Thiocarbonates as flavour precursors

摘要

The invention relates to flavour precursors having the formula R1-S-CO-O-R2 wherein R1 is a heterocyclic radical selected from the group consisting of wherein Z is an oxygen or a sulphur atom, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen or an C1-C4 alkyl group and the symbol ----- represents a single or double bond, and R2 is derived from a group of primary alcohol compounds consisting of C1-C18 alkanols, glycerol and mono-, oligo- and polysaccharides, wherein the oxygen of the R2-O- moiety is attached to a primary carbon atom of R2 Further the invention relates to the foodstuffs provided with a flavour precursor specified above.