SEASONING BLEND
The present invention relates to a seasoning blend and/or a seasoning mixture containing betaine and sodium chloride, potassium chloride, a magnesium salt, green tea extract, and/or lysine. The present invention also relates to a method of seasoning a food ingredient and/or a food product with the seasoning blend and/or mixture containing betaine and sodium chloride, potassium chloride, a magnesium salt, green tea extract, and/or lysine. Further, the present invention relates to a use of the seasoning blend and/or mixture in reducing the content of sodium in a food ingredient and/or a food product.
1 . A seasoning blend comprising betaine and at least one of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, a magnesium salt, green tea extract, and/or lysine.
2 . A seasoning mixture consisting of betaine and at least one of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, a magnesium salt, green tea extract, and/or lysine.
3 . The seasoning blend or mixture according to claim 1 or claim 2 , containing betaine, sodium chloride and at least one of potassium chloride, a magnesium salt, green tea extract, and/or lysine.
4 . The seasoning blend or mixture according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , containing sodium chloride in the range of 30 to 70% (w/w), potassium chloride in the range of 5 to 40% (w/w) and betaine in the range of 20 to 40%. (w/w).
5 . The seasoning blend or mixture according to claim 4 , containing 60:20:20% (w/w), 50:30:20% (w/w), 70:10:20% (w/w), 70:5:25% (w/w), 40:40:20% (w/w), 50:20:30% (w/w), 40:30:30% (w/w), 40:20:40% (w/w) or 30:30,40% (w/w) sodium chloride, potassium chloride and betaine, respectively.
6 . The seasoning blend or mixture according to claim 1 or claim 2 , containing betaine and potassium chloride, and/or green tea extract.
7 . The seasoning blend or mixture according to claim 6 containing betaine from 40 to 95 weight-%, potassium chloride from 10 to 70 weight-%, and/or green tea extract from 5 to 30 weight-%.
8 . A method for seasoning a food ingredient and/or a food product by adding the seasoning blend or mixture according to any one of claims 1 to 7 to the ingredient and/or product.
9 . A method according to claim 8 wherein a food product is a soup, sauce, dressing, meat product, bakery product, breakfast cereal, savoury snacks and crisps, dairy product, margarine or spread.
10 . A method for reducing the content of sodium in a food ingredient and/or a food product by using the seasoning blend or mixture according to any one of claims 1 to 7 in the preparation of the ingredient and/or product.
11 . A method according to claim 10 wherein a food product is a soup, sauce, dressing, meat product, bakery product, breakfast cereal, savoury snacks and crisps, dairy product, margarine or spread.
12 . The method according to claim 10 or claim 11 wherein a reduction up to 50% of the sodium content is achieved.
13 . A use of the seasoning blend or mixture according to any one of claims 1 to 7 in reducing the content of sodium in a food ingredient and/or a food product.
14 . The use according to claim 13 wherein a food product is a soup, sauce, dressing, meat product, bakery product, breakfast cereal, savoury snacks and crisps, dairy product, margarine or spread.
15 . The use according to claim 13 or claim 14 wherein a reduction up to 50% of the sodium content is achieved.
16 . A method for reducing the content of sodium in a seasoning blend, seasoning mixture, food ingredient and/or a food product by using betaine in the preparation of said blend, mixture, ingredient and/or product.
17 . A use of betaine in reducing the content of sodium in a seasoning blend, a seasoning mixture, a food ingredient and/or a food product.