Taste improving substances

• Main Authors: HARRY RENES, JAN VISSER, CHRIS WINKEL, SYLVIA NOOMEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.01.2006
• Subjects: DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MAKING THEREOF; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention relates to a flavour composition having: one or more flavouring substances; and one or more taste improving substances selected from substances according to formula (I): CH2OH-(CHOH)4-CO-NH-CH2-X wherein X represents -OH, -O(CO)R, -OPO3H2, -PO3H2, -OSO3H or -SO3H, and R represents a C2-C10 group having at least one carboxylic acid group; and edible salts thereof, wherein, in case the flavour composition contains N-gluconyl ethanolamine or a salt thereof, the weight ratio of the taste improving substances and the flavouring substances is less than 50:1. The invention furthermore concerns substances according to formula (I) wherein X represents -O(CO)R, -OPO3H2, -PO3H2, -OSO3H or -SO3H, and R represents a C2-C10 group having at least one carboxylic acid group; and edible salts thereof.