Compositions and methods for taste modulation
AssigneeGivaudan SA
InventorsFeng SHI, Moises GALANO, Laura H LUCAS, Yosuke ONUMA, Matthew Steven ROACH, loana Maria UNGUREANU, Wei YUAN
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Abstract
A consumable is provided. The consumable includes (a) at least one sweetener, and (b) a sweetness modifier comprising an extract or fraction from Stelmatocrypton khasianum or at least one caffeoylquinic acid or tormentic acid compound. The at least one sweetener is present is a sweetening amount.
Claims15
A consumable comprising,
- (a) at least one sweetener, and
- (b) a sweetness modifier comprising an extract or fraction from Stelmatocrypton khasianum or at least one caffeoylquinic acid or tormentic acid compound,
- wherein the at least one sweetener is present is in a sweetening amount, and wherein the sweetness modifier is present in a concentration of from 0.01 ppm to 100 ppm.
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A flavor composition comprising an extract or fraction from Stelmatocrypton khasianum or at least one caffeoylquinic acid or tormentic acid compound isolated from the Stelmatocrypton khasianum extract or fraction, wherein the flavor composition modifies the sweetness or mouthfeel of a consumable when present in a concentration of from 0.01 ppm to 100 ppm.
A method of enhancing the sweetness or mouthfeel of a consumable including a sweetener comprising adding an extract or fraction from Stelmatocrypton khasianum or at least one caffeoylquinic acid or tormentic acid compound to the consumable in a concentration of from 0.01 ppm to 100 ppm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.