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US 4,741,914 AGranted
Flavor enhancing seasoning containing deodorized garlic extract and process
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsAkimitsu Kimizuka, Youichi Ueda, Makoto Sakaguchi, Ryuichi Miyajima
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Abstract
A flavor enhancing seasoning is disclosed, which is prepared by blanching garlic, and extracting the blanched product with water. The extract produced may be deodorized and concentrated, to provide a seasoning additive that dramatically improves flavor fullness, depth and duration, and can be advantageously combined with flavor intensifiers such as MSG.
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A process for the production of a flavor enhancing seasoning, comprising:
- (i) extracting garlic with water after suppression of enzymatic activity, to obtain an extract, wherein said enzymatic activity is suppressed by heating said garlic at a temperature of at least 80.degree. C. for at least 30 minutes;
- (ii) deodorizing said extract to obtain an almost odorless material;
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- (iii) adding a glutamic acid salt, a 5'-ribonucleotide salt, or a glutamic acid salt and a 5'-ribonucleotide salt to said deodorized extract;
- wherein said extract is used in an amount of 5 wt.% or more relative to the weight of said glutamic acid salt, said 5'-ribonucleotide salt, or said glutamic acid salt and 5'-ribonucleotide salt.
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A flavor enhancing seasoning, obtained by a process comprising:
- (i) extracting garlic with water after suppression of enzymatic activity, to obtain an extract, wherein said enzymatic activity is suppressed by heating said garlic at a temperature of at least 80.degree. C. for at least 30 minutes;
- (ii) deodorizing said extract to obtain an almost odorless material;
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- (iii) adding a glutamic acid salt, a 5'-ribonucleotide salt, or a glutamic acid salt and a 5'-ribonucleotide salt to said deodorized extract;
- wherein said extract is used in an amount of 5 wt.% or more relative to the weight of said glutamic acid salt, said 5'-ribonucleotide salt, or said glutamic acid salt and 5'-ribonucleotide salt.
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