Claims
- 1. A process for enhancing the flavor of products comprising adding a flavor enhancing amount in the range of about 0.001 ppb to about 100 ppm of epoxydecenal that has been enriched to contain a substantially pure (−)-trans4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein trans4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal is enriched to contain at least about 90% of said substantially pure (−) isomer.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein trans4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal is enriched to contain at least about 99% of said substantially pure (−) isomer.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein said product is a foodstuff.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein said isomer is added as a neat compound.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein said isomer is added in a solvent.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein said isomer is added in a solid form.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein said isomer is added in an encapsulated form.
- 9. A product containing a flavor enhancing amount of about 0.001 ppb to about 100 ppm of epoxydecenal that has been enriched to contain a substantially pure (−)-trans-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal.
- 10. The product of claim 9 wherein said trans-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal is enriched to contain at least about 90% of said substantially pure (−) isomer.
- 11. The product of claim 9 wherein said trans4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal is enriched to contain at least about 99% of said substantially pure isomer.
- 12. The product of claim 9 wherein said product is a foodstuff.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/706,993, filed Nov. 6, 2000.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09706993 |
Nov 2000 |
US |
Child |
09962406 |
Sep 2001 |
US |