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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Subraman R Cherukuri, Towaco, NJ (US);
Lucy L Wong, Jackson Heights, NY (US);
Steven M Faust, Stanhope, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Warner-Lambert Company, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 23 ; 514 53 ; 514 54 ; 514819 ; 514824 ; 514825 ; 514853 ; 514855 ; 514867 ; 424 48 ; 424439 ; 424440 ; 424441 ; 426548 ; 426648 ; 426650 ; 426651 ; 426656 ;
Abstract
The present invention pertains to an unpleasant taste masking composition which comprises a flavoring agent having a bitter taste or unpleasant off-note and a sufficient amount of a non-bitter intense sweetener to nullify the taste or off-note of the flavoring agent. The unpleasant taste masking composition may be used in ingestible products such as hard and soft confections, chewing gum compositions and the like. The present invention also pertains to a method for preparing the unpleasant taste masking compositions and the ingestible products in which they may be used.