Taste-modifying ingredient
AssigneeFirmenich SA
InventorsJean-Luc Gelin, Maxime Delattre
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Abstract
Use of 7-[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one (rhoifolin) as a taste modifying ingredient in order to reduce bitterness and/or increase sweetness of a foodstuff or beverage.
Claims4
A method of reducing bitterness of a foodstuff or beverage, the method comprising introducing a taste-modifying ingredient to a foodstuff or beverage in an amount effective to reduce a bitter taste, wherein the taste-modifying ingredient is 7-[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]-oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-chromen-4-one.
A method of enhancing sweetness of a foodstuff or beverage, the method comprising introducing a taste-modifying ingredient to a foodstuff or beverage in an amount effective to enhance a sweet taste, wherein the taste-modifying ingredient is 7-[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]-oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-chromen-4-one.
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