Patent ID: 6610346
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
A flavor composition comprising a 3-mercapto-alkan-1-ol selected from the group consisting ofa (u)-3-mercapto-2-methyl-butan-1-ol (formula III) diastereoisomer of 3-mercapto-2-methyl-butan-1-ol and enantiomers thereof having a meaty cooked vegetable taste and an odor threshold of 4 pg/l air, a (l)-3-mercapto-2-methyl-butan-1-ol (formula IV) a diastereoisomer of 3-mercapto-2-methyl-butan-1-ol and enantiomers thereof having a herbaceous onion-like leeky gassy taste and an odor threshold of 400 pg/l air, and combinations thereof.