• FIGURE 1 illustrates various embodiments of a graphical sweetener level indication on a bulk sweetener product.
• FIGURE IA uses a bar graph to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is greater than the sweetness of 1 teaspoon of sucrose.
• FIGURE IB uses a bar graph to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is less than the sweetness of 1 teaspoon of sucrose.
• FIGURE 1C uses a dial to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is greater than the sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• FIGURE 1 D uses a bar graph with numeric indications to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is less than the sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sucrose and more specifically that is possesses a SES of 1.4.
• FIGURE 2 illustrates various embodiments of a numeric sweetener level indication on a bulk sweetener product.
• FIGURE 2A uses a numeric indication to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is greater than the sweetness of 1 teaspoon of sucrose, and more specifically that it possesses a SES of 1.1
• FIGURE 2B uses a numeric indication to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is greater than the sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sucrose, and more specifically that it possesses a sweetness that is 30% greater than that of 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• FIGURE 2C uses a numeric indication along with a graphic indication to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is greater than the sweetness of 2 teaspoon of sucrose.
• the consumer can determine if a teaspoon of the sweetener composition is a lot sweeter than 2 teaspoons of sucrose, e.g,.
• FIGURE 4 illustrates a packet that also uses a numeric indication along with a graphic indication to show that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is less than the sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sucrose, and more specifically that is has a sweetness level that is 80% of the sweetness possessed by 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• FIGURE 3 illustrates various embodiments of a descriptive sweetener level indication on a bulk sweetener product.
• FIGURE 3A uses text to convey that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is w a little more than 1 teaspoon.”
• FIGURES 3B and 3C use descriptive text to indicate that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition is much sweeter than 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• FIGURE 3D illustrates alternative words to describe the relative sweetness of the sweetener composition, i.e., e.g., a sweetness less than that 2 teaspoons of sucrose ("mild") to that much greater than that of 2 teaspoons of sucrose ("intense").
• FIGURE 5 illustrates a packet that also uses text to convey that a teaspoon of the sweetener composition possesses a sweetness level that is 25% more than the sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• the sweetness of a teaspoon of sweetener composition was compared to the standard unit of sucrose illustrated on the container.
• the amount of sweetener composition used for comparison may vary, and could even be a non-standard volumetric amount measurable by a custom sized measuring device provided with the container of sweetener composition.
• the kit for sweetening a comestible product which contains a sweetener composition having a non-standard level of sweetness enables a consumer to conveniently select the level of sweetness for a particular application and precisely repeat the use of that sweetness level. As a result, the use of this kit results in less sweetener waste, which minimizes cost and waste disposal.
• the consumer conveniently may sweeten a comestible product, such as a bulk beverage, by only opening a single packet.
• the amount of sweetener composition in the edible composition may be customized for use in a specific food product application, such as that amount of sweetener required for use in a particular cake mix, cookie mix, bread mix, brownie mix, drink mix, or cereal.
• This embodiment would facilitate the production and manufacture of unsweetened base food products, and would provide the consumer with the option of sweetening that food product with either a nutritive or high intensity sweetener.
• the edible composition may be comprised of an enhancing agent that is a low calorie, palatable sugar substitute composition comprising, consisting of, and/or consisting essentially of a) a high intensity sweetener in an amount sufficient to provide greater than about 10 grams of Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness; and b) a carrier, wherein said carrier provides less than about 0.49 calories, e.g., less than about 0.4 calories or less than about 0.1 calories or less than about 0.05 calories or less than about 0.01 calories, per gram of Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness.
• an enhancing agent that is a low calorie, palatable sugar substitute composition comprising, consisting of, and/or consisting essentially of a) a high intensity sweetener in an amount sufficient to provide greater than about 10 grams of Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness; and b) a carrier, wherein said carrier provides less than about 0.49 calories, e.g., less than about 0.4 calories or less than about 0.1 calories or less than about 0.05 calories or less than about 0.01
• suitable high intensity sweeteners include any of those set forth above.
• the amount of HIS suitable for use in the edible composition of the present invention may be expressed in terms of "Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness.”
• the edible composition may be comprised of an amount of HIS that would provide the sweetness equivalent of 1 cup (or about 200 grams) of sucrose, or 1 liter (about 600 grams) of sucrose.
• the HIS in the edible composition may provide the Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness to any other amount of sucrose, such as for example unit amounts of quarts, pints, 100 grams, kilograms, pounds, and the like.
• sucralose or other high intensity sweetener
• sucralose is often used in the recipe in the amount to provide the equivalent amount of sweetness of the sugar it replaces.
• sucralose is about 600 times as sweet as sugar, it may be used in approximately 1/600 the amount of sugar replaced. That is, the HIS is used in an amount to provide the Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness of at least a gram, i.e., e.g., at least 50 grams, 100 grams or 150 grams of sucrose.
• an amount of the edible composition may be removably attached to a comestible product (or container therefor) such that the caloric content of the comestible product is significantly less than the corresponding comestible made with sugar, i.e., e.g., from about 5% fewer calories up to a one-third or more reduction in calories, and also significantly less than the HIS that is in commercially available delivery forms, e.g., packets or granular form.
• this embodiment of the present invention permits the user to select the level of enhancing agent, such as a sweetener, for a particular application.
• this invention permits the use to have the enhancing agent readily available for consumption at the point of use.
• the present invention provides the ability for a common host product to have a multitude of flavor and/or sweetness options, which thereby simplifies the manufacturing and distribution logistics of a flexible product line. Further, when a sweetener having a non-standard level of sweetness is used, a consumer is capable of customizing the sweetness level of a comestible product in more precise, convenient, and repeatable manner.
• EXAMPLE 1 Packet with Sweetening Composition Having Non- Standard Sweetness
• a small polyethylene coat paper packet is filled with a dry blended mixture of 1 gram of dextrose and 13.1 mg of sucralose, which is commercially available from Tate & LyIe under the tradename, "SPLENDA”® .
• the sweetness provided is equivalent to 90% of that provided by 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• the packet contains a graphical indication of the relative sweetness level of the sweetener composition as illustrated in FIGURE 4.
• a small polyethylene coated paper packet is filled with 10 grams of sucrose.
• the sweetness provided by the sucrose contained therein is equivalent to 125% of that provided by 2 teaspoons of sugar.
• the packet contains a numerical indication of the relative sweetness level as illustrated in FIGURE 5.
• a small sealed paper bag is filled with a dry blended mixture of 0.5 grams of sucralose and 5 grams of short chain fructo-oligosaccharide, which is commercially available from GTC Nutrition LLC under the tradename, ("Nutraflora").
• the sweetness provided was equivalent to 80% of that provided by 1 cup of sugar.
• the packet contains a descriptive indication of the relative sweetness level as illustrated in FIGURE 6.
• EXAMPLE 4 Master Package Containing Unit Packets with Sweetening Composition Having Non-Standard Sweetness
• a set of 20 small polyethylene coated paper packets are each filled with a dry-blended mixture of 1 gram of dextrose and 12 mg of sucralose, then are placed in a cardboard box.
• Additional sets of 20 similar packets are similarly prepared, but with the substitution of sucralose in amount of 11 mg, lOmg, 9 mg, and 8 mg, respectively.
• Each packet contains a numerical indication of the relative sweetness level of the sweetener composition contained therein.
• the outer box also has a numerical indication of the range of sweetness levels possessed by the different sweetener compositions within the packets found in the box.
• a solution is made by mixing 0.0095 lbs of sucralose, 0.6154 lbs of maltodextrin, and 5.625 lbs of water under ambient conditions. The solution is then spray dried for about 5 to about 10 minutes at about 250 0 F to about 420 0 F degrees in a tower spray dryer to produce a low bulk density at about 0.05g/cc to about 0.7 g/cc and a moisture level of about 1 percent to about 5 percent.
• 1.905 teaspoons of the resultant free flowing granular material provide the equivalent sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sucrose when dissolved in 8 ounces of water. In other words, 1.905 teaspoons of the granular material equals about 2 teaspoons of SES, or has a Dry Relative Sweetness Density of 1.05.
• the resulting material is filled into a metallized paperboard box with a numerical indication of the relative sweetness level.
• a small polyethylene coat paper packet is filled with a dry blended mixture of 3.6 gram of sucrose and 6.55 mg of sucralose, which is commercially available from Tate & LyIe under the tradename, "SPLENDA®.”
• the sweetness provided is equivalent to 90% of that provided by 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• the packet contains a graphical indication of the relative sweetness level of the sweetener composition as illustrated in FIGURE 4.
• the energy density of the composition is about 1.8 kcals per gram of SES.
• a small polyethylene coat paper packet is filled with a dry blended mixture of 7 grams of sucrose and 0.364 mg of sucralose, which is commercially available from Tate &. LyIe under the tradename, "SPLENDA®.”
• the sweetness provided is equivalent to 90% of that provided by 2 teaspoons of sucrose.
• the packet contains a graphical indication of the relative sweetness level of the sweetener composition as illustrated in FIGURE 4.
• the energy density of the composition is 3.5 kcals per gram of SES.

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