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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Nakada, Kawasaki, JP;
Yayoi Kawato, Kawasaki, JP;
Shingo Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Seiji Kitajima, Kawasaki, JP;
Chiori Ijichi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
AJINOMOTO CO., INC., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 27/00 (2016.01); A23L 27/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 27/84 (2016.08); A23L 27/203 (2016.08); A23L 27/204 (2016.08); A23L 27/2052 (2016.08);
Abstract
An agent containing at least one aroma compound selected from the group consisting of E-beta-damascone, S-(2-methyl-3-furyl)ethanethioate, beta-caryophyllene oxide, beta-ionone, 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-dithiane, methyl anthranilate, S-furfuryl thioformate, 1-isothiocyanate-3-(methylthio)propane, nootkatone, 1,4-dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione, sclareol, and sclareolide is effective for masking an unpleasant smell and for making oral products in which an unpleasant smell is masked.