International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Carlos Ramirez

Richard M Boden

Jacob Kiwala

Ranya Muralidhara

Kevin P Miller

Marvin Schulman

Alan Owen Pittet

Paul L Bolen

Regina D Hawn

Michael F Javes

William J Kinlin

Robert Kleinhenz

Phillip A Rossy

Brian Grainger

The invention relates to the manufacture of amide compounds provided through the reaction of nitrile compounds and a sulfate compound to form the related amide compound. In a preferred embodiment a diol or a triol is employed as a solvent, thereby increasing the yield of the product.

Method for making amides

Cola beverages comprising tastand additives from Saccharum officinarum leaves

Food and beverage additive composition produced from saccharum officinarum leaves

Described is a process for producing one or more tastands including food and beverage additives from Saccharum officinarum leaves (sugarcane leaves) by means of carrying out one or more physical separation unit operations on a plurality of such leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof whereby one or more natural food additives is separated and isolated from the remainder of the plurality of leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof. Such unit operations include pressurization using hydraulic press means, steam distillation, fractional distillation, supercritical carbon dioxide extraction, volatile solvent extraction and/or charcoal column separation means. Also described is apparatus for carrying out such processes as well as the products produced using such processes and organoleptic uses of such products. Also described are compositions comprising (a) such tastands in admixture with (b) an eatable having a bitter and/or metallic taste. The eatable is any ingested material taken by mammals, such as foodstuffs, non-calorie food components or medicines including bitter chocolate or a drug such as ibuprofen.

Producing tastands including food and beverage additives

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Dover, NJ, United States of America

Carlos Ramirez