The present invention relates to a sweetening composition comprising neohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) and gamma-cyclodextrin, to the use of the sweetening composition for sweetening ingestible products, namely, food products and pharmaceuticals, and to an ingestible product comprising the sweetening composition. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of a composition comprising neohesperidin dihydrochalcone and a cyclodextrin selected from beta-cyclodextrin and gamma-cyclodextrin as taste-masking agent, to a process for masking unpleasant tastes in ingestible products, namely in food products and pharmaceuticals, and to ingestible products which comprise unpleasantly tasting substances and the taste-masking composition.

Compositions comprising brazzein (or analogs thereof), including sweetener compositions, flavor modifying compositions, sweetened compositions, flavor modified compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of improving the temporal profile, flavor profile and/or taste profile of sweetenable compositions, such as beverages.

Compositions comprising brazzein (or analogs thereof), including sweetener compositions, flavor modifying compositions, sweetened compositions, flavor modified compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of improving the temporal profile, flavor profile and/or taste profile of sweetenable compositions, such as beverages.

This application relates to polyphenol containing sugar cane extracts for improving or masking taste or mouthfeel of consumables containing a sugar substitute, low sugar consumables or reduced sugar consumables. The polyphenol containing sugar cane extracts can be used in methods for improving or masking the taste of consumables containing a sugar substitute, low sugar consumables or reduced sugar consumables by including an effective amount of a polyphenol containing sugar cane extract in the consumable. The polyphenol containing sugar cane extracts can also be used in compositions for improving or masking the taste of a sugar substitute by including an effective amount of a polyphenol containing sugar cane extract in the composition.

Described herein is a process for the preparation of a flavored composition. The process provides an advantageous sustainable alternative to conventional drying (such as for example spray-drying) as it takes place at room temperature. Also described herein is a flavored composition obtainable by said process. Also described herein are consumer products including said flavored composition.

An object is to provide a solid composition which is excellent in capability of retaining dimethyl sulfide. A solid composition containing dimethyl sulfide has dextrin having a molecular weight of 50,000 or more incorporated therein.

An object is to provide a solid composition which is excellent in capability of retaining dimethyl sulfide. A solid composition containing dimethyl sulfide has dextrin having a molecular weight of 50,000 or more incorporated therein.

A tea beverage containing an extract derived from a grain other than barley which has improved barley tea flavor without losing the flavor characteristics of the grain ingredient. The tea beverage contains an extract derived from a grain other than barley, and contains one or both of 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine and 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine. If the beverage contains 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine, the amount thereof is 8-100 ppb, and if the beverage contains 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine, the amount thereof is 0.7-100 ppb. The feedstock grain is one or more of Job's tears, brown rice, and corn.

The present disclosure relates to the field of delivery systems. Disclosed herein are a flavored composition, a process for preparing a flavored composition and consumer products including said flavored composition.

Disclosed are bitter alkaloid-containing consumables comprising bitter blockers for a reduced alkaloid-derived bitterness and methods of forming said consumables.