US Patent Issued to J-OIL MILLS on Sept. 23 for "Umami-enhancing composition, seasoning or extract, method for manufacturing umami-enhancing composition, method for manufacturing seasoning or extract, and method for enhancing umami of food product" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,334, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to J-OIL MILLS Inc. (Tokyo).

"Umami-enhancing composition, seasoning or extract, method for manufacturing umami-enhancing composition, method for manufacturing seasoning or extract, and method for enhancing umami of food product" was invented by Shun Matsuzawa (Tokyo), Masayoshi Sakaino (Tokyo), Misaki Tsuji (Tokyo), Takahiro Tokuchi (Tokyo) and Takashi Sano (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide an edible ingredient having an exceptional effect for enhancing umami.An umami-enhancing composition having a carotenoid degradation product as an active ingredient. The umami-enhancing compos...