The present invention primarily relates to a method for producing an aromatic blend comprising unsaturated dienals. The invention further relates to aromatic blends obtained or obtainable by a method according to the invention and compositions or semi-finished products for producing said compositions, comprising aromatic blends according to the invention. A further aspect of the present invention relates to the use of an aromatic blend according to the invention for aromatizing a composition, preferably a composition serving for food or pleasure, or a semi-finished product for producing such a composition.

A flavor composition containing at least one HMG glucoside compound that can be used to enhance the taste of edible compositions including sweet goods, such as confectionery goods, and savory goods, such as pet foods.

The invention provides a method for treating root- or tuber juice, comprising a) a pretreatment of the root- or tuber juice to remove root- or tuber lipids to a level below 28 g/kg dry weight; b) cooling the root- or tuber juice to a temperature of −0.3° C. to −16° C. to form ice crystals; and c) separating the ice crystals from the root- or tuber juice to obtain, as a first root- or tuber juice product, a concentrated root- or tuber juice. In addition, the invention provides methods to obtain protein depleted root- or tuber juice products, as well as products comprising root- or tuber free amino acids, and uses thereof.

A mineral-containing composition is added to water or drink to improve the flavor thereof. Provided is a mineral-containing composition containing potassium ions the concentration of which is the highest of the metal ions present in the mineral-containing composition.

The use of compounds according to formula (I)

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and with X, Y═—NH— or —O—, wherein at least X or Y is —NH—,
in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof, wherein
is indicating a carbon-carbon single or double bond, and wherein one carbon-carbon double bond is present either at C2 or C3,
the wavy bond is indicating an unspecified configuration of the adjacent double bond, as umami tastant.

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).

Produced in an ice that can be added to water or drink to improve the flavor thereof. Provided is a mineral-containing composition containing potassium ions the concentration of which is the highest of the metal ions present in the mineral-containing composition.

An objective of the present invention is to provide a composition containing various kinds of citrus juice including yuzu juice and having improved citrus flavor such that the composition can be easily and variedly prepared. The above objective can be achieved by a container-packed composition comprising citrus juice and 1 ppb to 2,000 ppb of phenethyl acetate; a processed food or beverage comprising, as raw materials, the composition and an ingredient, or a method of producing the processed food or beverage; a container-packed processed food or beverage comprising citrus juice and 1 ppb to 2,000 ppb of phenethyl acetate; and so on.

The present disclosure provides methods of flavoring food and beverage products and methods of improving, enhancing, or modifying the fragrance of a fragrant composition by admixing macrocyclic lactone compounds with said products or fragrant compositions.

Flavour modifying composition comprising one or more flavour modifying compounds of Formula I, product comprising said flavour modifying composition, use of said flavour modifying composition for modifying taste perception in foodstuffs and beverages and method of improving taste perception in a foodstuff or beverage comprising adding said flavour modifying composition to said foodstuff or beverage.