The present invention relates to granules comprising an active substance, obtained by spray-drying an emulsion comprising said active substance, solid particles, water and a water-soluble biopolymer having a molecular weight below 100 KDa. The invention further relates to a process for obtaining such granules and to products containing them.

The present invention relates to a method for releasing an unsaturated aldehyde or ketone represented by the general formula (2) by irradiating the compound represented by the general formula (1) with light, in which the compound represented by the general formula (1) is used as a flavor or fragrance precursor:

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Disclosed is a copolymer that includes a repeat unit containing a flavorant-containing pendant and a salt-containing repeating unit. In addition, a comestible, a smoking composition, a smoking article, a smokeless tobacco composition and a heatable or combustible product are provided which incorporate one or more of the flavorant-containing copolymer.

The present invention relates to flavor generation. In particular the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a flavor composition. The process comprises forming a deep eutectic solvent, preparing a reaction mixture comprising the deep eutectic solvent and flavor precursors, and heating the reaction mixture to form aroma compounds. The deep eutectic solvent is a liquid based on a combination of at least two compounds solid at 25 C. and comprises water and/or glycerol in an amount insufficient to dissolve all the compounds solid at 25 C. individually, or in an amount such that all the compounds solid at 25 C. are simultaneously saturated at 25 C. The flavor precursors may comprise the compounds solid at 25 C. on which the deep eutectic solvent is based. A further aspect of the invention is a food product comprising the flavor composition obtainable by the process of the invention.

This invention relates to the extraction of meat-specific flavour compounds from in vitro cultured animal cells of a meat species by heating the cells in fat, such as plant oil. Meat flavourings and methods of production are provided, along with methods of flavouring foodstuffs, such as meat substitute products, and foodstuffs flavoured by these methods.

The present invention relates to flavor generation. In particular the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a flavor composition. The process comprises combining glycerol with a quaternary ammonium compound, adding at least one flavor precursor to form a reaction mixture and heating the reaction mixture to form aroma compounds, wherein the glycerol is combined with a quaternary ammonium compound at a molar ratio ranging between 5:1 and 0.8:1. The flavor precursor comprises preferably an amino compound such as an amino acid. A further aspect of the invention is a food product comprising the flavor composition obtainable by the process of the invention.

The present invention relates to granules comprising an active substance, obtained by spray-drying an emulsion comprising said active substance, solid particles, water and a water-soluble biopolymer having a molecular weight below 100 KDa. The invention further relates to a process for obtaining such granules and to products containing them.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a powdery flavoring agent, including (1) a step of treating a milk-derived material with at least any one of a lactic acid fermentation treatment and an enzymatic reaction treatment to prepare a paste flavoring agent, (2) a step of adding an excipient to the paste flavoring agent obtained in step (1) to prepare a freeze-drying raw material liquid having a fat content in a dried solid content of 40% by mass or less, a solid content based on the excipient occupying the dried solid content of 70% by mass or less, and a water content of 20% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass, and (3) a step of subjecting the freeze-drying raw material liquid obtained in the step (2) to specific treatments to obtain the powdery flavoring agent.

The present invention relates to granules comprising an active substance, obtained by spray-drying an emulsion comprising said active substance, solid particles, water and a water-soluble biopolymer having a molecular weight below 100 KDa. The invention further relates to a process for obtaining such granules and to products containing them.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a fat-based flavour concentrate obtained by a thermal reaction wherein the process comprises the step of providing a flavour precursor composition comprising at least one polyol and at least one amino compound comprising amino acids, amino acid derivatives and peptides with a dairy ingredient;followed by heating the flavour precursor composition with the dairy ingredient to generate a fat-based flavour concentrate; and cooling the fat-based flavour concentrate.