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US 5,688,546 AGranted
Seasoning material
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsKeigo Shima, Tsutomu Harada, Eiichiro Suzuki, Yutaka Honda
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Abstract
A seasoning composition containing food and an amino acid derivative that imparts a "thick, sour taste" to the food.
Claims2
A seasoning composition comprising food containing an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of formula (I), formula (II), formula (III), and formula (IV):
- ##STR15## wherein X and Y are each N or NH,
- Z is O or OH,
- (1) when X=N and Y=NH, Z=O, and *1 and *3 are double bonds,
- (2) when X=NH and Y=N, Z=O, and *2 and *3 are double bonds,
- (3) when X=N and Y=N, Z=OH, and *2 and *4 are double bonds, and
- R is selected from the group consisting of H, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOH, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH.sub.2, and CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ;
- ##STR16## wherein X' and Y' are each N or NH,
- Z' is O or OH,
- (1) when X'=NH and Y'=N, Z'=O, and *1 and *4 are double bonds,
- (2) when X'=N and Y'=NH, Z'=O, and *2 and *4 are double bonds,
- (3) when X'=N and Y'=N, Z'=OH, and *1 and *3 are double bonds, and
- R is as defined above;
- ##STR17## wherein X" is NH.sub.2 or NH,
- Y" is N or NH,
- (1) when X"=NH.sub.2 and Y"=N, *2 is a double bond,
- (2) when X"=NH and Y"=NH, *1 is a double bond, and
- R is as defined above;
- and ##STR18## wherein X" is NH.sub.2 or NH,
- Y" is N or
- (1) when X"=NH.sub.2 and Y"=N, *2 is a double bond,
- (2) when X"=NH and Y"=NH, *1 is a double bond, and
- R' is selected from the group consisting of --COCH.sub.2 --, --COCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --C(NH)NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, and--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --.
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A method of seasoning food, comprising adding to food a compound selected from the group consisting of formula (I), formula (II), formula (III), and formula (IV):
- ##STR19## wherein X and Y are each N or NH,
- Z is O or OH,
- (1) when X=N and Y=NH, Z=O, and *1 and *3 are double bonds,
- (2) when X=NH and Y=N, Z=O, and *2 and *3 are double bonds,
- (3) when X=N and Y=N, Z=OH, and *2 and *4 are double bonds, and
- R is selected from the group consisting of H, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOH, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH.sub.2, and CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ;
- ##STR20## wherein X' and Y' are each N or NH,
- Z' is O or OH,
- (1) when X'=NH and Y'=N, Z'=O, and *1 and *4 are double bonds,
- (2) when X'=N and Y'=NH, Z'=O, and *2 and *4 are double bonds,
- (3) when X'=N and Y'=N, Z'=OH, and *1 and *3 are double bonds, and
- R is as defined above;
- ##STR21## wherein X" is NH.sub.2 or NH,
- Y" is N or NH,
- (1) when X"=NH.sub.2 and Y"=N, *2 is a double bond,
- (2) when X"=NH and Y"=NH, *1 is a double bond, and
- R is as defined above;
- and ##STR22## wherein X" is NH.sub.2 or NH,
- Y" is N or NH,
- (1) when X"=NH.sub.2 and Y"=N, *2 is a double bond,
- (2) when X"=NH and Y"=NH, *1 is a double bond, and
- R' is selected from the group consisting of --COCH.sub.2 --, --COCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --C(NH)NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.