Compounds, compositions, and methods for reducing or eliminating bitter taste
AssigneesChromocell Corporation, Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
InventorsKambiz Shekdar, Daniel Lavery, Joseph Gunnet, Jessica Langer, Jane V. Leland, David Hayashi, Peter H. Brown, Louise Slade, William P. Jones
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Abstract
The present invention provides edible compositions comprising a compound of the present invention, food products comprising such edible compositions and methods of preparing such food products. The present invention also provides methods of reducing the amount of NaCl in a food product, methods of reducing the sodium intake in a diet, and methods of reducing bitter taste in a food product.
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A composition comprising a bitter tastant selected from KCl and potassium lactate;
- and a compound according to Formula (I):
- or a comestibly or biologically acceptable salt thereof, or an enantiomer or diastereomer thereof,
- wherein, as valence and stability permit:
- R1 is absent or is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-2alkoxy, and C1-3acyloxy;
- R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen C1-3alkyl, C2-3alkenyl, and C2-3alkynyl;
- R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-3alkoxy;
- R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, C1-3alkoxy and C1-3acyloxy;
- m is 1;
- n is 0;
- p is 1;
- and
- t is 1;
- wherein all dotted bonds indicate optional carbon-carbon double bonds;
- and wherein the composition is edible and the bitter taste due to KCl or potassium lactate is reduced.
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