Oral cavity stimulating substance
View Patent ↗A novel compound causing an oral cavity stimulus such as acridness, which is expressed by the following structural formula (I).
1. A compound of the following structural formula (I)
2. A compound of the following structural formula (II)
3. A compound of the following structural formula (III)
4. A composition comprising the compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is added in an amount to stimulate oral cavity.
5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the compound is derived from a sprouted cereal grain.
6. A food or drink having added thereto a compound of any one of claim 1 , 2 , or 3 .
7. A food or drink as defined in claim 6 , wherein said food or drink is an alcoholic beverage or a nonalcoholic beverage.
8. A food or drink as defined in claim 7 , wherein said alcoholic beverage is a malt fermented drink.
9. A composition comprising the compound of claim 2 , wherein the compound is added in an amount sufficient to stimulate oral cavity.
10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the compound is derived from a sprouted cereal grain.
11. A composition comprising the compound of claim 3 , wherein the compound is added in an amount sufficient to stimulate oral cavity.
12. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the compound is derived from a sprouted cereal grain.
13. A method of adjusting a degree of acridness of food and drink comprising admixing the compound of claim 1 or a composition comprising thereof, as an acridness agent, to the food or drink to adjust the degree of acridness.
14. A method of adjusting a degree of acridness of food and drink comprising admixing the compound of claim 2 or a composition comprising thereof, as an acridness agent, to the food or drink to adjust the degree of acridness.
15. A method of adjusting a degree of acridness of food and drink comprising admixing the compound of claim 3 or a composition comprising thereof, as an acridness agent, to the food or drink to adjust the degree of acridness.