Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Products per se – or processes of preparing or treating... – Beverage or beverage concentrate
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Dye, Rena L (Department: 1782)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...
Beverage or beverage concentrate
C426S106000, C426S590000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07968139
ABSTRACT:
Provided is a packaged beverage, which comprises, in the dissolved form, catechins composed of the following non-polymer component (A) and another non-polymer component (B):(A) non-epi-catechins,(b) epi-catechins, and has, per 500 mL of the packaged beverage, said components in amounts satisfying the following equations:in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?(A)+(B)=460 to 2500 mg (i)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?(A)=160 to 2250 mg (ii)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?(A)/(B)=0.54 to 9.0. (iii)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?The packaged beverages of the present invention are excellent in stability of color tone and transparent appearance even after long-term storage, have smooth feeling in the throat upon drinking, and have good palatability; and in addition, have PPAR-dependent gene transcription activating effects which are safe and effective for prevention and alleviation of obesity.
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Inaoka Setsujiro
Iwasaki Masaki
Ogura Yoshikazu
Ohishi Susumu
Dye Rena L
Kao Corporation
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Thakur Viren
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