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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ernst Graf, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514499 ; 514474 ; 426132 ; 426133 ;
Abstract
An oxygen scavenging composition for use with foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals comprising a combination of a metal that can exist in two redox states at ambient conditions, and a radical oxygen scavenger. The oxygen scavenging system is also effective in inhibiting the growth of yeasts, molds, and most aerobic bacteria.