Enriched flavor composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022279825-A1
Application number	US-202017621812-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 26, 2020
Priority date	Jun 28, 2019
Publication date	Sep 8, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Described herein is a method for preparing a dehydrated and de-alcoholized flavor composition by decreasing or removing water and ethanol from a flavor composition, the method including the steps of treating the flavor composition by a dehydration process and dealcoholization process. Also described herein are flavor compositions obtainable by this method, flavored consumer products comprising the same, and methods and uses thereof.

First claim

1 . A method for preparing a dehydrated and de-alcoholized flavor composition by decreasing or removing water and ethanol from a flavor composition, the method comprising the steps of treating the flavor composition by a dehydration process and dealcoholization process.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavor composition is in a form of a solution or dispersion.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavor composition comprises ethanol in the amount from 5 to 95 %, by weight and water in an amount from 5 to 95 % based on the total weight of the flavor composition.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavor composition is a product of a dealcoholization process.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavor composition is obtained by a reverse osmosis process

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dehydration process is an adsorption process or pervaporation process.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dehydration process is conducted using a hydrophilic membrane.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dealcoholization process is a distillation process.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of water and ethanol from the flavor composition is reduced in said flavor composition by a factor of at least 2.

10 . A flavor composition obtainable by the method as defined in claim 1 .

11 . A flavored consumer product comprising the composition as defined in claim 10 .

12 . The flavored consumer product according to claim 11 , wherein the flavored consumer product is selected from the group consisting of baked goods, dairy based products, dairy analogues, products based on fat and oil or emulsions thereof, milk products, desserts, chocolate and compound coatings, cereal products, confectionary and products based on sugar non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages and instant beverages.

13 . The flavored consumer product according to claim 11 , wherein the flavored consumer product is selected from the group consisting of breads, dry biscuits, cakes, rice cakes, rice crackers, cookies, crackers, donuts, muffins, pastries, fruit or flavored yoghurts, ice creams, fruit ices, frozen desserts, spreads, regular or low fat margarines, butter/margarine blends, flavored oils, shortenings, dressings, spice preparations, peanut butters, fresh cheeses, soft cheeses, milk drinks, wheys, butters, partially or wholly hydrolysed milk protein-containing products, fermented milk products, condensed milk and analogues, gelatins, puddings, dessert creams, chocolates, spreads, confectionaries, filing and couverture products, sugar base products, aqueous beverages, enhanced/slightly sweetened water drinks, flavored carbonated and still mineral and table waters, carbonated soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, carbonated waters, still waters, softs, bottled waters, sports/energy drinks juice drinks, vegetable juices, vegetable juice preparations, beer and malt beverages, spirituous beverages, wines, liquors, instant vegetable drinks, powdered soft drinks, instant coffees and teas, black teas, green teas, oolong teas, herbal infusions, cacaos, tea-based drinks, coffee-based drinks, cacao-based drinks, infusions, syrups, frozen fruits, frozen fruit juices, water-based ices, fruit ices, sorbets, breakfast cereals, cereal bars, energy bars/nutritional bars, granolas, pre-cooked ready-made rice products, rice flour products, millet and sorghum products, raw or pre-cooked noodles and pasta products.

14 . A method of preparing a flavored food or beverage article, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a food carrier or base or beverage carrier or base, and (b) adding to the food carrier or base or beverage carrier or base, respectively, the flavor composition obtainable by the method as defined in claim 1 .

15 . A method of using the flavor composition obtainable by the method as defined in claim 1 , the method comprising using the flavor composition for preparing a flavored food or beverage article.

16 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavor composition is in a form of a solution, or dispersion.

17 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavor composition comprises ethanol in the amount from 40 to 90% by weight and water in an amount from 10 to 40% based on the total weight of the flavor composition.

18 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavor composition is a side-stream product of a dealcoholization process.

19 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dehydration process is a pervaporation process.

20 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adsorption process is conducted using a membrane comprising an organic or inorganic material.

Assignees

• Firmenich & Cie

Inventors

• Chen Long
• Huang Ke
• Yu Yun

Classifications

• B01D61/362

  Pervaporation · CPC title

• A23L2/56

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

• A23L27/2028

  Carboxy compounds · CPC title

• A23L27/115 Primary

  obtained by distilling, stripping, or recovering of volatiles · CPC title

• A23L5/21

  by heating without chemical treatment, e.g. steam treatment, cooking · CPC title