Abstract: Novel mogrosides and compositions comprising said novel mogrosides, including consumables, are provided herein. Methods of obtaining said novel mogrosides from either purification and/or bioconversion, are also provided.

Abstract: Monk fruit extracts containing mogrol glycosides such as mogroside V may be treated with enzymes under specific reaction conditions to shift distribution of the Siamenoside I reaction product. Modified enzymes are also employed to shift Siamenoside I distribution to increase yield of Siamenoside I and reduce reaction contaminants. Methods of purifying bioconversion reaction product are also described. Siamenoside I obtained using these methods is a useful sweetener and flavor enhancer for food and beverage compositions and the like.

Abstract: Diet beverages comprising at least one protein sweetener are provided herein. The protein sweeteners act to enhance the mouthfeel of certain beverages and/or modulate one or more taste attributes of the beverage to provide a beverage with more sucrose-sweetened taste characteristics. Methods of preparing beverages and methods of enhancing the mouthfeel and/or one or more taste attributes of beverages are also detailed herein.

Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide an electrical-converter system comprising a printed circuit board including at least a first layer and a second layer, a switching node disposed on the second layer, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor disposed on the first layer, a first conduction path from a source of the first transistor, through the switching node, to a drain of the fourth transistor, the first conduction path having a first length, and a second conduction path from the source of the first transistor, through the switching node, to a drain of the second transistor, the second conduction path having a second length, wherein the first length of the first conduction path is greater than the second length of the second conduction path.

Abstract: A power converter is provided herein and comprises a cycloconverter comprising a first pair of AC FETs and a second pair of AC FETs and a controller configured to detect when at least one of a to-be fault or an ongoing fault occurs and open or close at least one of the first pair of AC FETs or the second pair of AC FETs such that remanent energy stored in a resonant tank of the power converter is depleted to a grid without causing the first pair of AC FETs or the second pair of AC FETs to avalanche.

Abstract: Methods of preparing novel steviol glycosides are described herein. The methods utilize biocatalysts for converting a starting steviol glycoside to a target steviol glycoside. Compositions and consumables comprising said novel steviol glycosides as well as methods of purifying and using said novel steviol glycosides, are also provided.

Abstract: Steviol glycoside blends having aqueous solubilities suitable for beverage syrup concentrations are provided herein. Methods of preparing concentrates from said blends are also provided, as are beverage syrups and beverages. Methods of improving the solubility and reducing foaming of stevia blends are also provided.

Abstract: Methods of preparing highly purified steviol glycosides, particularly rebaudiosides A, D and X are described. The method includes the step of contacting a steviol glycoside substrate with a biocatalyst protein enzyme comprising UDP-glucosyltransferase, wherein the target steviol glycoside is Rebaudioside X. The highly purified rebaudiosides A, D and X, are useful as non-caloric sweetener in edible and chewable compositions such as any beverages, confectioneries, bakery products, cookies, and chewing gums.

Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide an electrical-converter system comprising a printed circuit board including at least a first layer and a second layer, a switching node disposed on the second layer, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor disposed on the first layer, a first conduction path from a source of the first transistor, through the switching node, to a drain of the fourth transistor, the first conduction path having a first length, and a second conduction path from the source of the first transistor, through the switching node, to a drain of the second transistor, the second conduction path having a second length, wherein the first length of the first conduction path is greater than the second length of the second conduction path.

Abstract: Methods of preparing concentrated solutions of crystalline steviol glycoside compositions having relatively high rebaudioside M content are provided herein. The concentrated solutions are stable and can be used to prepared beverage syrups and, ultimately, beverages. Methods of preparing beverage syrups and beverages are also detailed herein.

Abstract: A purified composition of steviol glycoside molecules is described. The composition imparts desirable taste, flavor and flavor modifying properties to food, beverages, and other consumable products.

Abstract: Novel mogrosides and compositions comprising said novel mogrosides, including consumables, are provided herein. Methods of obtaining said novel mogrosides from either purification and/or bioconversion, are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure presents a solution to producing a sweet protein or a variant thereof having low or no calorie. By using recombinant gene and plant transformation techniques, non-native genes encoding a sweet protein are included in the propagatable genome of a plant, thereby forming a genetically modified plant, wherein the plant by the native genome thereof prior to modification may not produce the sweet protein naturally. Such genetically modified plant and a progeny thereof are enabled to produce non-native sweet protein and/or a variant thereof. Sweeteners, compositions, and consumables derived from the genetically modified plant are also provided.

Abstract: A Stevia extract made from leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant is described. The extract has desired levels of steviol glycosides and is useful in food, beverage, and other consumable products.

Abstract: Novel mogrosides and methods for heir purification are provided herein. In addition, compositions comprising said novel mogrosides and methods for preparing the same are provided.

Abstract: According to at least one aspect of the disclosure, an inverter is provided comprising an input configured to receive input DC power from a DC source, an output configured to provide output AC power to a load, a plurality of DC rails coupled to the input and configured to receive the input DC power from the DC source, a plurality of switches coupled between the plurality of DC rails and configured to convert the input DC power into the output AC power, each switch of the plurality of switches having a parasitic capacitance, and at least one ZVS network coupled across at least two switches of the plurality of switches, the ZVS network including at least two inductors configured to resonate with the parasitic capacitance of at least one switch of the plurality of switches to provide soft switching of at least one switch of the plurality of switches.

Abstract: Methods of preparing freeze dried powders comprising rebaudioside M and rebaudioside D are provided herein. The freeze dried powders produced by the disclosed methods exhibit improved aqueous solubility over known forms and compositions of rebaudioside M and rebaudioside D. Methods of preparing consumables, e.g. beverages, with the freeze dried compositions are also detailed herein.

Abstract: Stevia varieties with a high content of RebM, are disclosed Further provided are methods for producing Stevia plants having a high RebM content by negatively regulating certain genes selecting the resulting plants, and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable Reb M phenotypes to plant progeny.

Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide an electrical-converter system comprising a printed circuit board including at least a first layer and a second layer, a switching node disposed on the second layer, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor disposed on the first layer, a first conduction path from a source of the first transistor, through the switching node, to a drain of the fourth transistor, the first conduction path having a first length, and a second conduction path from the source of the first transistor, through the switching node, to a drain of the second transistor, the second conduction path having a second length, wherein the first length of the first conduction path is greater than the second length of the second conduction path.

Abstract: A Stevia extract made from leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant is described. The extract has desired levels of steviol glycosides and is useful in food, beverage, and other consumable products.