Patent ID: 8053013

Claim:
A flavour composition comprising at least 0.1 wt % of one or more flavouring substances and at least 0.001 wt % of one or more flavour modulating substances according to formula (I) or formula (II) or edible salts thereof or both: wherein: R 1 and R 2 independently represent hydrogen; C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl or C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, each optionally substituted with 1-8 substituents selected from hydroxyl, oxo, C 1 -C 3 alkoxyl, C 1 -C 3 acyl, C 1 -C 3 alkyl; C 2 -C 3 alkenyl and C 1 -C 3 carboxyl; R 3 represents hydrogen, C 1 -C 3 acyl or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; R 4 represents hydrogen; C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 1 -C 3 acyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkenyl or C 1 -C 6 acyl, each optionally substituted with 1-6 substituents selected from hydroxyl, C 1 -C 3 alkyl and C 2 -C 3 alkenyl; R 5 represents formyl; R 6 represents C 1 -C 6 alkyl wherein each carbon atom is substituted with a substituent independently selected from oxo, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxyl, and C 1 -C 3 acyl; X represents —CHOH— or —CO—; Y represents a moiety according to the formula —(CHOH) n —CHR 9 — wherein n is 1 or 2 and wherein R 9 represents hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl wherein each carbon atom is substituted with a substituent selected from hydroxyl, oxo, C 1 -C 3 alkoxyl, and C 1 -C 3 acyl.