FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
Provisional Specification
[See Sections 10 and rule 13]
Title: Healthy Sugar and process for preparation of the same


Applicant: (a) INTAS Pharmaceuticals Limited
(b) Company Registered under Indian Company ACT
(c) 2nd Floor, Chinubhai Centre, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380009 Gujarat, India

The following specification describes the invention:


FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to Healthy Sugar with low calorie and process for preparation of the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The common sugar used in foodstuff delivers a primary taste of sweetness. Apart from that there are many forms of sugar and of sugar-containing foodstuffs. Non-sugar-based sweeteners also exist and these are particularly used by the people who have problems with their normal blood sugar level i.e. known as diabetics having high blood sugar level, and people who wish to limit their calorie-intake while still enjoying sweet foods. There are both types of sugar natural and synthetic substitutes exist with no significant carbohydrate and thus low-calorie content for instance stevia (natural), and saccharin (synthetic).
Though saccharin is low-calorie but it is not clear to use the same for health and hence
not used in routine.
Stevia is a natural sugar, 40 - 300 times sweeter than that of routine sugar and hence is
normally used for low-sugar food alternatives. Stevia is also having a negligible effect on
blood sugar and hence it is attractive as a natural sweetener to people to control and
replace sugar diets.
Stevia is also used as medicinal sugar for treating diabetes, heartburn, obesity
hypertension and other illness.
Rebaudioside A, is extracted from stevia is having zero-calorie sweetener. The crystallized rebaudioside is used as sweetener for the patients to control the sugar diet.
There are many formulations of sweetener like pellets, powder, tablets etc. are available to use in the diabetes treatment mainly made of rebaudioside.
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But these formulations are bitter in taste initially as direct taste of stevia or its extract in the mouth and hence these cannot be taken as such.
US6461659 discloses particulate sweetener composition with low-calorie comprises a terpene glycoside component; a sugar alcohol component; and a terpene glycoside carrier component. The said composition, a terpene glycoside carrier component is used to coat sub-particles of fructose component.
Not being specific for fructose and even with use of routine sugar along with minimizing the bitterness of stevia or its extract the present invention provides routine sugar coated with a composition comprising stevia extract.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide healthy sugar with low calorie which can be used in the routine recipe.
Another object of the present invention is to coat the sugar with a composition comprising stevia extract.
Still another object of the present invention is to minimization of bitterness in the coating due to stevia.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a process for preparation of the healthy sugar.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to provide healthy sugar with low calorie which can be used in the routine recipe. The healthy sugar of the present invention comprises routine sugar which is coated with the composition of coating comprises stevia extract.
The composition of coating comprises stevia extract bitterness in coat due to stevia is minimized.
The sugar of the present invention can replace the routine sugar. The sugar of the present invention can also be used in the routine recipe like bakery items which adorn with the sugar crystals.

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The Controller of patent The Patent Office at Mumbai