General Foods Limited

Kraft General Foods, Inc.

Kraft Foods, Inc.

Joseph J Cipriano

Thomas H Parliment

Richard J Scarpellino

Frank DiCicca

An aroma-generating flavor composition is described which will generate desirable aromas when a food and/or a package is subjected to microwave radiation. The composition comprises an aroma-generating material which is either a sugar alone or in combination with an amino acid source. Also, the composition contains an effective amount of a microwave susceptible material in conductive heat transfer relationship with the sugar and/or amino acid source, the microwave susceptible material when irradiated with microwave energy provides sufficient heat to cause a chemical reaction thereby generating desirable aromas.

Generation of aroma during microwave cooking

A composition of an aroma-producing material enrobed in a fusible encapsulating agent preferably a lipid and in conductive heat transfer relationship with a microwave susceptible material, when combined with a microwaveable comestible or package will provide an aroma when the comestible or package is prepared by subjecting said comestible or package and said composition to microwawve energy.

Aroma release during microwave cooking

A process is provided for preparing an improved natural citrus fruit flavor from citrus rinds.

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Cranbury, NJ, United States of America

Joseph J Cipriano