TASTE POTENTIATOR COMPOSITIONS AND EDIBLE CONFECTIONERY AND CHEWING GUM PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME
The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption.
1 . A composition, comprising:
an active substance; and
an encapsulated taste potentiator
an encapsulant; and
a taste potentiator comprising 3-aminobenzoic acid, 4-aminobenzoic acid, or a combination thereof.
2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active substance comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of compounds that provide flavor, sweetness, tartness, umami, kokumi, savory, saltiness, cooling, warmth and tingling.
3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active substance is selected from the group consisting of oral care agents; pharmaceutical actives; nutraceutical actives; and intense sweeteners.
4 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulant is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl acetate, polyethylene, crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polymethylmethacrylate, polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, ethylcellulose, polyvinyl acetatephthalate, methacrylic acid-co-methylmethacrylate and combinations thereof.
5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulated taste potentiator comprises a taste potentiator present in an amount of about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of the composition.
6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulated taste potentiator comprises an encapsulant present in an amount of about 5% to about 30% by weight of the composition.
7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active substance is encapsulated.
8 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a confectionery composition.
9 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active substance comprises a sweetener selected from the group consisting of Lo han guo, stevia, monatin, and combinations thereof.
10 . A composition comprising:
an encapsulated mixture of a taste potentiator and an active substance.
11 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the active substance comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of compounds that provide flavor, sweetness, tartness, umami, kokumi, savory, saltiness, cooling, warmth and tingling.
12 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the active substance is selected from the group consisting of oral care agents; pharmaceutical actives; nutraceutical actives; and intense sweeteners.
13 . The composition of claim 12 , wherein the active substance is an intense sweetener selected from the group consisting of neotame, aspartame, Acesulfame-K, sucralose, saccharin and combinations thereof.
14 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the active substance is present in an amount of about 5% to about 30% by weight of the composition.
15 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the taste potentiator is present in an amount of about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the composition.
16 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the encapsulated mixture comprises an encapsulant present in an amount of about 10% to about 60% by weight of the composition.
17 . The composition of claim 10 , further comprising an unencapsulated taste potentiator.
18 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the composition is a confectionery composition.
19 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the active substance comprises a sweetener selected from the group consisting of Lo han guo, stevia, monatin, and combinations thereof.
20 . A composition comprising:
an encapsulated active substance comprising an encapsulant and an active substance; and
a taste potentiator.
21 . The composition of claim 20 , further comprising an unencapsulated active substance.
22 . The composition of claim 20 , wherein the composition is a confectionery composition.
23 . The composition of claim 20 , wherein the active substance comprises a sweetener selected from the group consisting of Lo han guo, stevia, monatin, and combinations thereof.