JPH074196B2 - Sweetener formulation - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a water-soluble salt of 6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4-one-2,2-dioxide (hereinafter, referred to as " Acesulfame water-soluble salt ").

Prior art Acesulfame aqueous salt (JP-A-51-34183, JP-A-53-3)
No. 571) has a sweetness about 100 times that of sucrose, has good solubility, and is non-caloric, and thus is expected to have various uses as a sweetener.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Acesulfame water-soluble salt is slightly inferior in stability in a low pH range, and is decomposed in a mixed state with an organic acid used as an acidulant, particularly in a dry state, and loses sweetness. There is. Therefore, this sweetener is not suitable for imparting sweetness to foods or preparations containing an organic acid.

Means for Solving the Problems In view of the situation as described above, the present inventors have conducted various studies on a method that does not lose the sweetness of acesulfame water-soluble salt even in the presence of acid, and as a result, It has been completed.

That is, in the present invention, finely divided 6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4-one-2,2-dioxide water-soluble salt is added to 1 part by weight of the water-soluble salt. To 5 parts by weight of the water-soluble salt preparation coated with at least one coating agent selected from fats and oils, polysaccharides, saccharides and proteins.

The acid resistance containing the water-soluble salt of acesulfame used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a non-toxic salt, and examples thereof include potassium salt (hereinafter abbreviated as “acesulfame K”), sodium salt, calcium salt and the like. To be In the present invention, Acesulfame K can be particularly preferably used. In producing the sweetener preparation of the present invention, the acesulfame water-soluble salt is usually used in the form of fine particles of about 20 mesh pass (JIS standard sieve, the same applies below).

The production of the sweetener preparation of the present invention can be carried out by using oils and fats, polysaccharides or proteins as a coating agent.

The fats and oils may be any fats and oils that do not melt at room temperature but melt at 40 ° C to 100 ° C. For example, hydrogenated oils, monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, higher fatty acids, higher alcohols, waxes, paraffins, natural fats and oils, and the like, beef tallow hardened oils (melting point 54-
61 ° C), rapeseed hardened oil (melting point 58-62 ° C), whale hardened oil (melting point 50-53 ° C), castor oil hardened oil (melting point 80-85 ° C),
Cottonseed oil Hardened oil (melting point 60-70 ℃), stearyl monoglyceride (melting point 60-65 ℃), myristic acid (melting point about 54
℃), balmitic acid (melting point approx. 63 ℃), stearic acid (melting point approx. 70 ℃), cetyl alcohol (melting point approx. 49 ℃), stearyl alcohol (melting point approx. 59 ℃), spermaceti (melting point 41-48)
℃), palm wax (melting point 85-86 ℃), beeswax (melting point 63
~ 66 ℃), paraffin (melting point 50 ~ 75 ℃) and the like.

Examples of the polysaccharides include starch, dextrin, pectin, carrageenan, tamarind seed gum, gum arabic, sodium fibrin glycolate, methyl cellulose and the like. Examples of sugars include sucrose, lactose, fructose, glucose, and sugar alcohols such as sorbit, mannitol, maltitol, and lactitol. Examples of proteins include gelatin and casein.

As the coating method, all of the usual particle coating methods can be applied, but the following are examples.

Spraying method: Acethulfame water-soluble salt is put in a coating pan, and a coating solution is sprayed on this to coat.

Flow method: Acesulfame water-soluble salt is allowed to float in an air stream, the coating solution is sprayed, and coating is performed.

Spraying method: Acesulfame water-soluble salt is added to a heated and melted liquid coating agent, thoroughly mixed and dispersed, and then the mixture is sprayed into a cooling air stream by a spraying device and coated.

Dry mix method: a method in which acesulfame water-soluble salt is added to a liquid coating material that is heated and melted, and the mixture is kneaded by a kneading machine and coated.

Immersion method: A method in which a coating agent is dissolved in a solvent, and then acesulfame water-soluble salt is subjected to an immersion treatment, and then the solvent is removed by an appropriate method, followed by coating.

Generally, when the coating material is oil or fat, the above-mentioned ,,
It is preferable to adopt the method described above, or, in the case of polysaccharides, sugars, proteins, etc.

The water-soluble salt of acesulfame to be coated may be the undiluted powder, or may be the one obtained by previously granulating the water-soluble salt of acesulfame with water or an excipient. If the shape of the bulk powder is irregular, or if it shows a needle-like shape, granulate once and adjust the particle size by appropriately sieving, the subsequent coating is likely to be uniform, and the appearance is preferable. It can be obtained and is advantageous. As the excipient, any edible and water-soluble excipient can be applied regardless of the type, and examples thereof include polysaccharides, saccharides and proteins. Granulation can be applied by any method as long as it is a granulation method of powder resistant material, and for example, extrusion granulation, fluidized granulation, stirring granulation or compression granulation method is preferable.

On the other hand, the particle size of the coated acesulfame water-soluble salt and the granulated product is not particularly specified, but it is preferably about 100 mesh pass in the case of the method of, and 2 in the case of the method of.
A particle size of 0-100 mesh is used.

The use of the coating agent is particularly preferably 1 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 1 part by weight of acesulfame water-soluble salt. If the coating amount is 0.5 parts by weight or less, the coating is often insufficient.

In the production of the sweetener preparation of the present invention, acesulfame water-soluble salt may be used for coating together with various substances for the purpose of improving its sweetness quality. Such substances effective in improving sweetness include alanine, glycine, histidine, glutamate, tartrate, and arginine glutamate.
Examples include disodium phosphate, 5'-ribonucleotide sodium or fructose. These sweet taste improving substances are about 1000 to 4000 parts by weight in the case of alanine and glycine, relative to 100 parts by weight of acesulfame water-soluble salt, histidine, arginine glutamate, glutamate, disodium phosphate, and about 10 parts in the case of tartrate. ~ 1000 parts by weight,
In the case of sodium 5'-ribonucleotide, about 2-10
It is preferably used in an amount of about 0.05 to 10 parts by weight in the case of fructose.

Further, when coating the water-soluble salt of acesulfame, other sweeteners such as aspartame and stevioside may be mixed at the same time.

The sweetener preparation of the present invention can be widely used for imparting sweetness to foods or medicines ingested or administered by humans and other animals. In particular, it can be advantageously used for foods in which the water-soluble salt of acesulfame and the acidulant are kept in contact with each other. Examples of such foods include acidic foods containing sweeteners and acidulants such as edible organic acids in contact with each other in the form of powder or granules. For example, powdered drinks, jelly mixes, powdered sherbets, dressing mixes, bavaro amyx, powdered or granular seasonings (eg, table, dazzle seasonings, seasonings for various processed foods), refreshments, etc. It is illustrated in.

Example 1 A mixture of 250 g of Acesulfame K (32 mesh pass) and 200 g of dextrin (32 mesh pass) (manufactured by Matsutani Chemical Co., Ltd., Paindex # 100) was fluidized bed granulator (Freund Industrial Co., FL-). Acesulfame K is granulated by putting it in 10 type) and spraying 500 g of 10% aqueous dextrin solution, and then fluidized bed drying (50 ° C, 60 ° C).
Minutes) Put 300g of the granulated product (32 to 100 mesh) in a coating pan, spray coat with 200g of dextrin and 100ml of water, and then dry in a fluidized bed (50 ° C, 30 minutes).
And coated Acesulfame K (Acesulfame K content 32
%)was gotten.

Example 2 1.2 kg of Acesulfame K (32 mesh pass) and 0.8 kg of D-Sorbit (32 mesh pass) were put in a mixer, 100 ml of water was spray-added while stirring and mixing, and Acesulfame K was granulated and dried.

D-Sorbit 1 to 300g of the granulated product (32 to 100 mesh)
Acesulfame K granulated product was coated with D-sorbit by placing 75 g in a fluid bed granulator and spraying 500 g of a 5% aqueous solution of D-sorbit. Thereafter, fluidized bed drying (50 ° C., 60 minutes) was performed to obtain coated acesulfame K (acesulfame K content 40%).

Example 3 1.2 kg of stearic acid was melted by heating and the temperature was kept at 80 ° C.
0.8 kg of Acesulfame K (100 mesh pass) was added to this and thoroughly dispersed by a homogenizer. When this mixture was sprayed into a room at 30 ° C or lower by a rotary disc type spraying device, coated acesulfame K (acesulfame content 40
%)was gotten.

Example 4 200 g of the granulated product of Acesulfame K obtained in Example 1 (100 mesh pass) and 200 g of cottonseed oil hardened oil were put in a kneader, heated and kneaded at 66 to 76 ° C. for 20 minutes, and then cooled and kneaded for 50 minutes. And coated Acesulfame K (Acesulfame K content 26
%)was gotten.

Example 5 100 g of Acesulfame K (100 mesh pass) was added to ethyl alcohol 1 containing 100 g of stearyl monoglyceride, and the mixture was stirred for 5 to 10 minutes, and then the liquid was filtered and dried,
A coated Acesulfame K (Acesulfame K content 65%) was obtained.

Example 6 A mixture of Acesulfame K and each of the substances shown in Table 1 was prepared, and 250 g of these mixtures (32 mesh pass) were used, and coating was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1.

Next, the test solutions shown in Table 2 were prepared, and a sensory test was performed by a two-point preference test method by 18 well-trained taste panels to evaluate sweetness. The results are shown in Table-2.

As shown in Table 2, by mixing DL-alanine, glycine, dl-sodium tartrate, sodium L-glutamate or aspartame with acesulfame K, a coating with improved sweetness can be obtained as compared with acesulfame K alone. I was able to.

Use Example 1 A mixture of coated Acesulfame K obtained in Examples 1 to 5 and ground citric acid (anhydrous) (mixed with Acesulfame K1 at a ratio of 20 citric acid (anhydrous)) was prepared and sealed in a bottle. The residual amount of Acesulfame K after storage at 40 ° C. for 2 months was measured, and the results are shown in Table 3.

As shown in Table 3, by coating with acesulfame K, the decomposition of acesulfame K by citric acid could be almost prevented, and the residual rate was increased.

Use Example 2 Make a jelly mix by the usual method with the composition shown in Table-4,
It was put in a polycel bag and stored at 40 ° C. for 2 months. The results of measuring the residual amount of acesulfame K in the jelly mix after storage are shown in Table-4. On the other hand, control 11.45%, invention 1
A 1.56% aqueous solution was prepared, heated to 100 ° C., poured into a mold, cooled in a refrigerator, prepared as a jelly, and sensory-tested for taste.

From the results of Table 5, in the case of adding Acesulfame K alone, Acesulfame K was decomposed during storage and the sweetness was decreased, whereas in the case of adding the coated Acesulfame K of the present invention, Acesulfame K was decomposed. No, the sweetness was not reduced, and a good jelly was obtained.

Effect of the Invention The sweetener formulation of the present invention is one in which a water-soluble salt of acesulfame is coated with a coating agent. Therefore, the sweetener formulation does not undergo decomposition even when stored for a long period of time under contact with an acidulant and has a sweetness degree. The feature is that the decrease of Therefore, it can be preferably used for imparting sweetness to the acidic food as described above.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Fine-grained 6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3
-Oxathiazin-4-one-2,2-dioxide water-soluble salt, 1 to 5 parts by weight of the water-soluble salt of at least one selected from fats and oils, polysaccharides, saccharides and proteins An acid-resistant preparation containing the water-soluble salt coated with a coating agent.