Patent ID: 8685436

Claim:
A preparation comprising a bitter substance masking compound for oral ingestion selected from the group consisting of 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxychroman-4-one (eriodictyol 7-methyl ether), 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxychroman-4-one (eriodictyol 5-methyl ether), 2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychroman-4-one (homoeriodictyol), wherein said preparation is a food preparation or a drink preparation, wherein said preparation comprises 0.000001% by weight to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the preparation, of said bitter substance masking compound, wherein said preparation is a nutritional, nutritive or consumable preparations selected from the group consisting of bakery products, confectionery, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, instant drinks, meat products, cereal products, milk products, snack items, oil- and fat-based products or emulsions of the same, seasonings, fragrance, flavoring and taste compositions, spice mixtures, ready-to-eat dishes and soups.