# US 12,593,860 B2 · High intensity sweetener-containing beverage

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- Number: US 12,593,860 B2
- Document ID: US12593860B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/549,943
- Filed: 2021-09-24
- Published: 2024-05-16
- Granted: 2026-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2021-03-30
- Assignees: Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd.; Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
- Applicants: Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd.; Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
- Inventors: Risa Tomaru; Ryo Ito; Tomoko Ishibiki; Tetsuhiko Takemura
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12593860B2

## CPC

- A23L 27/88: {Taste or flavour enhancing agents}
- A23L 2/56: Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60)
- A23L 2/60: Sweeteners
- A23L 27/84: {Flavour masking or reducing agents}
- A23L 27/86: {Addition of bitterness inhibitors}
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)

## Abstract

The high intensity sweetener-containing beverage of the present invention has a methyl anthranilate concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm and/or an α-phenylethyl alcohol concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A high intensity sweetener-containing beverage comprising:
methyl anthranilate having a concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm and/or;
α-phenylethyl alcohol having a concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The high intensity sweetener-containing beverage according to claim 1,
wherein the high intensity sweetener is one or two or more selected from stevia, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The high intensity sweetener-containing beverage according to claim 1, wherein a sweetness level is 2.5 to 12.5.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The high intensity sweetener-containing beverage according to claim 1, further comprising: milk.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The high intensity sweetener-containing beverage according to claim 1, wherein the high intensity sweetener-containing beverage is sealed in a container.

### Claim 6

A method for manufacturing a high intensity sweetener-containing beverage, the method comprising:
a step for blending a high intensity sweetener; and
a step for carrying out preparation such that methyl anthranilate has a concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm, and/or α-phenylethyl alcohol has a concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm.

### Claim 7

A method for improving an aftertaste of a high intensity sweetener-containing beverage, the method comprising:
a step for blending a high intensity sweetener, and
a step for carrying out preparation such that methyl anthranilate has a concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm, and/or α-phenylethyl alcohol has a concentration of 0.01 to 40 ppm.