Beverage containing hydroxytyrosol
AssigneeSuntory Holdings Limited
InventorsTakashi FUWA, Yuki NAKAO, Hideki MATSUBAYASHI
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Abstract
The present invention has as its objects to provide beverages that contain hydroxytyrosol but are comfortable to drink, and to provide a method for reducing the hydroxytyrosol-derived harshness and off-flavor of a hydroxytyrosol-containing beverage. A beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, and further comprising ethanol and/or propylene glycol. A beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, and further comprising caffeine. A beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, and further comprising glucose and maltose at a (weight) ratio of [glucose]/[maltose] of 0.001 to 1.
Claims19
A beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, and ethanol or propylene glycol.
A beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, and ethanol and propylene glycol.
A method for improving the flavor of a beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, the method comprising incorporating ethanol or propylene glycol.
A beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, and caffeine.
A method for improving the flavor of a beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, the method comprising incorporating caffeine.
A beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, and further comprising glucose and maltose at a (weight) ratio of [glucose]/[maltose] of 0.001 to 1.
A method for improving the flavor of a beverage comprising 0.5 to 50 mg/100 mL of hydroxytyrosol, the method comprising the step of adjusting the (weight) ratio of [glucose]/[maltose] in the beverage to be in the range of 0.001 to 1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.