Thermal-Release Flavor Composition for Stable Storage and Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flavoring agents decompose at room temperature, leading to volatilization and loss of flavor, which affects the persistence and quality of taste in smoking and food products.
Innovation Solution
A flavoring agent composition that includes a compound represented by Formula 1, which is thermally decomposed at elevated temperatures to release flavor ingredients, protected by a carbonate linking group that prevents decomposition at room temperature, forming lactone compounds and carbon dioxide.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing flavoring agents are used, then flavor enhancement is achieved during smoking, but the chemical structure decomposes at room temperature causing flavor loss during storage
Solution Approach 1:
The flavoring agent is divided into two functional parts: a stable backbone structure (lactone or cyclic carbonate) and a flavor ingredient component. This segmentation allows the stable part to maintain structural integrity during storage while the flavor part is protected within the stable framework, preventing premature volatilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The flavor ingredient is pre-bound to the stable backbone structure through chemical bonding before use. This preliminary action of binding the flavor ingredient to the stable structure prevents its premature release and volatilization during storage, while allowing controlled release during smoking through thermal decomposition.
2Adaptability or versatility
If flavoring agents are added to enhance taste, then smoking satisfaction is improved, but the flavor changes or disappears over time
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the chemical stability parameter of the flavoring agent by incorporating it into a stable backbone structure with high chemical stability. This parameter change allows the flavoring agent to maintain its properties during long-term storage while still being capable of releasing flavor under appropriate thermal conditions during smoking.
3Manufacturing precision
If volatile flavor ingredients are used, then strong flavor expression is achieved, but the flavor is released and lost during processing and storage
Solution Approach 1:
The stable backbone structure acts as an intermediary carrier that holds the volatile flavor ingredient. This intermediary structure prevents direct contact between the volatile flavor ingredient and the environment during storage, while allowing controlled release during smoking through thermal decomposition of the backbone structure.
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
The flavoring agent maintains flavor integrity by releasing flavor upon heating, enhancing taste in smoking articles and providing rich flavors during cooking while extending storage life in food products.
Implementation Method 1
a flavoring agent which is a compound represented by Formula 1... which is thermally decomposed at elevated temperatures to release flavor ingredients
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a novel flavoring agent and a product including the same, and more particularly, to a flavoring agent, that is a compound in which a moiety derived from a flavoring compound is represented by Formula 1 and which is decomposed into a lactone compound and a flavoring compound upon thermal decomposition, to a composition including the flavoring agent, and to a product including the flavoring agent.