Sweetening Compound Formula I for Rapid Onset and Aftertaste Masking
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for new sweetening compounds and sweet taste enhancers with improved taste and delivery characteristics, as existing high-intensity sweeteners often have undesirable aftertastes and sweetness delivery issues such as delayed onset and lingering sweetness.
Innovation Solution
A compound with the structure of formula (I) or its salt, which can be used in various forms, including isolated and purified forms, in compositions with specific concentrations and combinations, to enhance sweetness in foods and beverages without the drawbacks of existing sweeteners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If high-intensity sweeteners are used to replace sugar, then sweetness is provided with reduced calories, but undesirable aftertastes and sweetness delivery issues occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sweetening agents including compounds of formula (I), high-intensity sweeteners, and sweet taste enhancers in specific ratios to create a composite sweetening system. This composite approach masks individual aftertastes while maintaining rapid sweetness delivery and reduced calorie content, resolving the contradiction between calorie reduction and aftertaste quality.
2Quantity of substance
If existing high-intensity sweeteners are used, then sweetness intensity is increased, but sweetness delivery is delayed and lingering occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs compounds of formula (I) with specific molecular structures designed to dynamically interact with sweet taste receptors, enabling rapid binding and quick dissociation. This dynamic interaction profile delivers intense sweetness immediately while preventing lingering effects, resolving the time-delay contradiction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies molecular parameters of sweetening compounds including hydrophobicity, molecular weight, and functional group configuration to optimize sweetness delivery kinetics. These parameter changes enable rapid onset and dissipation of sweetness without lingering, while maintaining high intensity.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are compounds having structural Formula (I), or salts thereof. These compounds are useful as sweet tasting agents and/or sweetness enhancers. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of increasing the sweet taste of ingestible compositions. Furthermore, methods for preparing the compounds are also disclosed.