Geranylamine derivates of oxalic acid

1. A compound of formula (I) or (II)

2. A mixture comprising a compound of formula (I) and a compound of formula (II) as claimed in claim 1 .

3. A mixture comprising

a compound of formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 and a compound of formula (III)

or

a compound of formula (II) as claimed in claim 1 and a compound of formula (IV)

or

all compounds of formulas (I), (II), (III) and (IV).

4. The mixture as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the ratio by weight of the total quantity of compounds of formulas (I) and (II) to the total quantity of compounds of formulas (III) and (IV) is 85:15 or more.

5. A composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or (II) as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compound creates, conveys, modifies and/or enhances a taste impression.

6. A composition comprising

an effective flavoring amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II) as claimed in claim 1

and also

one or more components suitable for consumption.

7. The composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the components suitable for consumption are

a) solid carrier substances or

b) solid carrier substances and a flavor composition or

c) water, an oil phase, one or more W/O emulsifiers, optionally one or more antioxidants and optionally one or more substances for enhancing an antioxidative effect.

8. The composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the components suitable for consumption comprise solid carrier substances and where the weight ratio of the total amount of the compounds of formulas (I), (II), (III) and (IV) to the total quantity of solid carrier substances is in the range of 1:10 to 1:100,000.

9. The composition as claimed in claim 6 , comprising

0.01 to 0.1 weight % of compounds selected from the group consisting of formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and mixtures thereof,

5 to 30 weight % water,

50 to 90 weight % of an oil phase,

0.1 to 5 weight % of a consumable W/O emulsifier

in each case based on the total weight of the composition

and

optionally one or more antioxidants and optionally one or more substances for enhancing an antioxidative effect.

10. A comprising

an effective flavoring amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II) as claimed in claim 1 .

11. The preparation as claimed in claim 10 , comprising 0.01 ppm to 100 ppm of compounds selected from the group consisting of formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and mixtures thereof, based on the total weight of the preparation.

12. A preparation comprising an effective flavoring amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II),

further comprising monosodium glutamate,

wherein

the quantity of monosodium glutamate is insufficient to be perceived as an umami taste, in comparison to a preparation containing no compound of formulas (I) or (II), but otherwise of identical composition, and

a quantity of compound(s) of formula (I) and/or (II) and/or a mixture as claimed in claim 2 is sufficient, in order to achieve an umami taste impression.

13. A preparation as claimed in claim 10 , comprising 10 ppm to 100,000 ppm of compounds selected from the group consisting of formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and mixtures thereof, based on the total weight of the preparation.

14. The preparation as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising

0 to 10 weight % of monosodium glutamate,

and

0 to 90 weight % of a flavor composition

in each case based on the total weight of the preparation.

15. The composition as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising a substance to mask or reduce an unpleasant taste impression and/or a substance to enhance a pleasant taste impression.

16. A method to create, convey, modify and/or enhance a flavor in a preparation comprising:

Mixing with said preparation an effective flavoring amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II)

or a mixture as claimed in claim 2

or

Applying to said preparation an effective flavoring amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a mixture as claimed in claim 2

or

Embedding in said preparation an effective flavoring amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a mixture as claimed in claim 2 to create, convey, modify and/or enhance an umami taste.

17. A composition comprising the mixture as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the mixture creates, conveys, modifies and/or enhances a taste impression.

18. The composition of claim 17 , wherein the taste impression is an umami taste.

19. A composition comprising

an effective flavoring amount of a mixture as claimed in claim 2 and also

one or more components suitable for consumption.

20. The composition as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the components suitable for consumption are

a) solid carrier substances or

b) solid carrier substances and a flavor composition or

c) water, an oil phase, one or more W/O emulsifiers, optionally one or more antioxidants and optionally one or more substances for enhancing an antioxidative effect.

21. A preparation comprising a mixture as claimed in claim 2 .

22. A preparation comprising a composition as claimed in claim 6 .

23. A preparation comprising an effective flavoring amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II),

further comprising monosodium glutamate,

wherein

the quantity of monosodium glutamate is insufficient to be perceived as an umami taste, in comparison to a preparation comprising no compound of formulas (I) or (II), but otherwise of identical composition, and

a quantity of compound(s) of formula (I) and/or (II) and/or a composition as claimed in claim 6 is sufficient, in order to achieve an umami taste impression.

24. A method to create, convey, modify and/or enhance a flavor a in preparation comprising:

Mixing a composition as claimed in claim 6 with one or more additional components of the preparation; or

Applying a composition as claimed in claim 6 to one or more additional components of the preparation; or

Embedding a composition as claimed in claim 6 in a shell or a matrix material, to create, convey, modify and/or enhance an umami taste.