摘要 |
Novel benzoyloxyacetic acid derivatives of the formula <IMAGE> wherein R1 is hydroxy or C1-C4 alkoxy or R1 and an adjacent R2 together form a methylenedioxy ring, each R2 is H, C1-C3 alkyl, alkoxy of up to 2 carbon atoms, hydroxy or carboxymethoxy with the proviso that when R2 individually is a functional group of alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or carboxymethoxy, the number of each of these functional groups present will not exceed 2, and R3 is H or methyl, or non-toxic salts thereof act as sweetness inhibitors, foodstuffs containing the novel inhibitors and a process for inhibiting the sweetness of a foodstuff. |