Julie K Peterson

US Patent:

20220248732, Aug 11, 2022

Filed:

Feb 5, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/168464

Inventors:

- Plano TX, US
Devin Peterson - Upper Arlington OH, US
Julie Peterson - Upper Arlington OH, US
Eric Schwartz - Columbus OH, US

International Classification:

A23L 27/40
A23L 27/10
A23L 27/00
A23L 19/18
A23L 23/00
A23L 2/56

Abstract:

A seasoning composition having enhanced salt intensity includes a salt component and a sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound. The saltiness-perception enhancing compound includes at least one of gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside or kukoamine A. The seasoning composition exhibits a mean saltiness intensity that is about the same as a second seasoning compound that has an amount of the salt component that is greater than the salt component in the seasoning composition and that does not contain the saltiness-perception enhancing compound. A seasoned food product may include a food product and the sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound. The sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound may be used in a method of reducing sodium intake and a method of enhancing the salt taste of a food product. The sodium-free saltiness-perception enhancing compound may be derived from