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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426268 ; 426331 ; 426541 ; 426310 ; 564170 ;
Abstract
Compositions and methods are described for preventing or inhibiting oxidative darkening of foods and beverages. The compositions comprise at least one substituted resorcinol derivative and at least one additive which when applied in combination with the resorcinol derivative prevents enzymatic browning of the food or beverage. The compositions inhibit the enzymatic browning of foods and beverages susceptible to browning, such as shrimp, potatoes, apples, avocados, fruit juices and wines.