Taste-Masking Compositions, Sweetener Compositions and Consumable Product Compositions Containing the Same
AssigneeNutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients GmbH
InventorsClemens M. Putter, Johann Wonschik
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Abstract
The present invention relates to novel compositions X comprising following substances: (1) L-valine; (2) maltol; (3) naringin; (4) maltodextrine MD 14 (5) arabicgum (spraygum); (6) acetoin; (7) delta dodecalactone; (8) delta decalactone; and (9) massoia lactone.
Claims24
A composition X comprising the following substances:
- (1) L-valin;
- (2) maltol;
- (3) naringin;
- (4) maltodextrine MD 14
- (5) arabicgum (spraygum);
- (6) acetoin;
- (7) delta dodecalactone;
- (8) delta decalactone;
- and
- (9) massoia lactone.
A sweetener composition, comprising
- (a) at least one sweetener;
- and
- (b) a composition X comprising the following substances:
- (1) L-valin;
- (2) maltol;
- (3) naringin;
- (4) maltodextrine MD 14
- (5) arabicgum (spraygum);
- (6) acetoin;
- (7) delta dodecalactone;
- (8) delta decalactone;
- and
- (9) massoia lactone.
A method of modifying, masking, reducing and/or suppressing the unpleasant off-taste, aftertaste or lingering sweetness of at least one sweetener or sweetness enhancer, the method comprising combining with the at least one sweetener or sweetness enhancer a composition X comprising the following substances:
- (1) L-valin;
- (2) maltol;
- (3) naringin;
- (4) maltodextrine MD 14
- (5) arabicgum (spraygum);
- (6) acetoin;
- (7) delta dodecalactone;
- (8) delta decalactone;
- and
- (9) massoia lactone.
A tabletop sweetener composition comprising
- (a) at least one sugar sweetener, which is selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, preferably the at least one sugar sweetener is selected from the group consisting of arabinose, dextrin, dextrose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, fructooligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharide syrups, galactose, galactooligosaccharides, glucose, glucose and (hydrogenated) starch syrups/hydrolysates, isomaltulose, lactose, hydrolysed lactose, maltose, mannose, rhamnose, ribose, sucrose, stachyose, tagatose, trehalose, xylose, and combinations thereof, most preferably the at least one sugar sweetener is a disaccharide and/or fructose;
- (b) at least one sugar alcohol (or polyol), which is selected from the group consisting of erythritol, galactitol, hydrogenated starch syrups including maltitol and sorbitol syrups, inositols, isomalt, lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, and combinations thereof, preferably the at least one sugar alcohol is erythritol;
- (c) at least one sweetener;
- and
- (d) an amount of a composition X comprising the following substances:
- (1) L-valin;
- (2) maltol;
- (3) naringin;
- (4) maltodextrine MD 14
- (5) arabicgum (spraygum);
- (6) acetoin;
- (7) delta dodecalactone;
- (8) delta decalactone;
- and
- (9) massoia lactone.
A consumable product composition comprising
- (a) a consumable product;
- and
- (b) a composition X comprising the following substances:
- (1) L-valin;
- (2) maltol;
- (3) naringin;
- (4) maltodextrine MD 14
- (5) arabicgum (spraygum);
- (6) acetoin;
- (7) delta dodecalactone;
- (8) delta decalactone;
- and
- (9) massoia lactone.
A consumable product composition comprising
- (a) a consumable product;
- and
- (b) a sweetener composition comprising
- a sweetener;
- and
- a composition X comprising the following substances:
- (1) L-valin;
- (2) maltol;
- (3) naringin;
- (4) maltodextrine MD 14
- (5) arabicgum (spraygum);
- (6) acetoin;
- (7) delta dodecalactone;
- (8) delta decalactone;
- and
- (9) massoia lactone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.