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US 12,439,941 B2Granted
Flavor composition and edible compositions containing same
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsJohn Didzbalis, John P. Munafo
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Abstract
A flavor composition containing at least one, two, three, four, five or more peptide compound(s) that can be used to enhance the taste of edible compositions including sweet goods, such as confectionery goods, and savory goods, such as pet foods.
Claims13
A food product comprising a flavor composition comprising a dipeptide comprising:
- (a) pyroglutamic acid (pGlu), and
- (b) a second amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), valine (Val), leucine (Leu), isoleucine (Ile), proline (Pro), phenylalanine (Phe), methionine (Met), tyrosine (Tyr), tryptophan (Trp), and cysteine (Cys);
- wherein the dipeptide is present at a concentration of from about 0.1 ppb to 1000 ppb of the food product.
A method of increasing a saltiness intensity in a food product, reducing the amount of sodium chloride in a food product, and/or increasing an umami intensity in a food product, the method comprising admixing the food product with a flavor composition comprising a dipeptide comprising:
- (a) pyroglutamic acid (pGlu), and
- (b) a second amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), valine (Val), leucine (Leu), isoleucine (Ile), proline (Pro), phenylalanine (Phe), methionine (Met), tyrosine (Tyr), tryptophan (Trp), and cysteine (Cys);
- wherein the dipeptide is present at a concentration of from about 0.1 ppb to 1000 ppb of the food product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.