Beer-taste beverage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11330831-B2
Application number	US-201616339096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2016
Priority date	Oct 7, 2016
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

A beer-taste beverage containing (A) γ-octanolactone, (B) 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), (C) trans-oaklactone, and (D) 4-ethylguaiacol, wherein the components satisfy the following (1) and (2): (1) a concentration ratio of the component A to the component B, A/B (ppb/ppb), is 0.009 or more; and (2) a concentration ratio of the component C to the component D, C/D (ppb/ppb), is 0.1 or more. In the beer-taste beverage of the present invention, rich sweetness and a smoky feel are given in an excellent balance, and off-flavors distinctively owned by the beer-taste beverages or a degradation odor generated with the change over time is masked (reduced), so that a new taste can be provided as a luxury product.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A beer-taste beverage comprising (A) γ-octanolactone, (B) 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), (C) trans-oaklactone, and (D) 4-ethylguaiacol, wherein the components satisfy the following (1) and (2):
(1) a concentration ratio of the component A to the component B, A/B (ppb/ppb), is 0.009 or more; and
(2) a concentration ratio of the component C to the component D, C/D (ppb/ppb), is 0.1 or more.

2. The beer-taste beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the concentration ratio in (1) is 0.013 or more.

3. The beer-taste beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the concentration ratio in (2) is 4.0 or more.

4. The beer-taste beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the concentration ratio in (1) is 0.017 or more.

5. The beer-taste beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the concentration ratio in (2) is 6.0 or more.

6. The beer-taste beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the component A is from 4.0 to 15.0 ppb.

7. The beer-taste beverage according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the component C is from 3.0 to 70.0 ppb.

8. A flavoring agent comprising (A) γ-octanolactone, (B) 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), (C) trans-oaklactone, and (D) 4-ethylguaiacol, wherein the above components satisfy the following (1) and (2):
(1) a concentration ratio of the component A to the component B, A/B (ppb/ppb), is 0.009 or more; and
(2) a concentration ratio of the component C to the component D, C/D (ppb/ppb), is 0.1 or more.

9. A method for producing a beer-taste beverage as defined in claim 1 , characterized in that the method comprises the steps of fermenting a wort, and aging a fermented wort in a wooden cask.

10. A method for producing a beer-taste beverage as defined in claim 1 , characterized in that the method comprises the steps of fermenting and aging a wort in a wooden cask.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the aging period is one to five weeks.

12. A method for producing a beer-taste beverage as defined in claim 1 , characterized by the use of an aged solution obtained by fermenting a wort and aging a fermented wort in a wooden cask as one of the raw materials.

13. A method for producing a beer-taste beverage as defined in claim 1 , characterized by the use of an aged liquid obtained by fermenting and aging a wort in a wooden cask as one of the raw materials.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the aging period is one to five weeks.

Assignees

• Suntory Holdings Ltd

Inventors

• Inui Takako
• Shimmura Anna

Classifications

• A23L2/56 Primary

  Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60) · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title

• C12G3/07

  Flavouring with wood extracts, e.g. generated by contact with wood; Wood pretreatment therefor · CPC title

• C12C12/04

  Beer with low alcohol content (methods for reducing the alcohol content after fermentation C12H3/00) · CPC title

• A23L2/00

  Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor (soup concentrates A23L23/10); Preparation or treatment thereof (preparation of non-alcoholic beverages by removal of alcohol C12H3/00) · CPC title