Methods for recombinant production of vanillin and compositions containing vanillin are provided by this invention.

The present invention relates to compositions containing flavor or taste modifiers, such as a flavoring or flavoring agents and flavor or taste enhancers, more particularly, savory (umami) taste modifiers, savory flavoring agents and savory flavor enhancers, for foods, beverages, and other comestible compositions. Compositions comprising an umami flavor agent or umami taste-enhancing agent in combination with one or more other food additives, preferably including a flavorant, herb, spice, fat, or oil, are disclosed.

Disclosed herein are compounds having structural Formula (I), or salts thereof. These compounds are useful as sweet tasting agents and/or sweetness enhancers. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of increasing the sweet taste of ingestible compositions. Furthermore, methods for preparing the compounds are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to the use of compounds which are capable of producing a cooling sensation when they are brought into contact with the human body. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of compounds modulating TRPM8, and optionally to the use of compounds selectively exhibiting agonist activity at the TRPM8 channel. Such compounds have applications in many fields, particularly in oral and personal hygiene products and foodstuffs, but also in pharmaceutical composition products, cosmetics, textile products and packaging products. The present invention further relates to products containing such compounds and to the medical use of such compounds.

The present invention describes a food product comprising (a) juice, marrow, flesh or peels or other components of at least one citrus fruit, (b) at least one neoflavonoid as well as optionally (c) further flavoring agents or flavor preparations, providing that the component (b) is present in a sufficient amount to improve the sour and/or bitter taste of the component (a).

The present disclosure generally provides poly-alkali metal salts of flavanones, dihydrochalcones, and related polyphenolic compounds. In some aspects, the disclosure provides certain compositions that include such poly-alkali metal salts of flavanones, dihydrochalcones, and related polyphenolic compounds, such as compositions that include such poly-alkali metal salts of flavanones, dihydrochalcones, and related polyphenolic compounds and one or more sweeteners. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the caloric content of a sweetened article, such as a sweetened food or beverage product.

The present disclosure generally relates to the use of certain vanillyl ethers to modify the flavor of distilled spirits. In some embodiments, the flavor modification relates to enhancing the perceived smoothness of a distilled spirit, enhancing the mouthfeel of a distilled spirit, reducing the astringency of a distilled spirit, reducing the perceived burning effect of a distilled spirit, reducing the perceived bitterness of a distilled spirit, or any combination thereof. The disclosure also provides related methods of modifying the flavor of a distilled spirit. comprising introducing certain vanillyl ethers to a distilled spirit. The disclosure also provides beverage compositions that comprise a distilled spirit and certain vanillyl ethers.

A composition containing a compound represented by General Formula (I) below (see the definition in the specification for the symbols in the formula) or a salt thereof has an excellent CaSR agonistic effect and provides a pharmaceutical agent, a CaSR agonistic agent, a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a disease that can be ameliorated through CaSR activation as well as seasonings and an agent for imparting kokumi. ##STR00001##

A flavor composition comprising at least one compound that modulates, increases and/or enhances the activity of a GPR120 fatty acid receptor that can be used to enhance the fatty acid taste and/or palatability of pet food products is described herein. Also disclosed herein are methods for identifying said compounds.

Described herein is a composition including a nutrient and a taste modulator. Also described herein are processes for preparing the composition and consumer products containing the composition.