Patent EP-2570036-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BACKES DR MICHAEL
IPC: A23L27/00
Filed: 2011-09-15
Abstract: Use of one or at least two different substituted neoflavonoid compounds (I) for generating a sweetness impression in an orally consumable formulation or for influencing the strength of the sweetness impression of sweet substances or their mixtures or substances exhibiting both sweet and unpleasant taste, preferably bitter taste or their mixtures, is claimed. Use of one or at least two different substituted neoflavonoid compounds of formula (I) and/or their one or at least two different salts for generating a sweetness impression in an orally consumable formulation or for influencing the strength of the sweetness impression of sweet substances or their mixtures or substances exhibiting both sweet and unpleasant taste, preferably bitter taste or their mixtures, is claimed. Either E : OH; or 2E : O; either R1 : H or OR11; and R2 : H or OR12; or 2 directly adjacent R1 and/or R2 : OCH 2O; R11, R12 : H, 1-5C alkyl or 2-5C alkenyl; R3 : OR13; and R13 : 1-5C alkyl or 2-5C alkenyl. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a semi-finished product comprising (a) at least one compound (I) and/or its salts, one, two or at least three substances comprising (b) at least one sweet-tasting and/or sweet-smelling substance and/or (c) at least one substance exhibiting both sweet and unpleasant taste, preferably bitter-taste, and (d) optionally at least one carrier substance that is suitable for consumption, (e) optionally at least one further substance for masking or reducing unpleasant taste impression, preferably bitter taste impression, and (f) optionally at least one further substance for enhancing sweet taste impression, where components (b)-(f) do not contain (I) or their salts; (2) a formulation, preferably orally consumable formulation including (1) diet formulation, dietary supplement, oral care formulation or formulations for pleasure, (2) cosmetic formulations for applying in the region of head, and (3) pharmaceutical formulations for oral administration, comprising (A) (I) and/or their salts, (B) at least one further sweet-tasting substance, at least one sweet-smelling substance and/or at least one substance exhibiting both sweet and unpleasant taste, preferably bitter taste, where the amount of component (A) in the formulation is sufficient to sensorily enhance the sweetness impression of the sweet-tasting and/or sweet-smelling substances of component (B); (3) preparing the above semi-finished product or the above formulation, comprising (Aa) producing or providing (a)-(f), and (Bb) mixing the component (a) with at least one component (b) and/or (c), and optionally with components (d), (e) and (f); and (4) influencing the strength of a sensory impression, preferably sweetness impression of the sweet-tasting and/or sweet-smelling substance or its mixtures, or the substance exhibiting both sweet and unpleasant taste, preferably bitter taste, and its mixtures, comprising mixing component (a) with component (b) and/or (c), where the components (b) and (c) do not contain (I) or their salts, and the total amount of component (a) in the mixture is sufficient to influence the strength of the sensory impression, preferably sweetness impression of the sweet-tasting and/or sweet-smelling substances of component (b) or of the substance exhibiting both sweet and unpleasant taste, preferably bitter taste. [Image].