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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:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
May. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Baron, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Lisa Y Hanger, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Nutrinova, Inc., Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426548 ; 426590 ;
Abstract
Colas are prepared by mixing cola flavor, caramel color, and optionally caffeine with carbonated water, aspartame, acesulfame potassium and an acid component wherein the weight ratio of aspartame to acesulfame potassium is from about 1:1 to about 9:1 and (b) maintaining the admixture at a pH of from about 2.5 to about 3.3 with the proviso that the pH is at least about 2.5 or -0.05 R+2.9 whichever is the greater and further wherein the pH is less than about 3.3 or -0.06 R+3.4 whichever is the lesser; where R is the weight ratio of aspartame to acesulfame potassium.