Odorant Composition with Fewer Compounds for Broad Palatability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fragrance or flavor compositions contain a large number of ingredients, making it difficult to achieve good palatability and comfort for all individuals.
Innovation Solution
A novel odorant composition is developed using a smaller number of chemical compounds, specifically 15 or fewer compounds, including aldehydes and ketones, blended at appropriate ratios to ensure universal acceptance and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of ingredients are blended in conventional fragrance compositions, then the composition can achieve complex scent profiles, but it becomes difficult to achieve good palatability and comfort for all individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential odor-active compounds from complex natural sources. Instead of using entire essential oils containing dozens of ingredients, the invention isolates and uses only the key odorant compounds (aldehydes and ketones) that provide the desired scent effect, thereby reducing ingredient count while maintaining scent quality and improving universal acceptance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal fragrance composition that appeals to broad audiences by selecting odorant compounds with widely accepted scent profiles. The composition uses a standardized set of aldehydes and ketones that function across multiple applications (perfumery, cosmetics, food, tobacco) and are designed to be universally palatable rather than niche or polarizing
2Adaptability or versatility
If many ingredients are used in fragrance compositions, then the scent can be more complex and varied, but the composition becomes less comfortable and acceptable to people
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts only the necessary odorant compounds needed to achieve the desired scent effect. By identifying and isolating the key aldehyde and ketone components from complex natural essential oils, the patent reduces the quantity of compounds from dozens to just a few essential ingredients, thereby improving scent acceptability while maintaining olfactory effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes the concentration ratios of individual odorant compounds to achieve balanced, comfortable scents. By carefully controlling the parameters of compound selection and concentration (with aldehydes comprising 40-97.5% and ketones 1-20% of the total composition), the invention creates formulations that are universally acceptable rather than overwhelming or unpleasant
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AI summary
The present invention provides an odorant composition having good palatability allowing peoples to feel comfortable using a small number of chemical compounds. An odorant composition according to an embodiment of the present invention consists of: when the total mass of ingredients contained in the odorant composition is 100.0% by mass, 40.0% by mass or more and 97.5% by mass or less of an ingredient (A) composed of aldehydes; 1.0% by mass or more and 20.0% by mass or less of an ingredient (B) composed of a ketone(s); and the balance being an ingredient (C) composed of a chemical compound(s) other than the ingredient (A) and the ingredient (B). The aldehydes of the ingredient (A) are: an essential ingredient (A1) composed of nonanal; and an optional ingredient (A2) selected from the group consisting of decanal, heptanal, octanal, benzaldehyde, undecanal, hexanal, and combinations thereof. The ketone(s) of the ingredient (B) is selected from the group consisting of 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, cyclohexanone, 1-phenylethanone, 2-decanone, 2-undecanone, and combinations thereof. The chemical compound(s) of the ingredient (C) is selected from the group consisting of limonene, 1,8-cineole, menthol, 1-octanol, 3-hexyn-1-ol, 2-nonen-1-ol, dodecane, hexanoic acid, octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, 2(5H)-furanone, p-cymene, sotolon, and combinations thereof.