Patent ID: 8343951

Claim:
A method for inhibiting the production of volatile sulfides, comprising incorporating, as a volatile sulfide production inhibitor, α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-L-ascorbic acid, substantially free of an effective amount of any other foul odor inhibitor, into a composition, which composition comprises (1) sulfur amino acids or (2) peptides containing sulfur amino acids, and which produces said volatile sulfides by heating or longtime storage, wherein said volatile sulfides are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen sulfide, methyl-mercaptan, dimethyl-sulfide, and dimethyl-disulfide, wherein said α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-L-ascorbic acid is incorporated into said composition in an amount of 0.001 to 0.1% (w/w) of the total weight of said composition and inhibits the production of said volatile sulfide without deteriorating the original flavor of said composition.