Bitter-taste inhibitor and ginseng composition comprising same

US9011940B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9011940-B2
Application numberUS-201214122916-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 31, 2012
Priority dateMay 31, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a bitter-taste inhibitor containing indigestible maltodextrin, and to a ginseng composition comprising the bitter-taste inhibitor. According to the present invention, the particular bitter taste of ginseng may be eliminated without the loss of a marker component found in ginseng, thereby enabling the easy intake of ginseng.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for masking bitterness in a food having bitterness comprising adding a composition consisting essentially of an indigestible maltodextrin, and a citrus extract to said food which masks the bitterness in the food, wherein the food comprises a ginseng extract, and wherein said ginseng extract is selected from the group consisting of red ginseng, white ginseng, black ginseng, wild ginseng, cultivated wild ginseng and woods cultivated ginseng. 2. The method for masking bitterness in a food having bitterness according to claim 1 , wherein the ginseng extract is a ginseng concentrate having a solid content of at least 60 wt %. 3. The method for masking bitterness in a food having bitterness according to claim 1 , wherein the indigestible maltodextrin is in an amount of 0.001-80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composition. 4. The method for masking bitterness in a food having bitterness according to claim 1 , wherein the indigestible maltodextrin has an average molecular weight of 100-10000. 5. The method for masking bitterness in a food having bitterness according to claim 1 , wherein the citrus extract is in an amount of 0.001-80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the indigestible maltodextrin.

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  • Addition of bitterness inhibitors · CPC title

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

  • Panax (ginseng) · CPC title

  • A61K47/26Primary

    Carbohydrates, e.g. sugar alcohols, amino sugars, nucleic acids, mono-, di- or oligo-saccharides; Derivatives thereof, e.g. polysorbates, sorbitan fatty acid esters or glycyrrhizin · CPC title

  • Dextrins, maltodextrins · CPC title

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What does patent US9011940B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a bitter-taste inhibitor containing indigestible maltodextrin, and to a ginseng composition comprising the bitter-taste inhibitor. According to the present invention, the particular bitter taste of ginseng may be eliminated without the loss of a marker component found in ginseng, thereby enabling the easy intake of ginseng.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kim Su Hwan, Park Chan Woong, Shin Jin Yeong, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K47/26. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
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