Claims
- 1. A flavoring composition capable of imparting and enhancing a bitter and astrigent flavor to a foodstuff or beverage selected from the group consisting essentially of cocoa, a cocoa product or a cocoa imitating substitute which composition comprises, as an active ingredient, components A and B, said component A being a cyclic dipeptide or mixtures of two cyclic dipeptides and said component B being theobromine in the following weight ratios:
- a. when component A is a single cyclic dipeptide, in the weight ratio of from 1.1:1 to 1:2;
- b. when the component A is a mixture of two cyclic dipeptides, in the weight ratio of from about 1:1:1 to 1:3:5.
- 2. A flavouring composition according to claim 1 wherein the cyclic dipeptide is a member selected from the group of (Cyclo)-Phe-Val-, (Cyclo)-Phe-Leu-, Cyclo-Phe-Ala-and (Cyclo)-Phe-Phe-.
- 3. A flavouring composition according to claim 1 wherein the mixture comprising two cyclic dipeptides is a member selected from the group consisting of
- ______________________________________a. (Cyclo)-Phe-Phe- (Cyclo)-Phe-Val-b. (Cyclo)-Phe-Phe- (Cyclo)-Ala-Val-c. [(Cyclo)-Gly-Gly-] (Cyclo)-Phe-Gly- (Cyclo)-Ala-Val-d. (Cyclo)-Ala-Pro- (Cyclo)-Phe-Val-.______________________________________
- 4. A flavouring composition according to claim 1 wherein the cyclic dipeptide is (Cyclo)-Asn-Phe.
- 5. A member selected from the group consisting of a cocoa, cocoa product or cocoa imitating foodstuff or beverage having added thereto the flavoring composition of claims 1 in from 5 to 500 ppm by weight based on the weight of the foodstuff or beverage.
- 6. A product according to claim 5 which is a cocoa imitating foodstuff.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 508,726 filed Sept. 24, 1974, and now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (3)
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Matoba et al. "Relationship Between Bitterness of Peptides and their Chemical Structure," Agr. Biol. Chem. 36, 1423-1431 (1972). |
Holms, "The Taste of Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins," J. Agr. Food Chem., 17, 686-688 (1969). |
Menamura et al., "Bitter Peptides in Cows Milk Digests with Bacterial Proteinase," Agr. Biol. Chem., 36, 588-595 (1972). |
Continuations (1)
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