Polygodial Spilanthol Carbonation Sensation Enhancer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional carbonation sensation enhancing agents and methods fail to effectively enhance carbonation sensation in foods and beverages without imparting unnatural flavors or odors, and they struggle with maintaining carbonation due to gas permeation and pressure issues in packaging.
Innovation Solution
The use of polygodial, a terpene compound, as an active ingredient in combination with spilanthol, which is added to foods and beverages at specific concentrations to enhance carbonation sensation naturally, addressing the loss of carbonation over time and flavor interference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional carbonation sensation enhancing agents (pungent components from spices) are added to enhance carbonation sensation, then carbonation sensation is enhanced, but unnatural pungency and flavor are imparted to the beverage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses polygodial at extremely low concentrations (0.01-100 ppb, preferably 0.1-10 ppb) to enhance carbonation sensation without imparting pungency. This parameter change (concentration control) allows the substance to function as a carbonation enhancer while remaining below the threshold for detecting its own flavor, thus resolving the contradiction between enhancing carbonation sensation and avoiding unnatural pungency
Solution Approach 2:
Polygodial acts as an intermediary substance that mediates between carbon dioxide stimulation and human sensory perception. It amplifies the carbonation sensation produced by CO2 bubbles without being detected itself as a pungent substance, serving as a bridge that enhances the desired effect while avoiding the harmful side effect of unnatural flavor
2Reliability
If spilanthol or plant extracts containing spilanthol are added to enhance carbonation sensation, then carbonation sensation is enhanced, but the taste becomes slightly unnatural and spilanthol itself leaves stimulation in the mouth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs polygodial at concentrations (0.01-100 ppb) that are significantly lower than typical flavor additive levels. This extreme concentration control allows polygodial to enhance carbonation sensation while remaining below the detection threshold for its own taste, unlike spilanthol which requires higher concentrations that leave residual stimulation and unnatural taste
Solution Approach 2:
Polygodial functions as a transient enhancer that works during the brief moment of carbonation perception without lingering. Unlike spilanthol which leaves persistent stimulation in the mouth, polygodial's effect is confined to the immediate carbonation sensation and does not create lasting residual effects, making it a 'short-living' enhancer that disappears after fulfilling its function
3Reliability
If high gas pressure is used to provide stronger carbonation stimulation, then carbonation sensation is enhanced, but container safety issues arise such as explosion or break
Solution Approach 1:
Polygodial serves as a sensory intermediary that amplifies carbonation perception without requiring increased physical pressure. It mediates between the existing carbon dioxide and the consumer's sensory system, making the same level of CO2 pressure feel more intense, thus enhancing carbonation sensation while avoiding the safety hazards of high-pressure containers
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of increasing gas pressure to enhance carbonation sensation with a chemical/biochemical approach using polygodial. Instead of mechanically pressurizing the container to achieve stronger stimulation, the patent uses a substance that chemically interacts with sensory receptors to amplify the perception of existing carbonation, substituting a mechanical solution with a biochemical one and thereby eliminating container safety risks
4Reliability
If carbon dioxide gas pressure is increased to compensate for distribution process loss, then carbonation sensation is maintained, but product design becomes difficult and filling rate must be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Polygodial acts as a compensatory intermediary that makes up for carbon dioxide loss during distribution. Instead of relying on higher initial pressure to compensate for leakage, polygodial enhances the perception of the remaining CO2, serving as a sensory substitute that maintains carbonation sensation even when actual gas content has decreased, thus avoiding manufacturing difficulties associated with high-pressure filling
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AI summary
To provide an agent and a method for enhancing carbonation sensation whereby a natural carbonation sensation alone can be enhanced without imparting unnecessary smell or undesired tasted to foods and beverages having carbonate stimulation.A carbonation sensation enhancing agent for foods and beverages having carbonate stimulation said carbonation sensation enhancing agent comprising polygodial as an active ingredient and being characterized by further comprising spilanthol in combination with polygodial.