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Products comprising a flavoring agent composition

US9446267B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

SYMRISE AG · DE

Inventors

Heiko Oertling · Lausanne, CH
Hubert Loges · Ankum, DE
Arnold Machinek · Holzminden, DE
Ulrike Simchen · Holzminden, DE
Horst Surburg · Holzminden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2010
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 24, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K2800/244
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention primarily concerns teeth cleaning compounds containing menthol for use with a toothbrush, preferably tooth pastes, tooth crèmes, tooth cleaning gels or tooth powders. Such a tooth cleaning compound according to the invention contains menthol and a quantity, for masking the bitterness of the menthol, of menthane carboxylic acid-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-amide (WS-12) of the following formula (Ia), in particular of the following formula (Ib), i.e. L-menthane carboxylic acid-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-amide.The present invention also concerns the use of menthane carboxylic acid-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-amide (WS-12) of the formulas (Ia) or (preferably) (Ib) to mask the bitter taste of menthol in a teeth cleaning compound.The present invention also concerns a method for dissolving menthane carboxylic acid-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-amide (WS-12) in a teeth cleaning compound and a method for masking the bitterness of menthol in a teeth cleaning compound.

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