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EP-4739144-A1 - FLAVOUR INGREDIENTS COMPRISING ETHYL-4,8-DECADIENOATE

EP4739144A1EP 4739144 A1EP4739144 A1EP 4739144A1EP-4739144-A1

Abstract

A flavour composition is provided. The flavour composition includes one or more decadienoate ester compounds and one or more flavour ingredients. The one or more decadienoate ester compounds are selected from the group consisting of ethyl (4E,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4E,8Z) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8Z) decadienoate and combinations thereof.

Inventors

  • CLERY, Robin
  • FLAMME, ERIC
  • REMMERSWAAL, Frans

Assignees

  • Givaudan SA

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20240703

Claims (12)

  1. 1 . A flavour composition comprising: one or more decadienoate ester compounds selected from the group consisting of ethyl (4E,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4E,8Z) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8Z) decadienoate and combinations thereof; and one or more further flavour ingredients.
  2. 2. The flavour composition according to claim 1, comprising from 10 ppb to 100,000 ppm of the one or more decadienoate ester compounds.
  3. 3. The flavour composition according to claim 1 comprising from 100 ppb to 10,000 ppm of the one or more decadienoate ester compounds.
  4. 4. A consumable comprising the flavour composition of claim 1 .
  5. 5. The consumable according to claim 4, wherein the consumable is a beverage.
  6. 6. The consumable according to claim 5, wherein the beverage is a beer-type beverage.
  7. 7. A beer-type beverage comprising: one or more decadienoate ester compounds selected from the group consisting of ethyl (4E,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4E,8Z) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8Z) decadienoate and combinations thereof; and a product base.
  8. 8. The beverage of claim 7, wherein the beverage has an alcohol content of less than 1.0%.
  9. 9. The beverage of claim 8, wherein the beverage is an alcohol-free beer-type beverage.
  10. 10. The beverage of claim 7, wherein the beverage has an alcohol content of greater than
  11. 11. The beverage of claim 10, wherein the beverage is an alcohol-containing beer-type beverage.
  12. 12. Use of one or more decadienoate ester compounds selected from the group consisting of ethyl (4E,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4E,8Z) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8Z) decadienoate and combinations thereof, as an ingredient to confer, enhance, improve or modify the hops taste of a beer-type beverage.

Description

FLAVOUR INGREDIENTS COMPRISING ETHYL-4.8-DECADIENOATE TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present disclosure relates to flavour ingredients and methods of making. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to flavour compositions and beer-type beverages comprising the flavour ingredients. Even more particularly, the present disclosure relates to the use of flavour ingredients for imparting natural, fruity, pear-like character of hops to a beer-type beverage. BACKGROUND [0002] Hops are critical components in beer flavour. A traditional method for producing beer is to obtain a wort by mixing malt and water (if necessary, secondary raw materials such as starchy grains), decomposing the malt starch into sugars while allowing enzymes present in the malt (mainly amylase and protease) to act thereon at about 40°C to 75°C, and filtering. Hops are added thereto to impart a characteristic aroma and bitter taste to beer, the malting enzyme is stopped by boiling, filtered, further cooled, yeast is added, yeast fermentation is performed at a low temperature producing alcohol and modifying the flavour, yeast is removed by filtration, and then the mixture is aged at a low temperature. [0003] Diversification of consumer preferences in recent years has created a desire for the development of low or non-alcoholic beer-type beverages having various aromas and taste characteristics. Non-alcoholic beer flavored beverages have long been produced by a dealcoholization method such as vacuum distillation, but recently developed products have become predominant in which bitter materials, body materials, sugar materials, sour materials, hop extracts, hops flavours, carbonic acids, and the like are formulated. However, because the extract component of hops is not aged for a long period of time by this formulation, the flavour of beer is still insufficient compared to natural hops contained in beer. [0004] Accordingly, there remains a need to provide flavour ingredients which are natural, mild, strong, and capable of imparting a hop-flavour by adding the flavour ingredient to a step of blending a beer-type beverage, particularly a non-alcoholic beer-type beverage, or a step after fermentation or aging of a beer-type alcohol beverage. SUMMARY OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS [0005] In one illustrative embodiment, a flavour composition comprises one or more decadienoate ester compounds selected from the group consisting of ethyl (4E,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4E,8Z) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8Z) decadienoate and combinations thereof; and one or more further flavour ingredients. [0006] In another illustrative embodiment, a beer-type beverage comprises one or more decadienoate ester compounds selected from the group consisting of ethyl (4E,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4E,8Z) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8Z) decadienoate and combinations thereof; and a product base. [0007] In yet another illustrative embodiment there is provided a use of one or more decadienoate ester compounds selected from the group consisting of ethyl (4E,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8E) decadienoate, ethyl (4E,8Z) decadienoate, ethyl (4Z,8Z) decadienoate and combinations thereof, as an ingredient to confer, enhance, improve or modify the hops taste of a beer-type beverage. [0008] These and other features, aspects and advantages of specific embodiments will become evident to those skilled in the art from a reading of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS [0009] The following text sets forth a broad description of numerous different embodiments of the present disclosure. The description is to be construed as exemplary only and does not describe every possible embodiment since describing every possible embodiment would be impractical, if not impossible. It will be understood that any feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein can be deleted, combined with or substituted for, in whole or part, any other feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein. Numerous alternative embodiments could be implemented, using either current technology or technology developed after the filing date of this patent, which would still fall within the scope of the claims. All publications and patents cited herein are incorporated herein by reference. [0010] The present disclosure relates to the surprising finding that certain specific isomers of decadienoate esters exhibit a more powerful “fruity-pear” character enabling the creation of more authentic hop flavours by the use of these specific isomers as flavour ingredients. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the surprising finding that the flavour ingredients described herein can be used to provide a beer-type beverage with an improved hop flavour and taste profile typically associated with regular beer. [0011] In one embodiment, the fl