Bitter alkaloid containing consumables comprising bitter blockers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9844224-B2
Application number	US-99354209-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2009
Priority date	May 23, 2008
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are bitter alkaloid-containing consumables comprising bitter blockers for a reduced alkaloid-derived bitterness and methods of forming said consumables.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A consumable composition, comprising
a) at least 10 mg/l of one or more bitter alkaloid selected from caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline, and
b) at least one bitter blocker selected from:
trilobatin which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 3-200 ppm, and
hesperitin dihydrochalcone 4″-beta-D-glucoside (HDG) which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 0.3-20 ppm, and wherein the bitter blocker is present in the consumable composition at a level equal to or less than isosweet to 1% sucrose, and where the consumable composition is not chewing gum.

2. The consumable composition of claim 1 wherein the bitter blocker is trilobatin.

3. The consumable composition of claim 1 wherein the bitter blocker is hesperitin dihydrochalcone 4″-beta-D-glucoside (HDG).

4. The consumable composition according to claim 1 , wherein one or more ingredients selected from the group consisting of: 4-(2,2,3-Trimethylcyclopentyl)butanoic acid, vanilla extracts, licorice extracts, glycyrrhizin, thaumatin, and mixtures thereof are also present.

5. The consumable composition according to claim 1 comprising one or more ingredients selected from the group consisting of:
one or more vitamins;
coffee or an extract thereof ( Coffea spec.);
cocoa or an extract thereof ( Theobroma spec.);
guarana or an extract thereof ( Paullinia cupana, P. crysan , or P. sorbilis );
black tea or an extract thereof;
green tea or an extract thereof;
yerba mate or an extract thereof;
( Camellia spec. extracts);
Yaupon/Cassina extracts ( Ilex vomitoria );
taurine;
ginseng or an extract thereof;
kola or an extract thereof ( Cola acuminata );
carob or an extract thereof ( Ceratonia siliqua );
maltodextrin;
inositol;
carnitine;
creatine;
glucuronolactone; and,
ginkgo biloba extract.

6. The consumable composition according to claim 1 wherein the said composition is a beverage comprising caffeine as a bitter alkaloid.

7. The beverage according to claim 6 which is selected from the group consisting of: a coffee beverage for hot consumption, a coffee beverage for iced consumption, a cocoa beverage for hot consumption, a cocoa beverage for iced consumption, a black tea beverage for hot consumption, a black tea beverage for iced consumption, a green tea beverage for hot consumption, a green tea beverage for iced consumption, a mate tea beverage for hot consumption, a mate tea beverage for iced consumption, and an energy drink for cold consumption.

8. The consumable composition according to claim 1 comprising trilobatin extracted from a botanical source optionally selected from: parts or leaves of Lithocarpus polystachyus (Chinese sweet tea) and, parts or leaves of an apple species, said apple species optionally being selected from Malus trilobata.

9. A method of blocking bitterness in a consumable composition, wherein the consumable composition comprises at least 10 mg/l of a bitter alkaloid, the comprising the step of:
admixing a bitter blocker selected from:
trilobatin which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 3-200 ppm, and
hesperitin dihydrochalcone 4″-beta-D-glucoside (HDG) which is present in the consumable composition in a concentration of 0.3-20 ppm, and wherein the bitter blocker is present in the consumable composition at a level equal to or less than isosweet to 1% sucrose, and where the consumable composition is not chewing gum.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the bitter blocker is trilobatin extracted from a botanical source optionally from: parts or leaves of Lithocarpus polystachyus (Chinese sweet tea) and; parts or leaves of an apple species, said apple species optionally being selected from Malta trilobata.

11. A method of reducing the bitterness of a bitter alkaloid, while not imparting a perceptible sweetness in a consumable composition comprising the bitter alkaloid which method comprises the step of:
including within the composition a bitter blocker selected from:
trilobatin which is present in the composition in a concentration of 3-200 ppm, and

hesperitin dihydrochalcone 4″-beta-D-glucoside (HDG) which is present in the composition in a concentration of 0.3 to 20 ppm, and further wherein;
the bitter blocker is present in the consumable composition at a level equal to or less than isosweet to 1% sucrose, and where the consumable composition is not chewing gum.

12. A consumable composition according to claim 1 , selected from: a food consumable, a beverage consumable, and a pharmaceutical consumable.

13. A method according to claim 9 wherein the bitter alkaloid is selected from: caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline.

14. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the bitter alkaloid is selected from caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline.

15. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the consumable composition is selected from: a food, a beverage, a nutraceutical, and a pharmaceutical.

16. A consumable composition according to claim 1 wherein the at least one bitter blocker is trilobatin which is present at a concentration of 3-150 ppm.

17. A consumable composition according to claim 16 wherein the at least one bitter blocker is trilobatin which is present at a concentration of 3-100 ppm.

18. A consumable composition according to claim 1 wherein the at least one bitter blocker is HDG which is present at a concentration of 0.3 to 10 ppm.

19. A consumable composition according to claim 1 wherein the bitter alkaloid is present at a concentration of at least 100 mg/l.

20. A consumable composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the consumable composition is a food product selected from the group consisting of:
cereal products, rice products, tapioca products, sago products, baker's products, biscuits, bread, breakfast cereal, cereal bar, energy bars/nutritional bars, granola, cakes, cookies, crackers, donuts, muffins, pastries, chocolates, ices, honey products, treacle products, yeast products, baking-powder, salt products, spice products, savory products, mustard products, vinegar products, sauces (condiments), tobacco products, cigars, cigarettes, processed foods, cooked fruits, vegetable products, meat, meat products, jellies, jams, gelatins, fruit sauces, egg products, milk products, dairy products, yoghurts, cheese products, butter, butter substitute products, milk substitute products, soy products, edible oils, fat products, food extracts, plant extracts, meat extracts, and condiments.

21. A consumable composition according to claim 1 , wherein the consumable composition is a dairy product, a dairy-derived product or a dairy alternative product selected from the group consisting of:
whole milk, skim milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, reduced fat milk, low fat milk, nonfat milk, and milk solids, cultured milk product, cultured and noncultured dairy-based drinks, cultured milk product cultured with lactobacillus , yoghurt, yoghurt-based beverage, smoothy, lassi, milk shake, acidified milk, acidified milk beverage, buttermilk, kefir, milk-based beverage, milk/juice blend, fermented milk beverage, ice cream, dessert, frozen yoghurt, soy milk, rice milk, soy drink, and rice milk drink.

22. A consumable composition according to claim 1 , wherein the consumable composition is a water-based consumable composition selected from the group consisting of:
aqueous drink, enhanced/slightly sweetened water drink, carbonated beverage, non-

Assignees

• Jia Zhonghua
• Gray Kimberley
• Potineni Rajesh Venkata
• Givaudan Sa

Inventors

• Jia Zhonghua
• Gray Kimberley
• Potineni Rajesh Venkata

Classifications

• A23L27/86

  Addition of bitterness inhibitors · CPC title

• A23L2/52

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

• A23F3/405

  Flavouring with flavours other than natural tea flavour or tea oil · CPC title

• A23F5/465 Primary

  Flavouring with flavours other than natural coffee flavour or coffee oil · CPC title

• A61P43/00

  Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00 · CPC title