Nutritional products having a modulated off-taste intensity and methods for making and using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9491959-B2
Application number	US-201314381838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2013
Priority date	Mar 1, 2012
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

Nutritional products and methods for modulating off-taste intensity in nutritional products are provided. In a general embodiment, a nutritional product is provided and includes a blend of carbohydrates in an approximate 1 to 1 to 1 weight ratio. The blend of carbohydrates may include maltodextrin, corn syrup, and sugar. In another embodiment, methods for modulating off-taste intensity of nutritional compositions are provided and include modifying the sweetness of the nutritional product so that it is moderate.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A method for modulating off-taste intensity in a nutritional product having at least one off-flavor selected from the group consisting of astringency, artificial sweetener off-flavor, floury off-flavor, salty off-flavor, and soy off-flavor, the method comprising modifying the sweetness of the nutritional product, so that the sweetness of the nutritional product is moderate, by adding a blend of carbohydrates comprising maltodextrin, corn syrup, and sugar in an approximate 1 to 1 to 1 weight ratio, the nutritional product comprising at least a protein.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional product is flavored.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional product is unflavored.

4. A nutritional product comprising:
at least a protein;
a blend of carbohydrates comprising maltodextrin, corn syrup, and sugar in an approximate 1 to 1 to 1 weight ratio; and
a base having at least one off-flavor selected from the group consisting of astringency, artificial sweetener off-flavor, floury off-flavor, salty off-flavor, and soy off-flavor.

5. The nutritional product of claim 4 , wherein the sugar is sucrose.

6. The nutritional product of claim 4 , wherein the maltodextrin has a DE ranging from about 8 to about 12.

7. The nutritional product of claim 4 , wherein the corn syrup has a DE ranging from about 24 to about 29.

8. The nutritional product of claim 4 , wherein the maltodextrin has a DE of 10 and the corn syrup has a DE of 25.

9. The nutritional product of claim 4 , wherein the base is a flavored base.

10. The nutritional product of claim 4 , wherein the base is an unflavored base.

11. The nutritional product of claim 4 , wherein the nutritional product further comprises an ingredient selected from the group consisting of a lipid, a vitamin, and combinations thereof.

12. A method for producing a nutritional product, the method comprising: adding to a base having at least one off-flavor selected from the group consisting of astringency, artificial sweetener off-flavor, floury off-flavor, salty off-flavor, and soy off-flavor a blend of carbohydrates comprising maltodextrin, corn syrup, and sugar in an approximate 1 to 1 to 1 weight ratio, the nutritional product comprising at least a protein.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the sugar is sucrose.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the maltodextrin has a DE ranging from about 8 to about 12.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the corn syrup has a DE ranging from about 24 to about 29.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the base is a flavored base.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the base is an unflavored base.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the nutritional product further comprises an ingredient selected from the group consisting of a lipid, a vitamin, and combinations thereof.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one off-flavor comprises astringency.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one off-flavor comprises artificial sweetener off-flavor.

Assignees

• Nestec Sa

Inventors

• Monsoor Mamum Al
• Bauer Abby Mary

Classifications

• A23L29/30 Primary

  containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols, e.g. xylitol; containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin (products from apiculture A23L21/20; artificial sweetening agents A23L27/30) · CPC title

• A23L5/00

  Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor · CPC title

• A23L29/37

  Sugar alcohols · CPC title

• A23L33/125

  containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols; containing starch hydrolysates (indigestible substances A23L33/21) · CPC title

• A23L27/88

  Taste or flavour enhancing agents · CPC title