Compositions providing a sensation substantially similar to that provided by menthol

• Main Authors: MAMOUN HUSSEIN, SHANAZ SHAH, JOAN E. HARVEY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.07.2007
• Subjects: CHEWING GUM; COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; CONFECTIONERY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

A composition is provided that may be delivered orally or to the skin or mucous membranes and that provides substantially the same physiological effect as menthol but does not contain menthol at all or in an amount that is less than normally is required to deliver the same physiological effect. The description extends to products suitable for oral, skin or mucosal delivery that impart a menthol-like sensation and that contain the compositions described therein. Particular of these products include chewing gums and confections. Further, the description embraces methods of providing a physiological sensation substantially similar to that imparted by menthol alone by administering a composition as described herein or a product containing such a composition. Still further, the description extends to methods for providing a physiological sensation substantially similar to one aspect of the physiological sensation imparted by menthol alone or heightened or reduced when compared to menthol alone.