Preservative, method of use thereof to preserve drinks and drinks preserved thereby

US5866182A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC · DE

Inventors

• Otto Exner · Monheim, DE
• Martin Kugler · Leichlingen, DE
• Manfred Hoffmann · Würzburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 19, 1997
• Grant date: Feb 2, 1999
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23F3/163
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A drink preservative for sterilizing drinks containing: PA1 a) K-sorbate and/or Na-benzoate; PA1 b) ascorbic acid; and PA1 c) dimethyl dicarbonate; a method for sterilizing and preserving drinks by incorporating the drink preservative into drinks; and drinks preserved with the drink preservative.