Title:
FOOD PRODUCT HAVING A TONGUE COATING-ELIMINATING EFFECT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/099253
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It was discovered that the consumption of a food product which includes catechins results in a remarkable decrease in tongue coating due to chemical effects. Therefore, a food product comprising a catechin compound which has a tongue coating-eliminating effect is provided. One embodiment of said product is a chewing gum which comprises epigallocatechin.
Inventors:
HIGUCHI, Hiroaki (LTD. Central Laboratory 1-1, Numakage 3-chome, Minami-ku, Saitama-sh, Saitama 01, 〒3368601, JP)
樋口 裕明 (〒01 埼玉県さいたま市南区沼影３－１－１ 株式会社ロッテ 中央研究所内 Saitama, 〒3368601, JP)
NARISE, Atsushi (LTD. Central Laboratory 1-1, Numakage 3-chome, Minami-ku, Saitama-sh, Saitama 01, 〒3368601, JP)
樋口 裕明 (〒01 埼玉県さいたま市南区沼影３－１－１ 株式会社ロッテ 中央研究所内 Saitama, 〒3368601, JP)
NARISE, Atsushi (LTD. Central Laboratory 1-1, Numakage 3-chome, Minami-ku, Saitama-sh, Saitama 01, 〒3368601, JP)
Application Number:
JP2011/000571
Publication Date:
August 18, 2011
Filing Date:
February 02, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LOTTE CO., LTD. (20-1, Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-k, Tokyo 23, 〒1600023, JP)
株式会社ロッテ (〒23 東京都新宿区西新宿３丁目２０番１号 Tokyo, 〒1600023, JP)
HIGUCHI, Hiroaki (LTD. Central Laboratory 1-1, Numakage 3-chome, Minami-ku, Saitama-sh, Saitama 01, 〒3368601, JP)
樋口 裕明 (〒01 埼玉県さいたま市南区沼影３－１－１ 株式会社ロッテ 中央研究所内 Saitama, 〒3368601, JP)
株式会社ロッテ (〒23 東京都新宿区西新宿３丁目２０番１号 Tokyo, 〒1600023, JP)
HIGUCHI, Hiroaki (LTD. Central Laboratory 1-1, Numakage 3-chome, Minami-ku, Saitama-sh, Saitama 01, 〒3368601, JP)
樋口 裕明 (〒01 埼玉県さいたま市南区沼影３－１－１ 株式会社ロッテ 中央研究所内 Saitama, 〒3368601, JP)
International Classes:
A23L1/30; A23G4/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OKABE, Yuzuru et al. (No. 602, Fuji Bldg.2-3, Marunouchi 3-chom, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 05, 〒1000005, JP)
Claims: