Abstract: Systems and methods for wellness, health, and lifestyle planning, tracking, and maintenance are provided. In general, the systems and methods described herein can allow a person to manage his/her wellness, health, and lifestyle using a convenient system that can help the person plan strategies for improving and/or maintaining his/her wellness, health, and lifestyle and/or that can help the person track his/her compliance with the strategies. In an exemplary embodiment, the system can be configured to provide recommendations of activities to the person that can positively affect the person's wellness, health, and lifestyle. The recommendations can be tailored to each individual user of the system such that different people can receive different recommendations.

Abstract: A natural sweetening composition comprising a crude mixture of at least one plant based natural high intensity sweetening compound, the sweetening composition made by the process comprising (a) the step of steam stripping the crude mixture; and (b) at least one step of filtering the crude mixture.

Abstract: A method of making a natural sweetening composition comprising the steps of (a) steam stripping a crude mixture of at least one plant based natural high intensity sweetening compound; and (b) at least one step of filtering the crude mixture.

Abstract: Systems and methods for wellness, health, and lifestyle planning, tracking, and maintenance are provided. In general, the systems and methods described herein can allow a person to manage his/her wellness, health, and lifestyle using a convenient system that can help the person plan strategies for improving and/or maintaining his/her wellness, health, and lifestyle and/or that can help the person track his/her compliance with the strategies. In an exemplary embodiment, the system can be configured to provide recommendations of activities to the person that can positively affect the person's wellness, health, and lifestyle. The recommendations can be tailored to each individual user of the system such that different people can receive different recommendations.

Abstract: A sweetening composition comprising treated stevia leaves that exhibit an increase in water permeability after being treated when compared to untreated comparable dried stevia leaves.

Abstract: A process for extracting one or more flavors from treated stevia leaves, comprising the step of subjecting the treated stevia leaves to one or more extractive steps.

Abstract: Dried stevia leaves that have been treated to substantially remove volatile components, thereby forming treated stevia leaves.

Abstract: A sweetening composition comprising treated stevia leaves that exhibits a darker color immediately after treatment.

Abstract: A sweetener comprising treated stevia leaves, wherein the treated stevia leaves are formed by substantially reducing volatile components from the stevia leaves.

Abstract: A sweetening composition comprising stevia extract that contains steviol glycosides and other non-volatile components found in stevia leaves, wherein the steviol glycosides and other non-volatile components combined are less than about 80 wt % of the stevia extract.

Abstract: A sweetening composition comprising a sweetener and one or more flavor compounds, wherein the flavor compound is at a level below that which 50% of users can identify the flavor compound when the sweetener composition is used in a user selected beverage or food.

Abstract: A natural sweetening composition comprising a crude mixture of at least one plant based natural high intensity sweetening compound, the sweetening composition made by the process comprising (a) the step of steam stripping the crude mixture; and (b) at least one step of filtering the crude mixture.

Abstract: A method of making a natural sweetening composition comprising the steps of (a) steam stripping a crude mixture of at least one plant based natural high intensity sweetening compound; and (b) at least one step of filtering the crude mixture.

Abstract: A solid sweetening composition having erythritol and a secondary sweetener in a single solid matrix, a method of making the solid sweetening composition and methods of sweetening a comestible.

Abstract: A method is provided for determining the eating restraint behavior of an individual and communicating a recommendation to the individual based on the eating restraint behavior for compositions to consume that effective for the diagnosed eating restraint behavior. Such compositions effective for low rigid restraint eaters include soluble fiber and a multivalent cation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel methods for stabilizing aqueous deacylation, via use of buffers in the production of sucralose. The present invention provides a process for producing sucralose from an acyl-sucralose compound whereby the acyl-sucralose compound is deacylated in the presence of a buffering agent, which stabilizes the pH of the feed mixture and decreases the accumulation of undesired anhydro compounds. Further, the present invention provides a process whereby the acyl-sucralose compound is deacylated directly either prior to or after removal of the tertiary amide reaction vehicle from the neutralized chlorination feed mixture. An aqueous solution of sucralose including salts and other compounds is produced, from which sucralose is recovered by extraction and purified by crystallization.

Abstract: This invention relates to a low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute composition suitable for use as a substitute for table sugar (for use on cereals, fruits, in hot or iced tea and coffee, etc.) and in the preparation of baked foods and other prepared solid and semi-solid foods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of preparing commercial quantities of glucose and/or fructose from sucrose, a process of preparing commercial quantities of glucose and a polyfructan from sucrose, a reactor for practicing same, a process of preparing commercial quantities of fructose and a polyglucan from sucrose and a reactor for practicing same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel methods for stabilizing aqueous deacylation, via use of buffers in the production of sucralose. The present invention provides a process for producing sucralose from an acyl-sucralose compound whereby the acyl-sucralose compound is deacylated in the presence of a buffering agent, which stabilizes the pH of the feed mixture and decreases the accumulation of undesired anhydro compounds. Further, the present invention provides a process whereby the acyl-sucralose compound is deacylated directly either prior to or after removal of the tertiary amide reaction vehicle from the neutralized chlorination feed mixture. An aqueous solution of sucralose including salts and other compounds is produced, from which sucralose is recovered by extraction and purified by crystallization.

Abstract: This invention relates to a low calorie, palatable fiber-containing, sugar substitute composition suitable for use as a substitute for table sugar (for use on cereals, fruits, in hot or iced tea and coffee, etc.) and in the preparation of baked foods and other prepared solid and semi-solid foods.