US 11,903,399 B2
Compositions, their use, and methods for their formation
Thomas J. Simmons, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to CAMBRIDGE GLYCOSCIENCE LTD, Cambridge (GB)
Filed by Cambridge Glycoscience Ltd, Cambridge (GB)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/229,628.
Application 17/229,628 is a continuation of application No. 16/844,960, filed on Apr. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,006,658.
Application 16/844,960 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2019/072026, filed on Aug. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/764,660, filed on Aug. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0315245 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23L 27/30 (2016.01); A23L 29/30 (2016.01); A23L 33/24 (2016.01)
CPC A23L 27/33 (2016.08) [A23L 29/30 (2016.08); A23L 33/24 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
 
1. A sweetener composition for human consumption comprising oligosaccharides comprising cello-oligosaccharides and xylo-oligosaccharides, wherein:
the cello-oligosaccharides comprise 5% to 50% by dry weight of a total content of cello-oligosaccharides and xylo-oligosaccharides in the sweetener composition, the cello-oligosaccharides having a degree of polymerization (DP) from two to six, wherein at least 30% by dry weight of the cello-oligosaccharides comprise cellobiose; and
the xylo-oligosaccharides comprise 50% to 95% by dry weight of the total content of the cello-oligosaccharides and the xylo-oligosaccharides in the sweetener composition, the xylo-oligosaccharides having a DP from two to twelve, wherein at least 30% by dry weight of the xylo-oligosaccharides comprise xylo-oligosaccharides with a DP from two to six.