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A bitterant (or bittering agent) is a chemical that is added to a product to make it smell or taste bitter. Bitterants are commonly used as aversive agents to discourage the inhalation or ingestion of toxic substances.
Process for the manufacture of hop-like bitter beverages and hop-like bitter beverages
PCT designated stageWO2026132222A1Alcoholic beverage preparationFood scienceBiotechnologyMentha spicata
A process for the manufacture of beverages having a hop-like bitterness or for the hop-like bittering of beverages. The process includes adding to a beverage base at least one of: andrographolide, foliamenthin, menthiafolin, dihydrofoliamenthin, including derivatives thereof, at a concentration of from about 0.1 ppm to about 50 ppm. Use of at least one of andrographolide, foliamenthin, menthiafolin, or dihydrofoliamenthin as a hop-like bittering agent in a beverage. A method for replacing or reducing the amount of hop-derived ingredients in a beverage without the concomitant reduction in hop-like bitterness including adding at least one of andrographolide, foliamenthin, menthiafolin, or dihydrofoliamenthin to a beverage base at a concentration of from about 0.1 ppm to about 50 ppm.
Owner:GIVAUDAN SA