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| 20090004360 | Taste Potentiator Compositions in Oral Delivery Systems - The present invention relates to edible orally delivered products, such as beverages, food products, confectioneries and chewing gum, which provide an enhanced perception of an active substance, such as a sweetener. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one sweetness modifier. The sweetness modifier may increase sucrose equivalence, increase the perception of sweet flavor upon consumption, decrease the perception of an aftertaste, or extend the time periods of sweetness onset, sweetness peak or sweetness decay. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100285195 | Methods of Making Sweetener Compositions - A method of improving the taste of an extract of a fruit from the Cucurbitaceae family provided as a liquid comprising the extract is offered, said method comprising heating the liquid to a temperature above 60° C. such that at least one off-flavor material is removed by evaporation. The use of the method in making a beverage or a foodstuff is also disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100285197 | Sweetener Compositions - The invention relates to a sweetener composition comprising; an extract of a fruit from the Cucurbitaceae family; at least one sugar alcohol; and a component selected from at least one salt of a monocarboxylic acid and/or at least one salt of a dicarboxylic acid, at least one of an alkali metal cation and/or an alkaline earth metal cation or combinations thereof. A method of making such a sweetener composition and the use of the composition in beverage of foodstuffs is also provided. Further, the use of, in combination, at least one sugar alcohol and at least one salt of a monocarboxylic acid and/or at least one salt of a dicarboxylic acid, for reducing a bitter taste of an extract of a fruit from the Cucurbitaceae family, within a sweetener composition is also disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110052776 | CHOCOLATE COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED FLAVOUR CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention relates to chocolate compositions which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of flavouring elements contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide chocolate compositions comprising potentiator compositions, which include at least one flavouring element and at least one taste potentiator. The flavouring element and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the encapsulated element upon consumption. | 03-03-2011 |
