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US 9,167,838 B2Granted
Infant formulation containing an aroma composition for use as fragrance
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
InventorAndrea Büttner
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Abstract
The invention relates to a nutraceutical composition such as infant formula or infant food comprising a) a defined aroma composition; b) a methodology for developing, maintaining certain aroma constituents in the infant formula and an aroma or fragrance composition to be used to increase the acceptance of a person or an object by the baby or new born.
Claims3
A nutraceutical composition for newborns or babies excluding whole human breast milk comprising,
- an infant formula or infant food,
- said infant formula or infant food including at least one odorant selected from the group consisting of methylpropanal, 1-hexen-3-one, (Z)-1,5-octadien-3-one, nonanal, non-1-en-3-one, acetic acid, 3-methylthio propanal (methional), decanal, (Z)-non-2-enal, 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine, (E)-non-2-enal, linalool, (E,Z)-nona-2,6-dienal, (E,E)-octa-2,4-dienal, butanoic acid, phenylacetaldehyde, 2/3-methylbutanoic acid, pentanoic acid, 2-methoxyphenol (guaiacol), 2-phenylethanol, β-ionone, trans-(4,5)-epoxy-(E)-dec-2-enal, 4-hydroxy -2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, γ-nonalactone, γ-decalactone, 4-ethyloctanoic acid, δ-decalactone, 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone (sotolon), 2-aminoacetophenone, (Z)-6-γ-dodecenolactone, 3-methylindole (skatol), phenylacetic acid, 5α-androst -16-en-3-one, 4,16-androstadien-3-one, 1,4-androstadien-3,17-dion and mixtures thereof;
- at least one compound selected from the group consisting of hexanoic acid, heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, decanoic acid, 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid, δ-octalactone, γ-octalactone, δ-nonalactone, γ-dodecalactone, 4,16-androstadien -3-one, 1,4-androstadien-3,17-dione, ethyl isobutanoate, ethyl butanoate, ethyl 2-methyl butanoate, ethyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl hexanoate, and ethyl octanoate;
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- an odorant selected from the group consisting of 5α-androst-16-en-3-one, 4,16-androstadien-3-one, and 1,4androstadien-3,17-dione.
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