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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Firmenich SA, Satigny, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Firmenich SA, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 27/20 (2016.01); A23L 27/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 27/2052 (2016.08); A23L 27/84 (2016.08); A23L 27/86 (2016.08); A23L 27/88 (2016.08);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally provides uses of certain mixed hydroxy- and methoxy-substituted flavones (HMFs) to reduce bitterness, astringency, or sourness, or to enhance sweetness of a ingestible composition, such as a flavored food or beverage product. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides uses of the HMFs disclosed herein to reduce the unpleasant taste of limonin, nomelin, or naringin, which can be present at elevated levels in certainproducts.