Food composition

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A23L 1/237 (2006.01)

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CA 2690892

The present invention relates to the use of the compounds a) 3-hydroxy-2(H)- furanones, preferably, 3-hydroxy-4,5--dialkyl-2(H)furanones, b) thiol-substituted methylfuranes, thiol-substituted methyl di/tetra-hydro furanes, or dithiolanes, preferably furfurylthiol, 2-methyl-3-tetrahydrofuranthiol or 2-methyl-1,3-dithiolane, c) furfuryl alcohol, d) bis(2-methyl-3-furanyl)disulphide as a sodium-replacing agent in food compositions. Furthermore, the invention relates to a ready-to-eat and a concentrated food composition which may comprise less sodium than conventional comparable ready- to-eat or concentrated food compositions, re-spectively, but which food compositions are experienced by the consumer as having a flavour which is comparably salty as that of a conventional comparable composition. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method to reduce the sodium content of a food composition by replacing sodium by the above mentioned compounds.

La présente invention porte sur l'utilisation des composés suivants : a) les 3-hydroxy-2(H)-furanones, de préférence, 3-hydroxy-4,5-dialkyl-2(H)furanones, b) les methylfuranes substitués par un thiol, méthyl di/tétra-hydrofuranes substitués par un thiol, ou dithiolanes, de préférence furfurylthiol, 2-méthyl-3-tétrahydrofuranthiol ou 2-méthyl-1,3-dithiolane, c) l'alcool furfuryle, d) le bis(2-méthyl-3-furanyl)disulphide en tant qu'agent de remplacement du sodium dans des compositions alimentaires. De plus, L'invention porte sur une composition alimentaire prête à manger et concentrée qui peut comporter moins de sodium que des compositions alimentaires prêtes à manger ou concentrées comparables classiques, respectivement, mais lesquelles compositions alimentaires sont ressenties par le consommateur comme ayant un goût salé en comparaison avec celui d'une composition comparable classique. De plus, la présente invention porte sur un procédé pour réduire la teneur en sodium d'une composition alimentaire par le remplacement du sodium par les composés mentionnés ci-dessus.

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