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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andree Armand, Venice, CA (US);
Denise W. Lam, Irvine, CA (US);
Steve Rittmanic, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Samina Vanwinkle, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Nutricia USA, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/0562 ; A23L 1/305 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/0562 ; A23L 1/305 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to food or nutritional products containing betaine. Also disclosed are methods for lowering the activity of water (A ) and retarding microbial spoilage in an intermediate food or nutritional product, comprising including betaine and a humectant in said food or nutritional product.