Mogroside compounds and uses thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12227539-B2
Application number	US-202017413017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2020
Priority date	Apr 4, 2019
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

The various aspects presented herein relate to processes for preparing food ingredients, flavors and sweeteners from extracts of plants that contain mogrosides such as Siraitia grosvenorii . Further provided herein are formulations and uses of compositions made from the processes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having the following formulas:

and any salt thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is a compound having the formula:

or any salt thereof.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is a compound having the formula:

or any salt thereof.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is a compound having the formula:

or any salt thereof.

5. A method of imparting a sweet taste or enhancing a sweet taste of a flavored article, the method comprising introducing a compound to the flavored article, wherein the compound is a compound selected from the group consisting having compounds of the following formulas:

and any salt thereof.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the flavored article comprises one or more sweeteners selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, glucose, sucralose, one or more rebaudiosides, acesulfame potassium, allulose, erythritol, aspartame, cyclamate, one or more other mogrosides, and any combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the flavored article comprises one or more sweetness enhancing compounds, one or more umami enhancing compounds, one or more cooling enhancing compounds, one or more bitter blocking compounds, one or more sour taste modulating compounds, one or more mouthfeel modifying compounds, one or more flavor masking compounds, or any combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the flavored article is a food product or a beverage product.

9. A comestible composition, the composition comprising one or more compounds of claim 1 .

10. The comestible composition of claim 9 , further comprising one or more sweeteners selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, glucose, sucralose, one or more rebaudiosides, acesulfame potassium, allulose, erythritol, aspartame, cyclamate, one or more other mogrosides, and any combination thereof.

11. The comestible composition of claim 9 , further comprising one or more sweetness enhancing compounds, one or more umami enhancing compounds, one or more cooling enhancing compounds, one or more bitter blocking compounds, one or more sour taste modulating compounds, one or more mouthfeel modifying compounds, one or more flavor masking compounds, or any combination thereof.

12. The comestible composition of claim 9 , further comprising a bulking agent, a foodstuff, or any combination thereof.

13. The comestible composition of claim 9 , further comprising water.

14. The comestible composition of claim 13 , further comprising carbon dioxide, citric acid, malic acid, or any combination thereof.

Assignees

• Firmenich & Cie

Inventors

• Gan xian-wen
• Yin dan-ting
• Brauchli Robert

Classifications

• A23L2/56

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

• A23L29/30

  containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols, e.g. xylitol; containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin (products from apiculture A23L21/20; artificial sweetening agents A23L27/30) · CPC title

• A23L2/60

  Sweeteners · CPC title

• A23L27/36

  Terpene glycosides · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

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