FIELD: food industry.
SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to food industry, namely to using the compound of formula (I)
in the form of one of its stereoisomers or a mixture of the latter, where n is an integer from 0 to 2, dotted line denotes a single or double carbon-carbon bond. Each separately taken from R1-R4 is a hydrogen atom or denotes R5 or OR5 group. R5 is C1-C5 alkyl group. Optionally, one of the groups R1-R4 is -OH group, and/or R1 and R2, taken together, and/or R3 and R4, combined, represent OCH2O group provided that the said groups, combined, are adjacent substitutes of phenyl group, as an ingredient, imparting, reinforcing, improving or modifying taste of kokumi or umami flavored product. Invention relates to a compound of formula
where R3 denotes a hydrogen atom or C1-3-alkyl group, a R4 denotes C1-3-alkyl group or OR6 group, where R6 is C1-C-3-alkyl group. Invention relates to flavor-modificative composition which contains an ingredient imparting or modifying taste, at least one compound of formula (II), at least one ingredient selected from a group consisting of carrier aroma and flavoring base, and, optionally, at least one aromatic adjuvant.
EFFECT: invention relates to flavored product containing at least one compound of formula (II) and a food base.
13 cl, 21 tbl, 3 ex
