Malt beverage having suppressed grain odor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021186060-A1
Application number	US-201816493083-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 23, 2018
Priority date	Mar 31, 2017
Publication date	Jun 24, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The problem of the invention is to provide a malt beverage which has rich feeling, a reduced grain smell, and can also be produced at a low cost. The means for solving the problem is a malt beverage containing δ-cadinene at a concentration of 3-10 ppb.

First claim

1 . A malt beverage containing δ-cadinene at a concentration of 3-10 ppb.

2 . A malt beverage containing cubebol at a concentration of 3-20 ppb.

3 . The malt beverage according to claim 1 , containing cubebol at a concentration of 3-20 ppb.

4 . The malt beverage according to claim 3 , further containing at least one sesquiterpenes selected from the group consisting of 4-epi-cubebol, α-cubebene, α-cadinol, α-cubebene, γ-muurolene, α-amorphene and α-muurolene, and derivatives thereof.

5 . (canceled)

6 . The malt beverage according to claim 3 containing sesquiterpenes derived from Polaris-variety hops and derivatives thereof.

7 . The malt beverage according to claim 3 having a bitterness value of 10° EBC or more.

8 . The malt beverage according to claim 3 , wherein grain as a raw material contains 25 wt % or more of malt.

9 . The malt beverage according to claim 3 which is a beer-like fermented malt beverage.

10 . A method for reducing a grain smell of a malt beverage, wherein the method comprises including δ-cadinene at a concentration of 3-10 ppb, and including cubebol at a concentration of 3-20 ppb.

11 . The method for reducing a grain smell of a malt beverage according to claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises adjusting the bitterness value to 10° EBC or more.

12 - 13 . (canceled)

14 . The malt beverage according to claim 1 , further containing at least one sesquiterpenes selected from the group consisting of 4-epi-cubebol, α-cubebene, α-cadinol, α-cubebene, γ-muurolene, α-amorphene and α-muurolene, and derivatives thereof.

15 . The malt beverage according to claim 1 containing sesquiterpenes derived from Polaris-variety hops and derivatives thereof.

16 . The malt beverage according to claim 1 having a bitterness value of 10° EBC or more.

17 . The malt beverage according to claim 1 , wherein grain as a raw material contains 25 wt % or more of malt.

18 . The malt beverage according to claim 1 which is a beer-like fermented malt beverage.

19 . The malt beverage according to claim 2 , further containing at least one sesquiterpenes selected from the group consisting of 4-epi-cubebol, α-cubebene, α-cadinol, α-cubebene, γ-muurolene, α-amorphene and α-muurolene, and derivatives thereof.

20 . The malt beverage according to claim 2 containing sesquiterpenes derived from Polaris-variety hops and derivatives thereof.

21 . The malt beverage according to claim 2 having a bitterness value of 10° EBC or more.

22 . The malt beverage according to claim 2 , wherein grain as a raw material contains 25 wt % or more of malt.

23 . The malt beverage according to claim 2 which is a beer-like fermented malt beverage.

Assignees

• Asahi Group Holdings Ltd
• Asahi Breweries Ltd

Inventors

• Morishita Tamaki
• NOBA Shigekuni
• Yamaguchi Hiroo
• Shibata Daisuke

Classifications

• A23L2/382 Primary

  fermented (fermented nut meats or seeds A23L25/40; fermented milk preparations A23C9/12; addition of bacteria for nutritional purposes A23L33/135) · CPC title

• A23L27/84

  Flavour masking or reducing agents · CPC title

• A23L2/52

  Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10) · CPC title

• C12C5/026

  Beer flavouring preparations · CPC title

• A23L2/56

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