Sweetener Composition Reducing Lingering Aftertaste via Receptor Binding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for reducing sweet lingering caused by high-intensity sweeteners are inadequate and often rely on masking effects, leading to taste deterioration or inadequate flavor profiles.
Innovation Solution
A method involving high-intensity sweeteners binding to specific sites on taste receptors and membrane transporter proteins, combined with complementary sweeteners binding to different sites, to reduce sweet lingering without relying on masking effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If high-intensity sweeteners are used to achieve high sweetness with low calorie, then sweetness intensity is improved, but sweet lingering duration increases causing uncomfortable taste
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the sweetener system into two distinct components: a high-intensity sweetener (for immediate intense sweetness) and a sweetness modifier (to modulate the temporal profile). This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function - the high-intensity sweetener provides the calorie-free sweetness boost while the sweetness modifier controls the lingering duration, resolving the contradiction between intensity and duration
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the temporal parameters of sweetness perception by introducing a sweetness modifier that alters the kinetics of sweetness perception. The modifier adjusts the rise time, peak intensity, and decay rate of the sweetness signal, effectively reducing the lingering duration parameter while maintaining the high intensity characteristic of low-calorie sweeteners
2Duration of action of stationary object
If sweetness modifiers are used to reduce sweet lingering, then lingering duration is reduced, but taste quality deteriorates due to masking effects
Solution Approach 1:
The sweetness modifier acts as an intermediary substance that mediates between the high-intensity sweetener and the taste receptors. Rather than directly masking the sweetener's taste, the modifier interacts with the sweetener or the receptor complex to modulate the temporal profile of sweetness perception. This intermediary role allows the modifier to control lingering duration without compromising the authentic taste quality of the high-intensity sweetener
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively reduces sweet lingering by altering the binding sites of sweeteners, providing a more comfortable taste experience without compromising flavor quality.
Implementation Method 1
the high-intensity sweetener binds to the site A
Implementation Method 2
the compound for reducing a sweet lingering binds to at least one site selected from the group consisting of B, C and D
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AI summary
The present invention pertains to a method for reducing a sweet lingering produced by a high sweetness sweetener and a composition to be used in the method. According to the present invention, the sweet lingering of a high sweetness sweetener can be reduced. According to the present invention, moreover, a composition for reducing the sweet lingering of a high sweetness sweetener and a food or beverage in which the sweet lingering of a high sweetness sweetener is reduced are provided.