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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2000
Wolfgang Fitz, Amsterdam, NL;
Andries Van Delft, Loosdrecht, NL;
Josef Kerler, Naarden, NL;
Theodorus Gerardus Maria Hesp, Huizen, NL;
Willem Apeldoorn, Amsterdam, NL;
Gerrit Hendrik Altena, Huizen, NL;
Quest International B.V., Naarden, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to foodstuffs having a savory flavor, to a process for their preparation and to compositions having a savory flavor which products comprise (hydrogenated) 2-methyl-3-furanthiol and/or a derivative thereof and methanedithiol and/or a derivative thereof. Under derivatives are here to be understood their esters like thioacetates, their thioethers like methyl sulfides their disulphides etc. The combination of the above identified two groups of sulphur compounds in ppb levels leads to a foodstuffs with powerful flavor reminiscent of beef broth.