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Granted Patent B2
US 12690604 · App. 17/850,417 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Acetic acid-containing food or drink

Inventor: Shinsuke Mochimaru (Aichi, JP)
Assignees: Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.; Mizkan Co., Ltd.
A23L2/52A23L29/035
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Patent No.
US 12690604
App. No.
17/850,417
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acetic acid-containing food or drink and a method for producing the acetic acid-containing food or drink are provided. The acetic acid-containing food or drink contains 0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid and at least one member selected from 2-butanone (component A) and 3-methylbutanal (component B). The acetic acid-containing food or drink may further contain butyl propionate (component C), isoamyl acetate (component D), ethyl acetate, and/or acetaldehyde. A method for producing the acetic acid-containing food or drink includes incorporating 0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid, and incorporating ethyl acetate, acetaldehyde component A, component B, component C, and/or component D.

Claims (45)

1 . An acetic acid-containing drink comprising:

0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid;

at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-butanone (component A) and 3-methylbutanal (component B); and

butyl propionate (component C),

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

2 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component A is 0.015 to 20000 ppb.

3 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component B is 0.02 to 20000 ppb.

4 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component C is 0.05 to 100000 ppb.

5 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , further comprising isoamyl acetate (component D).

6 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 5 , wherein a content of the component D is 0.005 to 50000 ppb.

7 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an 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 1 to 20.

8 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an ethyl acetate content to a total content of the components A and B (ethyl acetate concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of A and B (ppb)) is 1 to 35000.

9 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 1 , which is a drink to be drunk as is.

10 . An acetic acid-containing drink comprising,

0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid; and

at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-butanone (component A) and 3-methylbutanal (component B);

wherein a ratio of an acetaldehyde content to a total content of the components A and B (acetaldehyde concentration value (ppm)/total concentration value of A and B (ppb)) is 0.2 to 20000, and

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

11 . The acetic acid-containing drink according to claim 10 , comprising:

0.05 to 0.5 w/v % of acetic acid;

3 ppm or more of ethyl acetate;

1 ppm or more of acetaldehyde;

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

1 to 10000 ppb of 3-methylbutanal (the component B),

wherein a total content of the components A and B is 1 to 10000 ppb,

a ratio of the 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 1 to 15, and

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 1 to 35000.

12 . An acetic acid-containing drink comprising:

0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid;

at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-butanone (component A) and 3-methylbutanal (component B);

butyl propionate (component C); and

isoamyl acetate (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 0.000001 to 20, and

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

13 . 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;

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

1 to 10000 ppb of 3-methylbutanal (component B),

wherein a total content of the components A and B is 1 to 10000 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 15,

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 2 to 25000,

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 1 to 12500, and

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