Patent ID: 8173605

Claim:
A method of making a food or drink with an enhanced taste, said method comprising: A) selecting a food or drink in need of enhanced taste, and B) adding a substance to the food or drink in an amount effective to enhance the taste of said food or drink, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of γ-Glu-X-Gly, γ-Glu-Val-Y, γ-Glu-Met, γ-Glu-Thr, γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Orn, Asp-Gly, Cys-Met, Gly-Cys, Leu-Asp, D-Cys, γ-Glu-Met(O), γ-Glu-γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Val-NH 2 , γ-Glu-Val-ol, γ-Glu-Ser, γ-Glu-Tau, γ-Glu-Leu, γ-Glu-Ile, γ-Glu-t-Leu, γ-Glu-Cys(S-Me)-Gly, salts thereof, and combinations thereof; wherein X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Val, Gly, Ala, Leu, Ile, Ser, Thr, Met, Asn, Gln, Pro, Hyp, Asp, Glu, Lys, Arg, His, Phe, Tyr, Trp, Cys(SNO), Cys(S-allyl), homoserine, citrulline, ornithine, alpha-aminobutyric acid, norvaline, norleucine, taurine, and t-Leu, and wherein Y is an amino acid or an amino acid derivative.