| abstract |
The invention relates to substance mixtures which contain (a) sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and (b) at least one bitter substance selected from the group consisting of xanthines, phenolic glycosides, flavanoid glycosides, hydrolyzable or non-hydrolyzable tannins, flavones and the glycosides thereof, caffeic acid and the esters thereof, terpenoid bitter substances, catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin, gallocatechin, gallocatechin-3-gallate, leucine, isoleucine, valine, tryptophan and phenylalanine, protein hydrolysates, peptides and metal salts and their mixtures, and optionally (c) dextrins, with the proviso that the components (a) and (b) are in the weight ratio of from 1:1 to 1:1000. |