Flavanone derivatives and their use as sweetness enhancers
OwnerEric Frerot, Tim Vernet +4inventors
InventorsEric Frerot, Tim Vernet, Yves Lottaz, Kerstin Steiner, Priti Jha, Dattatreya Banavara
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally provides a class of flavanone derivatives and their use as sweetness enhancers. In some aspects, the disclosure provides certain compositions that include such flavanone derivatives, such as compositions that include such flavanone derivatives and one or more other sweeteners. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the caloric content of a sweetened article, such as a sweetened food or beverage product.
Claims4
A method of enhancing a sweet taste, or reducing a bitter taste, of an ingestible composition, the method comprising introducing a combination of flavor-modifying compounds to the ingestible composition;
- wherein the ingestible composition is free of any steviol glycosides;
- and wherein the combination of flavor-modifying compounds comprises a compound of formula (Ib)
- or a salt thereof;
- and
- or a salt thereof;
- wherein the combination of flavor-modifying compounds is present in the ingestible composition at a concentration ranging from 1 ppm to 50 ppm by weight of the ingestible composition;
- and
- wherein the ingestible composition comprises a sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, glucose, and any combination thereof;
- wherein the combination of flavor-modifying compounds further comprises
- or a salt thereof.
An ingestible composition, which comprises a combination of flavor-modifying compounds and a sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, glucose, and any combination thereof;
- wherein the combination of flavor-modifying compounds is present at a concentration ranging from 1 ppm to 50 ppm by weight of the ingestible composition, wherein the ingestible composition is free of any steviol glycosides, and wherein the flavor-modifying compound comprises a compound of formula (Ib)
- or a salt thereof;
- and
- or a salt thereof;
- wherein the combination of flavor-modifying compounds further comprises
- or a salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.