| abstract |
THE AROMA0IMPROVING AGENT IS PRESENT WITH THE AROMA-CONTAINING COMPONENT, SUCH AS CHOCOLATE, COCOA, TEA OR COFFEE, IN AN AMOUNT EFFECTIVE TO CHEMICALLY INTERACT WITH AROMA COMPOUNDS TO FROM AN IMPROVED AROMA-CONTAINING COMPONENT WHICH (A) ENHANCE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ONE OR MORE OF THE DESIRABLE FLAVOR OR SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AROMA IN THE AROMA -CONTAINING COMPONENT, OR (B) REDUCES ONE OR MORE NON-DESIRABLE FLAVOR AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS. THE SROMA0IMPROVING AGENT PREFERABLY IS A NUCLEOPHILE THAT CONTAINS SULFUR OR NITROGEN, SUCH AS SULFUL DIOXIDE, SULFITES, SUBSTANCES THAT CONTAIN OR GENERATE SULFITE , THIOLS, AMINES OR AMINO ACIDS. |