Use of hydroxyflavanones for masking bitter taste

US8685436B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SYMRISE AG · DE

Inventors

• Jakob Ley · Holzminden, DE
• Gerhard Krammer · Holzminden, DE
• Günter Kindel · Rinteln, DE
• Ian-Lucas Gatfield · Ennigerloh, DE
• Manfred Müller · Holzminden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2002
• Grant date: Apr 1, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 30, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K9/0095
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to hydroxyflavanones, their salts and stereoisomers and their mixtures for suppressing or reducing the bitter and/or metallic taste impression. In addition, the invention relates to nutritional, nutritive or consumable preparations or oral pharmaceutical compositions, characterized in that these have an active content of hydroxyflavanones, their salts and stereoisomers or their mixtures.