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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:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Turk, East Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
Michigan Biotechnology Institute, Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426649 ; 426650 ; 426656 ;
Abstract
Salts containing lysine, chloride ion and succinic acid in which the lysine is present in greater molar concentration than the chloride or succinic acid possess a salty flavor making them useful as table salt substitutes and flavor enhancers. Low sodium and low potassium salts containing sodium or potassium in addition to the lysine, chloride ion and succinic acid also are disclosed.