Patent number: 4256776
Abstract: The nutty, bready, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, meat extract or vegetable flavor or aroma of foodstuffs is augmented or enhanced by the use of one or more 2-alkylthioalkyl-4,5-dialkyl-.DELTA..sup.3 -thiazolines having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are either hydrogen or methyl. These compounds augment or enhance the sweet, meaty, meat extract-like, beef broth-like, hydrolyzed vegetable protein-like, bread crust-like, potato-like, sulfury, roasted, roasted meat, vegetable and tomato aroma nuances, and the bread crust-like, sweet, meat extract-like, beef broth-like, hydrolyzed vegetable protein-like, salty, bloody, metallic, sweet/meaty, potato, vegetable, and cooked tomato flavor nuances of foodstuff flavors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 1979
Date of Patent:
March 17, 1981
Assignee:
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Inventors:
Donald A. Withycombe, Braja D. Mookherjee, Cynthia J. Mussinan, Manfred H. Vock, Christopher Giacino