Food and beverage products containing 1,3-propanediol and methods of modifying flavor release using 1,3-propanediol

US9883691B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC · US

Inventors

• Lisa Ann Dierbach · Arlington Heights, US
• Deborah D. Barber · Hoffman Estates, US
• Hui Li · Cranbury, US
• John B. Topinka · Evanston, US
• Bary Lyn Zeller · Glenview, US
• Ryan M. High · Dunedin, NZ

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2013
• Grant date: Feb 6, 2018
• Expiry date: May 23, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23L27/33
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Food or beverages prepared using 1,3-propanediol have shown to have modified flavor profiles, including modified flavor release, relative to an otherwise identical food product or beverage that does not include 1,3-propanediol. Inclusion of 1,3-propanediol uniquely modifies the flavor profile of these products or food ingredients in these products even when 1,3-propanediol is included in such low amounts that it does not itself contribute flavor to the product. 1,3-propanediol may be included in the food or beverage products to effect this modified flavor release, such as about 0.1 to about 2 weight percent, or in specific ratios relative to one or more flavor compounds in the product.