April 25/Alexandria, Va./Business Wire -- Senomyx Inc. has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,928,111 covering foods and beverages containing S2383, an enhancer of the sweetener sucralose.
In particular, the issued patent includes composition claims covering S2383 and its analogs. S2383 is intended to enhance the taste of sucralose, a high-intensity sweetener used in a wide variety of products such as baked goods, cereals, desserts, dairy products, and confectionaries. Use of S2383 purportedly allows the amount of sucralose in these products to be reduced by up to 75% while maintaining the sweet taste. By enabling the reduction of sucralose, S2383 may allow manufacturers to decrease the costs of goods and improve the taste of certain products.