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US 12667123 · App. 17/850,437 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Acetic acid-containing food or drink

Inventor: Shinsuke Mochimaru (Aichi, JP)
Assignees: MIZKAN CO., LTD.; MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
A23L2/68A23L5/27A23L23/00A23L27/2028A23L27/60C12J1/00
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Patent No.
US 12667123
App. No.
17/850,437
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acetic acid-containing drink contains 0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid and may also contain butyl propionate and/or isoamyl acetate. A method for producing an acetic acid-containing drink with reduced acetic acid odor and/or reduced pungent odor includes incorporating acetic acid at a concentration of 0.02 w/v % or more and also incorporating butyl propionate and/or isoamyl acetate into the drink.

Claims (87)

1 . An acetic acid-containing drink comprising:

0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid;

3 ppm or more of ethyl acetate;

0.05 to 100000 ppb of butyl propionate (component a); and

0.005 to 50000 ppb of isoamyl acetate (component b),

wherein a ratio of an ethyl acetate content to a total content of components a and b (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.01 to 25000, and

wherein the acetic acid-containing drink is a fruit juice-containing drink.

2 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , further comprising 2-butanone (component c).

3 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the component c is 0.01 to 15000 ppb.

4 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , further comprising 3-methylbutanal (component d).

5 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 4 , wherein a content of the component d is 0.01 to 15000 ppb.

6 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the acetic acid content to a total content of the components a and b (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.00002 to 100.

7 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , further comprising 1 ppm or more of acetaldehyde, wherein a ratio of an acetaldehyde content to a total content of the component a and the component b (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.0001 to 12500.

8 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , further comprising:

2-butanone (component c); and

3-methylbutanal (component d),

wherein a ratio of an acetic acid content to a total content of the component a, the component b, the component c, and the component d (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.00002 to 100.

9 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component a is 0.5 to 1000 ppb.

10 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the acetic acid is 0.02 w/v % to 3 w/v %.

11 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

the acetic acid content is 0.05 to 0.5 w/v %,

the butyl propionate (component a) content is 0.8 to 50000 ppb; and

the isoamyl acetate (component b) content is 20 to 20000 ppb;

wherein the acetic acid-containing drink further comprises:

1 to 10000 ppb of 2-butanone (component c); and

0.1 to 10000 ppb of 3-methylbutanal (component d),

wherein a total content of components a and b is 1 to 20000 ppb,

a ratio of an ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a and b (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000,

a ratio of an acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a and b (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.1 to 6000,

a ratio of the ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a to d (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000, and

a ratio of the acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a to d (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 6000.

12 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 ,

wherein an acetic acid content is 0.02 to 3 w/v %, and

wherein the acetic acid-containing drink further comprises:

1 ppm or more of acetaldehyde;

0.01 to 15000 ppb of 2-butanone (component c); and

0.01 to 15000 ppb of 3-methylbutanal (component d),

wherein a ratio of an acetic acid content to the total content of the components a and b (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.00002 to 100,

a ratio of an acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a and b (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.0001 to 12,500,

a ratio of the acetic acid content to a total content of the components a to d (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.00002 to 100,

a ratio of the ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a to d (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000,

a ratio of the acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a to d (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 6000.

13 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

the acetic acid content is 0.05 to 0.5 w/v %,

the butyl propionate (component a) content is 0.8 to 50000 ppb; and

the isoamyl acetate (component b) content is 20 to 20000 ppb;

wherein the acetic acid-containing drink further comprises:

1 ppm or more of acetaldehyde;

1 to 10000 ppb of 2-butanone (component c); and

0.1 to 10000 ppb of 3-methylbutanal (component d),

wherein a total content of components a and b is 1 to 20000 ppb,

a ratio of an ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a and b (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000,

a ratio of the ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a to d (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000.

14 . An acetic acid-containing drink comprising:

0.05 to 3 w/v % of acetic acid;

3 ppm or more of ethyl acetate;

1 ppm or more of acetaldehyde;

0.8 to 50000 ppb of butyl propionate (component a);

20 to 20000 ppb of isoamyl acetate (component b);

1 to 10000 ppb of 2-butanone (component c); and

0.1 to 10000 ppb of 3-methylbutanal (component d),

wherein a total content of components a and b is 1 to 20000 ppb,

a ratio of an acetic acid content to the total content of the components a and b (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.001 to 20,

a ratio of an ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a and b (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000,

a ratio of an acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a and b (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.1 to 6000,

a ratio of the acetic acid content to a total content of the components a to d (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.001 to 20,

a ratio of the ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a to d (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb) is 0.1 to 8000,

a ratio of the acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a to d (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 6000, and

the acetic acid-containing drink is a fruit juice-containing drink.

15 . An acetic acid-containing drink comprising:

0.05 to 0.5 w/v % of acetic acid;

3 ppm or more of ethyl acetate;

1 ppm or more of acetaldehyde;

0.8 to 50000 ppb of butyl propionate (component a);

20 to 20000 ppb of isoamyl acetate (component b);

1 to 10000 ppb of 2-butanone (component c); and

0.1 to 10000 ppb of 3-methylbutanal (component d),

wherein a total content of components a and b is 1 to 20000 ppb,

a ratio of an acetic acid content to the total content of the components a and b (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.001 to 20,

a ratio of an ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a and b (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000,

a ratio of an acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a and b (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a and b (ppb)) is 0.1 to 6000,

a ratio of the acetic acid content to a total content of the components a to d (acetic acid concentration value (w/v %)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.001 to 20,

a ratio of the ethyl acetate content to the total content of the components a to d (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 8000,

a ratio of the acetaldehyde content to the total content of the components a to d (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of a to d (ppb)) is 0.1 to 6000, and

the acetic acid-containing drink is a fruit juice-containing drink.