A method for making a taste modifying ingredient is provided. The method includes a) heating millet grain at from about 100° C. to about 300° C. for about 2 minutes to about 30 minutes to; b) treating the millet grain with a solvent to obtain an extract, and c) recovering the extract, for use as a taste modifying ingredient.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a spice that is useful for cooking bento lunches, side dishes, etc., that have a long shelf life; and a mixed spice that contains the aforementioned spice. According to the present invention, at least one spice selected from the group consisting of coriander seeds, coriander leaves, thyme, cloves, allspice, rosemary, lemongrass, Italian spice, and oregano is used, thereby making it possible to reduce unique unpleasant odors derived from meats and other food products, the unpleasant odors being produced in association with the elapse of time after cooking with heat.

Consumables comprising cyclamate and a steviol glycoside sweetener or mogroside sweetener are provided herein, wherein cyclamate, when present in an amount at or below its sweetness recognition threshold concentration, enhances the sweetness of and, optionally, improves the sweetness profile the sweetener, thereby providing a consumable that tastes more like a sucrose-sweetened consumable. Methods of enhancing the sweetness of a consumable, methods of making a consumable taste more like a sucrose-sweetened consumable and methods of preparing consumables are also detailed herein.

The chlorine smell of water is decreased. Provided is a mineral-containing composition for use in the decrease of a chlorine smell, containing potassium ions the concentration of which is the highest of the metal ions present in the mineral-containing composition.

The acetic acid-containing food or drink comprises 0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid and at least one member selected from the group consisting of butyl propionate (component a) and isoamyl acetate (component b).

The present disclosure generally provides 11-oxo-cucurbitane compounds, including various glycosides, and the use of such compounds and related compounds as flavor modifiers. In some aspects, the disclosure provides compositions that include such 11-oxo-cucurbitanes, such as compositions that include such 11-oxo-cucurbitanes and one or more additional compounds, such as a sweetener, salt, and the like. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing or eliminating the amount of sweetener, salt, or glutamate in a food or beverage product.

The acetic acid-containing food or drink comprises 0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid and at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-butanone (component A) and 3-methylbutanal (component B).

The present invention relates to a method for producing a flavour composition comprising providing a slurry of yeast cell walls and contacting the slurry of yeast cell walls with a glucanase and with an endoprotease, followed by separating a liquid fraction by solid/liquid separation to provide the liquid flavour composition.

The present invention relates to new odorous acetals which are useful as fragrance or flavor materials in particular in providing vanilla and spicy notes with a natural impression resembling vanilla absolute.

The present disclosure generally provides taste-modifying compositions that reduce the off taste of alkali metal salts of peroxymonosulfate. In some aspects, the disclosure provides uses of such taste-modifying compositions to reduce the off taste of an alkali metal salt of peroxymonosulfate, such as potassium peroxymonosulfate. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides compositions (such as comestible compositions or oral care compositions), which comprise an alkali metal salt of peroxymonosulfate and a taste-modifying composition of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, such compositions are in the form of a food product, a beverage product, or an oral care product, such as a toothpaste, a mouthwash, and the like.