US3968264A
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Flavoring agent
Assignee: Firmenich SA
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Filing: 1974-07-24
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Granted: 1976-07-06
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Expires: 1994-07-24
Abstract
Abstract Enhancement of the flavor of foodstuffs is achieved by the addition of an effective flavor-modifying amount of an aromatic sulfur compound of the formula:
Inventors
- 👤 Max Winter
- 👤 Fritz Gautschi
- 👤 Ivon Flament
- 👤 Max Stoll
- 👤 Irving M. Goldman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:38
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C49/00; C07C49/04; C07C49/12; A; A23; A23F; A23F5/00; A23F5/46; A23F5/465; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/20; A23L27/204; A23L27/205; A23L27/2054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
As a new composition of matter a soluble coffee material having added thereto a minor, but flavor-modifying amount of a compound selected from the group of compounds having the general formulae: ##SPC7## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy, or ethoxy and R2 is methyl or hydrogen; and ##SPC8## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, R2 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 is methyl or benzyl and n is 0, 1 or 2; and ##SPC9## wherein R is methyl or phenyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
As a new composition of matter a soluble coffee material having added thereto a minor, but flavor-modifying amount of a compound selected from the group of compounds having the general formulae: ##SPC7## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy, or ethoxy and R2 is methyl or hydrogen; and ##SPC8## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, R2 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 is methyl or benzyl and n is 0, 1 or 2; and ##SPC9## wherein R is methyl or phenyl.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The soluble coffee of claim 1 wherein the added compound is of the formula: ##SPC10## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy and R2 is methyl or hydrogen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 2-methoxy benzenethiol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is benzenethiol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 2-hydroxy-thiophenol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 2-methyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 3-methyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 4-methyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 2,4-dimethyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 3,4-dimethyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 2-ethyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 2-ethoxy-benzenethiol.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soluble coffee of claim 2 wherein the added compound is 4-methoxy-benzenethiol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The soluble coffee of claim 1 wherein the added compound is of the formula: ##SPC11## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, R2 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 is methyl or benzyl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The soluble coffee of claim 14 wherein the added compound is methyl phenyl sulfide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
The soluble coffee of claim 14 wherein the added compound is dibenzyl sulfide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The soluble coffee of claim 1 wherein the added compound is of the formula: ##SPC12## wherein R is methyl or phenyl.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The soluble coffee of claim 17 wherein the added compound is phenyl methyl disulfide.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The soluble coffee of claim 17 wherein the added compound is diphenyl disulfide.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
85 words
A process for the alteration of the natural flavor of soluble coffee material which comprises adding thereto a minor, but flavor-modifying amount of a compound selected from those represented by the formulae: ##SPC13## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy, or ethoxy and R2 is methyl or hydrogen; ##SPC14## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, R2 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 is methyl or benzyl and n is 0, 1 or 2; and ##SPC15## wherein R is methyl or phenyl.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
85 words
A process for the alteration of the natural flavor of soluble coffee material which comprises adding thereto a minor, but flavor-modifying amount of a compound selected from those represented by the formulae: ##SPC13## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy, or ethoxy and R2 is methyl or hydrogen; ##SPC14## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, R2 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 is methyl or benzyl and n is 0, 1 or 2; and ##SPC15## wherein R is methyl or phenyl.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 20 wherein the added compound is of the formula: ##SPC16## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy and R2 is methyl or hydrogen.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 2-methoxy benzenethiol.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is benzenethiol.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 2-hydroxy-thiophenol.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 2-methyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 3-methyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 4-methyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 2,4-dimethyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 3,4-dimethyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 2-ethyl-benzenethiol.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 2-ethoxy-benzenethiol.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the added compound is 4-methoxy-benzenethiol.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 20 wherein the added compound is of the formula: ##SPC17## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, R2 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 is methyl or benzyl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 33 wherein the added compound is methyl phenyl sulfide.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 33 wherein the added compound is dibenzyl sulfide.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 20 wherein the added compound is of the formula: ##SPC18## wherein R is methyl or phenyl.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 36 wherein the added compound is phenyl methyl disulfide.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 36 wherein the added compound is diphenyl disulfide.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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