摘要 |
1352167 Saccharin sweeteners E R SQUIBB & SONS INC 19 April 1971 [25 March 1970] 24862/71 Heading A2B The aftertaste of saccharin is masked by incorporating with the saccharin sufficient of a dipeptide of formula: where the carbon marked with an asterisk is of the L-configuration, n is an integer from 0 to 5, R 1 is an alkyl radical of up to 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl-aryl or alicyclic radical of up to 10 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a mono- or di-unsaturated alicyclic radical of up to 8 carbon atoms, or, when n is 0, a phenyl radical. Example include L-aspartyl-2, 5-dihydro-L- phenylalanine, L - aspartyl-L-(1-cyclohexene-1)- alanine, L-aspartyl-L-phenylglycine, and L- aspartyl-L-2, 5-dihydrophenylglycine. The dipeptide may be in the form of the methyl ester. Sweetening compositions may incorporate a non-toxic carrier. |