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US 6,387,431 B1Granted
Dicarboalkoxy dioxolanes as flavoring agent releasing compounds
AssigneeGivaudan SA
InventorMarkus Gautschi
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Abstract
The dicarboalkoxy dioxolanes of formula (I) are stable in acidic aqueous alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Therefore they are useful in food products especially in beverages to stabilize the citral character of these products by releasing citral over a prolonged period.
Claims10
A citral release preparation comprising at least one dicarboalkoxy dioxolane of formula I:
- wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and stand for H, straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl.
A method of prolonging the citral characteristics of a citrus-type beverage comprising admixing with the citrus beverage a citral release preparation comprising a carboalkoxy dioxolane of formula I:
- wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and stand for H, straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or aralkyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.