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USE OF A DIPEPTIDE AS A SALTY TASTE ENHANCER
WO2020260557A1
The present invention relates to a use of a dipeptide comprising proline and alanine as salty taste enhancer in an edible article comprising salt, to an edible composition comprising the dipeptide proline-alanine, and to the edible article that comprises it. In addition, the invention also relates to a method for enhancing salty taste and reducing content of salt in food and beverages.
Our product is a natural dipeptide with probed capacity to enhance salty taste in food and drinks, without compromising their organoleptic qualities. Of relevance, our product reduces significantly the amount of ingested salt, a world wide mandatory objective raised by WHO, since current excessive salt intake causes hypertension: a major cause of premature death worldwide. Furthermore, our product could be obtained from high protein content natural sources, applying circular economy perspective