Diterpenoid alcohols for flavouring purposes
AssigneeUnilever Patent Holdings B.V.
InventorsJohannes T. De Heij, Johannes M. Van Dort, Harrie Renes
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Abstract
The invention relates to products for flavouring purposes. The products according to the invention can be obtained from vegetable material. By applying an extraction step a fractionation product enriched in diterpenols is obtained. Due to their specific flavour and the fact that some heating is preferred for the most beneficial effect makes that the compounds according to the invention are especially useful for flavouring tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes of any kind.
Claims13
A composition comprising at least 0.2% by weight of one or more of the compounds I, II and III, wherein said composition contains less than 5% by weight of volatile compounds having a boiling point below 80.degree. C. at 1 kPa, and wherein said compounds I, II and III have the formulas ##STR2##
A composition according to claim 8, which is obtained from vegetable material of plants belonging to the genus Boswellieae (fam. Burseraceae) or to the genus Abietoideae or to the genus Pinoideae (both fam. Pinaceae).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.