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AssigneeInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
InventorsDonald Arthur Withycombe, Anne Hruza, Manfred Hugo Vock, Christopher Giacino, Braja Dulal Mookherjee, Alan Owen Pittet, William L. Schreiber
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Processes and compositions are described for use in foodstuff flavors and as foodstuff article aroma and taste augmenting and enhancing materials of at least one alpha-substituted alkylidene methionals having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is one of the moieties: ##STR2## AND THE OTHER IS HYDROGEN OR METHYL. Addition of one or more alpha-substituted alkylidene methionals to foodstuff flavorings or to foodstuffs is indicated to produce the following aroma and flavor characteristics, in the alternative taken together: AROMA Potato; Methional-like; Green; Hydrolyzed vegetable protein-like; Chicken-like; Cabbage; Green potato; Green weedy; Broccoli-like; and Green bean-like. FLAVOR Potato; Metallic; Sulfury-green; Cabbage-like; Chicken; Mushroom-like; Green-weedy; Broccoli-like; and Green bean-like. The compounds of our invention are useful in augmenting or enhancing the flavor and aroma nuances of vegetable (including potato and cabbage) and chicken flavors.
A process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a foodstuff comprising adding to said foodstuff from about 0.02 parts per million up to about 50 parts per million based on the total weight of said foodstuff, of 5-methyl-.alpha.[(methylthio)methyl]-2-furan acrolein having the structure:
A composition capable of augmenting or enhancing the taste or aroma of a foodstuff comprising (i) from about 0.1% up to about 15% by weight based on the total weight of said flavoring composition of 5-methyl-.alpha.[(methylthio) methyl]-2-furan acrolein having the structure:
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