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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Francis Raymond Salemme, Yardley, PA (US);
Richard Barndt, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Francis Raymond Salemme, Yardley, PA (US);
Richard Barndt, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Redpoint Bio Corporation, Ewing, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/22 (2006.01); A23L 1/237 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions containing bitterness inhibitors that reduce the bitter taste of KCl that is used in foods or beverages as a substitute for sodium chloride. The compositions contain as bitterness inhibitors taurine and 5'-adenosinic acid, and 5′-inosinic acid, and/or 5′-guanylic acid. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods of using these compositions and methods for preparing them.