# US 4,397,876 A · Seafood flavor

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- Number: US 4,397,876 A
- Document ID: US4397876A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/318,900
- Filed: 1981-11-06
- Granted: 1983-08-09
- Earliest claimed: 1978-07-03
- Assignees: General Foods Corporation
- Inventors: Thomas H. Parliment; Denise A. Herzing-Giordano
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4397876A

## CPC

- A23L 27/2026: {Hydroxy compounds}
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)

## Abstract

Enchancement of the flavor of foodstuffs is achieved by the addition of cis-4-heptenol. This unsaturated alcohol is represented by the chemical structure: CH.sub.3 --CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 OH The flavoring agent imparts a pleasant seafood flavor and aroma to comestibles.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for imparting to seafood-like foodstuffs the prominent flavor or flavor-note of seafood which comprises adding to the foodstuff an effective amount of cis-4-heptenol.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein the foodstuff is deficient in seafood flavor.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1 wherein the foodstuff is selected from the group consisting of seafood analogs, fish and fishmeat.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1 wherein the foodstuff is combined with an edible which contains the cis-4-heptenol.