Patent ID: 8865779

Claim:
A composition comprising a bitter tastant and a compound according to Formula (I): or a comestibly or biologically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, or an enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, wherein, as valence and stability permit: R 1 is absent or is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, and C 1-6 acyloxy; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-6 alkoxy; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, and C 1-6 acyloxy; or R 3 and R 4 together form ═O; wherein any of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 , independently, is optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of C 1-10 alkyl, C 1-10 haloalkyl, halo, hydroxyl, carboxyl, C 1-10 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2-10 alkenyloxycarbonyl, C 2-10 alkynyloxycarbonyl, C 1-10 acyl, C 1-10 acylamino, C 1-10 acyloxy, C 1-10 carbonate, C 1-10 alkoxy, phenyloxy, phosphoryl, phosphate, phosphonate, phosphinate, amino, diC 1-10 alkylamino, monoC 1-10 alkylamino, C 1-13 amido, C 1-10 imino, C 1-10 carbamate, C 1-10 urea, cyano, nitro, azido, sulfhydryl, C 1-10 alkylthio, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfonyl, C 3-7 -carbocyclyl, C 3-7 -carbocyclyl-C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 heterocyclyl, C 1-6 heterocyclyl-C 1-6 alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-5 heteroaryl, and C 1-5 heteroaryl-C 1-6 alkyl; and wherein heterocyclic or heteroaromatic rings, independently for each occurrence, comprise 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S; and m is 0-2; n is 0-2; p is 0-2; t is 0-2; wherein C 1 and C 6 in Formula (I) optionally are bonded together to form a 6-membered ring; and wherein all dotted bonds indicate optional carbon-carbon double bonds; wherein the composition is edible and wherein the bitter taste of a bitter tastant is reduced.