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US 9,844,224 B2Granted
Bitter alkaloid containing consumables comprising bitter blockers
AssigneeGivaudan SA
InventorsZhonghua Jia, Kimberley Gray, Rajesh Venkata Potineni
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Abstract
Disclosed are bitter alkaloid-containing consumables comprising bitter blockers for a reduced alkaloid-derived bitterness and methods of forming said consumables.
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A consumable composition, comprising
- a) at least 10 mg/l of one or more bitter alkaloid selected from caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline, and
- b) at least one bitter blocker selected from:
- trilobatin which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 3-200 ppm, and
- hesperitin dihydrochalcone 4″-beta-D-glucoside (HDG) which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 0.3-20 ppm, and wherein the bitter blocker is present in the consumable composition at a level equal to or less than isosweet to 1% sucrose, and where the consumable composition is not chewing gum.
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A method of blocking bitterness in a consumable composition, wherein the consumable composition comprises at least 10 mg/l of a bitter alkaloid, the comprising the step of:
- admixing a bitter blocker selected from:
- trilobatin which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 3-200 ppm, and
- hesperitin dihydrochalcone 4″-beta-D-glucoside (HDG) which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 0.3-20 ppm, and wherein the bitter blocker is present in the consumable composition at a level equal to or less than isosweet to 1% sucrose, and where the consumable composition is not chewing gum.
A method of reducing the bitterness of a bitter alkaloid, while not imparting a perceptible sweetness in a consumable composition comprising the bitter alkaloid which method comprises the step of:
- including within the composition a bitter blocker selected from:
- trilobatin which is present in the composition in a concentration of 3-200 ppm, and
- hesperitin dihydrochalcone 4″-beta-D-glucoside (HDG) which is present in the composition in a concentration of 0.3 to 20 ppm, and further wherein;
- the bitter blocker is present in the consumable composition at a level equal to or less than isosweet to 1% sucrose, and where the consumable composition is not chewing gum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.