Patent ID: 8173605
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A23L,C07K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of making a food or drink with an enhanced taste, said method comprising: A) selecting a food or drink in need of enhanced taste, and B) adding a substance to the food or drink in an amount effective to enhance the taste of said food or drink, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of γ-Glu-X-Gly, γ-Glu-Val-Y, γ-Glu-Met, γ-Glu-Thr, γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Orn, Asp-Gly, Cys-Met, Gly-Cys, Leu-Asp, D-Cys, γ-Glu-Met(O), γ-Glu-γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Val-NH wherein X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Val, Gly, Ala, Leu, Ile, Ser, Thr, Met, Asn, Gln, Pro, Hyp, Asp, Glu, Lys, Arg, His, Phe, Tyr, Trp, Cys(SNO), Cys(S-allyl), homoserine, citrulline, ornithine, alpha-aminobutyric acid, norvaline, norleucine, taurine, and t-Leu, and wherein Y is an amino acid or an amino acid derivative.