Cyclic lipopeptides for use as taste modulators
AssigneeNutrinova Nutrition Special Ties & Food Ingredient GmbH
InventorsMichael Krohn, Holger Zinke
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of one or more cyclic lipopeptides, such as surfactins A, B, and C and derivatives and mixtures thereof, as a taste modulator and/or sweetness enhancer for comestible compositions containing at least one natural or artificial sweetener. The comestible compositions include food, beverages, medicinal products and cosmetics and contain preferably mono-, di- or oligosaccharides as sweeteners. The invention further relates to said comestible compositions containing a cyclic lipopeptide as taste modulator.
Claims13
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A method for modulating the taste of a comestible composition, comprising the step of adding to the comestible composition at least one cyclic lipopeptide according to formula (I)
- wherein
- R denotes a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 10 to 13 carbon atoms, and 1-7 denotes the amino acid position within the cyclic molecule.
A method for reducing the concentration of at least one caloric sweetener in a comestible composition, comprising the step of adding to the comestible composition a cyclic lipopeptide according to formula (I)
- wherein
- R denotes a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 10 to 13 carbon atoms, and 1-7 denotes the amino acid position within the cyclic molecule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.