TERPENE FLAVORING COMPOSITIONS

Abstract

Terpene flavoring compositions, methods of using them to flavor foods, beverages, or vaporizer compositions, and methods of making and consuming these compositions.

Claims

1. A terpene flavoring composition comprising α-pinene, β-pinene, myrcene, limonene, α-humelene, β-caryophyllene, and camphene.

2. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, further comprising one or more additional terpene(s) selected from the group consisting of α-phellandrene, 3-carene, α-terpinene, limonene, terpinolene, linalool, fenchol, borneol, terpineol, geraniol, β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, α-bisabolol, ocimene, sabinene, camphor, isoboneol, menthol, α-cedrene, nerolidol, r-(+)-pulegone, eucalyptol, p-cymene, (−)-isopulegol, geranyl acetate, guaiol, valecene, phytol, and citronellol.

3. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, formulated in a non-aqueous base solution.

4. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the base solution comprises at least one of propylene glycol, glycerol, PEG-400, ethyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, glycerin, fatty acids, and medium chain triglycerides.

5. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 4, wherein the base solution further comprises water.

6. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the α-pinene is present in the composition in an amount between about 0.3 mg/ml and about 5 mg/ml.

7. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the β-pinene is present in the composition in an amount between about 0.5 mg/ml and about 95 mg/ml.

8. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the myrcene is present in the composition in an amount between about 0.05 mg/ml and about 195 mg/ml.

9. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the limonene is present in the composition in an amount between about 0.5 mg/ml and about 75 mg/ml.

10. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the α-humelene is present in the composition in an amount between about 0.1 mg/ml and about 55 mg/ml.

11. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the β-caryophyllene is present in the composition in an amount between about 0.3 mg/ml and about 110 mg/ml.

12. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 1, wherein the camphene is present in the composition in an amount between about 0.01 mg/ml and about 18 mg/ml.

13. A terpene flavoring composition comprising: TABLE-US-00010 Terpene mg/g α-Pinene 0.3-5.0 Myrcene  0.5-95.0 Limonene  0.5-75.0 α-Humelene  0.1-55.0 β-Caryophyllene  0.3-110.0 Camphene 0.01-18.0 β-Pinene  0.5-95.0

14. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 13, formulated in a non-aqueous base solution.

15. The terpene flavoring composition of claim 14, wherein the base solution comprises at least one of propylene glycol, glycerol, PEG-400, ethyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, glycerin, fatty acids, and medium chain triglycerides.

16. A method of flavoring a food or beverage comprising adding a flavoring composition of claim 13 directly to a food or beverage.

17. A method of flavoring a vaporizer composition comprising adding a flavoring composition of any one of claim 13 to a vaporizer composition.

18. A vaporizer composition comprising at least one of nicotine and a cannabinoid, and a flavoring composition of claim 13.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0017] The present disclosure is drawn to a terpene flavoring composition that imparts a pleasant flavor to foods, beverages and vapor created from vaporizer compositions, and is sufficiently stable to impart a consistent, pleasant flavor to these materials for many months, or longer.

[0018] Additionally, this disclosure relates to methods to mix flavors for liquids intended for use in electronic cigarettes or vaporizers. Such liquids used with electronic cigarettes or vaporizers, including personal vaporizers, may often be referred to as “vaporizer compositions.”

[0019] Vaporizer compositions may be a liquid solution, which may include, but is not limited to, propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine, and other flavorings. The liquid is designed to be used in an electronic cigarette, personal vaporizer, or electronic nicotine or cannabinoid delivery system (herein referred to collectively as a vaporizer). The liquid may be consumed as the vaporizer is used. The liquid container within the vaporizer may be designed for a one time use. However, liquid containers may also be designed for repeated and continued use. The liquid may or may not contain nicotine and/or cannabinoid(s).

[0020] The flavor compositions of this disclosure may be added to an existing food, beverage or vaporizer composition to impart a pleasing taste to the material or vapors created from these materials. Alternatively or additionally, the flavor compositions of this disclosure may be formulated as part of a food, beverage, or vaporizer composition as the food, beverage, vaporizer materials are being produced to impart a pleasing taste to the material or vapors created from these materials. Alternatively or additionally, a user or consumer of a food, beverage, or vaporizer composition may add a flavor composition of this disclosure to a food, beverage, or vaporizer composition immediately prior to, or at the time of, consumption or use of the material. For these uses, the user may have a one-time use or multi-use package of a flavor composition of this disclosure.

[0021] This disclosure also provides a container holding a liquid flavoring composition of this disclosure, which liquid may be added to a food, beverage or vaporizer composition. The container may hold a liquid flavoring composition that includes a nicotine or cannabis extract suitable for vaporization and inhalation. The liquid composition contains a flavoring composition of this disclosure and may further include a nicotine or cannabis extract, optionally with a co-solvent (such as propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol). The liquid terpene composition is stable and may include other components. The container may be adapted for attachment to, or is part of, a vaporizer.

[0022] Another aspect of this disclosure is a kit which includes a vaporizer, one or more containers adapted for attachment to a vaporizer containing a liquid terpene flavoring composition of this disclosure, and optionally a battery, and/or battery charger, and/or instructions for use.

[0023] The flavor compositions of this disclosure include the following terpenes: α-pinene, β-pinene, myrcene, limonene, α-humelene, β-caryophyllene, and camphene.

[0024] Additional terpenes that may optionally be added to, or may be included within, the flavor compositions of this disclosure include any terpene selected from α-phellandrene, 3-carene, α-terpinene, limonene, terpinolene, linalool, fenchol, borneol, terpineol, geraniol, β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, α-bisabolol, ocimene, sabinene, camphor, isoboneol, menthol, α-cedrene, nerolidol, r-(+)-pulegone, eucalyptol, p-cymene, (−)-isopulegol, geranyl acetate, guaiol, valecene, phytol, citronellol, and combinations thereof.

[0025] All of these terpene compounds are available commercially from several commercial chemical sources. Exemplary commercial sources of terpenes include, but are not limited to, Buy-Terpenes (buy-terpenes.com), VWR (Radnor, Pa.). Therefore, the terpene flavoring compositions of this disclosure may be easily formed by obtaining the individual terpene compounds and mixing them in the appropriate amounts to form a pleasing terpene flavoring composition of this disclosure.

[0026] The flavoring compositions of this disclosure may include, or may be mixed with, a cannabis extract that contains one or more cannabinoid compounds selected from: cannabidiol (CBD), delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabinol (CBN), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabigerol (CBG), delta-8-THC (delta-8-THC), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), and combinations thereof.

[0027] Additional components that may be included in the flavoring compositions of this disclosure may include cannabinoids, nicotine, taurine, caffeine, tryptophan, gamma-aminobutyric acid, melatonin, epimedium, yohimbine, and others.

[0028] Another embodiment of the disclosure relates to the use of any of the terpene flavoring compositions of this disclosure in the preparation of a flavored food, beverage, or vaporizer composition.

[0029] Each publication or patent cited in this disclosure is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0030] The disclosure now being generally described will be more readily understood by reference to the following examples, which are included merely for the purposes of illustration of certain aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure. The examples are not intended to limit the disclosure, as one of skill in the art would recognize from the above teachings and the following examples that other techniques and methods can satisfy the claims and can be employed without departing from the scope of the claimed disclosure.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

[0031] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00001 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 0.56 Myrcene 4.76 a-Phellandrene 0 Limonene 6.75 Fenchol 0.45 Borneol 0.17 Terpineol 0.06 a-Humelene 1.11 b-Caryophyllene 3.54 Caryophyllene 0.02 Oxide a-Bisabolol 0.37 Camphene 0.18 b-Pinene 1.02 Camphor 0.05 Nerolidol 0.08 Valecene 0.13 Phytol 0.09

Example 2

[0032] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00002 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 0.4 Myrcene 1.01 a-Phellandrene 0.21 3 Carene 0.26 a-terpinene 0.21 Limonene 0.78 Terpinolene 6.55 Fenchol 0.07 Borneol 0.02 a-Humelene 0.23 b-Caryophyllene 0.45 Caryophyllene Oxide 0.02 Camphene 0.02 b-Pinene 0.6 Ocimene 0.78 Sabinene 0.02 Camphor 0.01 Nerolidol 0.01 Eucalyptol 0.05 Guaiol 0.21 Phytol 0.14

Example 3

[0033] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00003 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 293.71 Myrcene 186.56 a-Phellandrene 31.15 Limonene 69.2 Terpinolene 1.29 Linalool 3.5 Terpineol 0.4 a-Humelene 50.82 b-Caryophyllene 101.07 a-Bisabolol 3.63 Camphene 14.35 b-Pinene 90.19 Isoboneol 3.02 Nerolidol 21.3 R-(+)-Pulegone 5.86 Eucalyptol 9.07 Geranyl Acetate 3.08

Example 4

[0034] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00004 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 0.59 Myrcene 0.09 Limonene 5.52 Terpinolene 0.04 Linalool 0.67 Fenchol 0.64 Terpineol 0.32 a-Humelene 2.26 b-Caryophyllene 7.2 Caryophyllene Oxide 0.05 a-Bisabolol 0.75 Camphene 0.2 b-Pinene 1.15 Camphor 0.08 Valecene 0.1 Phytol 0.09

Example 5

[0035] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00005 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 0.97 Myrcene 0.72 Limonene 5.61 Linalool 0.68 Fenchol 0.91 Terpineol 0.41 Geraniol 0.07 a-Humelene 0.64 b-Caryophyllene 2.03 a-Bisabolol 0.25 Camphene 0.16 b-Pinene 1.19 Ocimene 0.44 Nerolidol 0.51 R-(+)-Pulegone 0.1 Geranyl Acetate 0.27 Phytol 0.21 Citronellol 0.05

Example 6

[0036] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00006 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 0.63 Myrcene 3 Limonene 5.93 Terpinolene 0.17 Linalool 1.55 Fenchol 0.63 Terpineol 0.06 Geraniol 0.07 a-Humelene 1.07 b-Caryophyllene 3.43 a-Bisabolol 0.2 Camphene 0.2 b-Pinene 1.06 Ocimene 0.01 Sabinene 0.01 Nerolidol 0.5 (−)-isopulegol 0.06 Geranyl Acetate 0.12 Valecene 0.07 Phytol 1.2 Citronellol 0.135

Example 7

[0037] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00007 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 1 Myrcene 3.44 Limonene 0.64 Fenchol 0.32 Borneol 0.21 a-Humelene 2.15 b-Caryophyllene 5.32 Caryophyllene Oxide 0.65 a-Bisabolol 1.18 Camphene 0.08 b-Pinene 0.73 Eucalyptol 0.91 Guaiol 1.2 Phytol 0.26

Example 8

[0038] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00008 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 3.3 Myrcene 1.81 a-Phellandrene 0.04 3 Carene 0.18 a-terpinene 0.05 Limonene 3 Terpinolene 0.57 Fenchol 0.62 a-Humelene 1.85 b-Caryophyllene 5.2 Caryophyllene Oxide 1.44 a-Bisabolol 1.98 Camphene 0.25 b-Pinene 0.96 Guaiol 0.57 Valecene 0.18 Phytol 0.04

Example 9

[0039] An exemplary flavoring composition is formed as set forth in the following table:

TABLE-US-00009 Terpene mg/g a-Pinene 4.44 Myrcene 4.48 3 Carene 0.24 Limonene 2.02 Fenchol 0.05 a-Humelene 4.09 b-Caryophyllene 11.84 Caryophyllene Oxide 1.7 Camphene 0.27 b-Pinene 2.31 Eucalyptol 0.73 Valecene 0.49 Phytol 0.7

[0040] The foregoing examples of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. Furthermore, these examples are not intended to limit the invention to the form disclosed herein. Consequently, variations and modifications commensurate with the teachings of the description of the invention, and the skill or knowledge of the relevant art, are within the scope of the present invention. The specific embodiments described in the examples provided herein are intended to further explain the best mode known for practicing the invention and to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the invention in such, or other, embodiments and with various modifications required by the particular applications or uses of the present invention. It is intended that the appended claims be construed to include alternative embodiments to the extent permitted by the prior art.

[0041] To the extent that the appended claims have been drafted without multiple dependencies, this has been done only to accommodate formal requirements in jurisdictions which do not allow such multiple dependencies. It should be noted that all possible combinations of features which would be implied by rendering the claims multiply dependent are explicitly envisaged and should be considered part of the invention.