Sweet GRAS for “Bitter blocker”
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA affirms adenosine monophosphate (AMP) - a natural compound that can be used to block the bitter taste of oral pharmaceuticals - as generally recognized as safe, Linguagen announces Sept. 15. AMP can "improve the taste" of products "without adding excess salt or sugar" and can be used in foods and beverages, Linguagen notes. The Cranbury, N.J.-based firm received a two-year, $746,000 NIH grant in 2002 to conduct research on AMP's ability to block the bitter taste signal pathway caused by pharmaceutical agents (1"The Tan Sheet" Oct. 7, 2002, p. 12)...