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US 12,349,708 · App. 18/652,192 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Use and methods of 1,3-propanediol to improve taste and/or off-taste qualities

Inventors: Sean L. Gahan (Knoxville, TN); Stephen J. Hurff (Newark, DE); Rafael I. San Miguel (Atlanta, GA); James A. Zahn (Knoxville, TN)
Assignee: Primient Covation LLC
A23L27/2026A23L27/88A23L27/84
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Patent No.
US 12,349,708
App. No.
18/652,192
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of improving taste and/or off-taste of a food, beverage, confection, or concentrate composition includes a step of providing a food, beverage, confection, or concentrate composition that includes two or more of: a sour additive; a bitter additive; and a sweetener. The method also includes a step of adding 1,3-propanediol to the food, beverage, confection, or concentrate composition to form a tasteful composition, whereby said tasteful composition has improved taste and/or off-taste as compared to a food, beverage, confection, or concentrate composition that does not include 1,3-propanediol.

Claims (9)

1. A food, beverage, confection, or concentrate composition comprising:

about 100 ppm to about 1,100 ppm of 1,3-propanediol;

about 5,000 ppm to about 15,000 ppm of one or more sour additive(s);

about 250 ppm to about 4,000 ppm of one or more bitter additive(s); and

about 600 ppm to about 3,000 ppm of one or more sweetener(s).

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bitter additive(s) comprises caffeine, a caffeine-containing ingredient, or a combination thereof.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sweetener(s) comprises sucralose, sucrose, glucose, sugar, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, erythritol, high fructose corn syrup, or a combination thereof.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sour additive(s) comprises malic acid, citric acid, or a combination thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises an energy drink.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2026
From: PRIMIENT COVATION LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073921/0082 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2026
From: PRIMIENT COVATION LLC
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073925/0665 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: DUPONT TATE & LYLE BIO PRODUCTS CO., LLC
To: PRIMIENT COVATION LLC
Reel/Frame 067822/0500 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2024
From: GAHAN, SEAN L.; HURFF, STEPHEN J.; SAN MIGUEL, RAFAEL I.; ZAHN, JAMES A.
To: DUPONT TATE & LYLE BIO PRODUCTS CO., LLC
Reel/Frame 067799/0684 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17084747 · Oct 30, 2020
Provisional Application 62929444 · Nov 1, 2019
Related Publication 20240292870A1 · Sep 5, 2024
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