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US 2010/0062131 A1Published application
Flavan-3-ol containing foodstuffs
AssigneeConopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
InventorsRobertus Johannes Gouka, Afrodite Lourbakos
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AssigneeConopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
InventorsRobertus Johannes Gouka, Afrodite Lourbakos
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The use of a compound for the reduction or elimination of bitterness caused by flavan-3-ols is provided. Compositions having greater than 0.01 wt % flavan-3-ols and that comprise an effective amount of the compound are also provided. The compound conforms to the general formula (I): wherein R1 represents C2-C3 saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon radical, n is an integer from 0 to 3, and each X is independently selected from C1-C3 alkyloxy and OH; and wherein if n is 0 then R1 is C3 saturated divalent hydrocarbon radical or C2-C3 unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon radical; and wherein if n is greater than 0 then the compound has formula (II)
Use of a compound of formula (I):
A composition comprising greater than 0.01 wt % flavan-3-ols and an effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I).
A method for the reduction or elimination of bitterness caused by flavan-3-ols comprising consuming a first substance and a second substance, simultaneously or sequentially, wherein the first substance comprises flavan-3-ols and the second substance comprises an effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.