Use of hesperetin for enhancing the sweet taste

US8679461B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SYMRISE AG · DE

Inventors

• Jakob Ley · Holzminden, DE
• Guenter Kindel · Ennigerloh, DE
• Susanne Paetz · Rinteln, DE
• Thomas Riess · Holzminden, DE
• Martin Haug · Nördlingen, DE
• Ralph Schmidtmann · Eschershausen, DE
• Gerhard Krammer · Holzminden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 25, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 4, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q11/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The use of hesperetin of formula (I) is described wherein the hesperetin of formula (I) is in the form of a (2S)-enantiomer, (2R)-enantiomer or any desired mixture of the two enantiomers, a salt of hesperetin of formula (I), —a mixture comprising or consisting of two or more salts of the hesperetin of formula (I), or a mixture comprising or consisting of hesperetin of formula (I) and one or more salts of hesperetin of formula (I) for enhancing the sweet taste of a sweet-tasting substance or sweet olfactory impression of a flavoring which gives a sweet olfactory impression.