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US 2026/0107962 A1Published application
Oral composition
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsYusuke KOBAYASHI, Yuichi SHIMODA
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Abstract
An oral composition, including the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) 10 mass % to 20 mass % of a chlorogenic acid; (B) 0.4 mass % to 5 mass % of caffeine; and (C) 4-vinylguaiacol. A mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (B), [(C)/(B)], is 0.3×10−4 or more and 30×10−4 or less.
Claims18
An oral composition, comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C):
- (A) 10 mass % to 20 mass % of a chlorogenic acid;
- (B) 0.4 mass % to 5 mass % of caffeine;
- and
- (C) 4-vinylguaiacol,
- wherein a mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (B), [(C)/(B)], is from 0.3×10−4 to 30×10−4.
2 more elements
A method of improving sourness of an oral product comprising 10 mass % to 20 mass % of (A) a chlorogenic acid, and 0.4 mass % to 5 mass % of (B) caffeine, the method comprising:
- mixing (C) 4-vinylguaiacol with the oral product such that a mass ratio of (C) 4-vinylguaiacol to (B) caffeine, [(C)/(B)], of 0.3×10−4 to 30×10−4 is obtained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.