Patent 9891201 was granted and assigned to Mars, Incorporated on February, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to a method of analyzing the components of a flavor sample comprising the steps of a) preparing a composition comprising a number (n) of aroma compounds to form a replica of a flavor; b) preparing a further composition comprising the same aroma and/or taste compounds with one of the components being reduced in amount by from 5 to 95% compared to the amount in the first composition; and c) comparing the aroma and/or taste of the first and second compositions.