Antimicrobial combinations of a sorbate preservative natamycin and a dialkyl dicarbonate useful in treating beverages and other food products and process of making
US6132787A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23C9/1585
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Antimicrobial combinations comprising a sorbate preservative, natamycin and a dialkyl dicarbonate at levels below the taste threshold for each of these antimicrobials but such that combination is effective against food spoilage microorganisms. These antimicrobial combinations are useful in treating beverages, especially dilute juice beverages, calcium fortified beverages, beverages containing tea solids, and beverages containing milk solids and proteins, as well as other acidified, high water activity food and beverage products such as cheese, sausage, ready-to-spread frostings, salad dressings, mayonnaise, and the like, that are susceptible to food spoilage microorganisms, including yeasts such as Zygosaccharomyces balii.
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