Patent ID: 9265284
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A24B,C11B,C11C

Claim Text:
1. A process for producing one or more sensory-positive ester flavorants from a quantity of biomass of a plant of a Nicotiana species, the process comprising: (a) contacting the quantity of biomass with a quantity of a non-polar solvent to form a first mixture; (b) collecting a liquid phase of the first mixture to form a collected liquid; (c) concentrating the collected liquid to form a concrete; (d) dissolving the concrete in a minimal quantity of an alcohol solvent to form a reconstituted liquid; (e) precipitating the reconstituted liquid to form a precipitated wax and an unprecipitated mixture; (f) collecting the unprecipitated mixture in the form of a biomass isolate; (g) contacting the biomass isolate with a quantity of an acid and a quantity of an alcohol to form a reaction mixture for a period of time sufficient for the formation of ester linkages between one or more components of the reaction mixture; thereby producing one or more sensory-positive ester flavorants.