CPC A23L 27/30 (2016.08) [A23L 2/60 (2013.01); A23L 19/00 (2016.08); A23L 27/88 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A23V 2200/15 (2013.01); A23V 2200/16 (2013.01); A23V 2250/21 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A sweetener composition for a comestible, the sweetener composition comprising:
a natural sweetener, an artificial sweetener, or both; and
a sweetness enhancing composition comprising about 25 or more isolated sweet-enhancing volatile compounds chosen from the group of sweet-enhancing volatile compounds consisting of: trans-2-pentenal; 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol; 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone; cis-3-hexen-1-ol; isopentyl acetate; 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one; β-cyclocitral; geranial; neral; geranylacetone; β-ionone; ethyl valerate; butyl butanoate; heptanal; hexyl acetate; methyl thiobutyrate; 2-pentyl butyrate; 2-ethyl -1-hexanol; ethyl butyrate; propyl butanoate; (E)-2-penten-1-al; ethyl decanoate; octyl acetate; nonanal; butyl isovalerate; octyl butanoate; amyl butyrate; hexyl butyrate; 2-methyl butyric acid; (E)-2-decen-1-al; (E)-2-hexen-1-yl butyrate; myrtenal; isopropyl butyrate; 4-methoxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone; methyl octanoate; hexanal; vanillin; pentanal; α-terpineol; dodecanal; D-carvone; hexyl butanoate; E-2-hexenal; α-ionone; ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate; octanal; citronellyl acetate; ethyl hexanoate; nonanol; carvacrol; 2-penten-1-ol; (Z)-,β-sinensal; β-caryophyllene oxide; and 2-heptanone,
wherein about 2-15 of the isolated volatile compounds are chosen from the group of orange sweet-enhancing volatile compounds consisting of: methyl octanoate, vanillin, pentanal, α-terpineol, dodecanal, D-carvone, hexyl butanoate, α-ionone, ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate, octanal, citronellyl acetate, ethyl hexanoate, nonanol, carvacrol, and (Z)-, β-sinensal.
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