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(43) Date of publication: 21.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/29 (21) Application number: 97909230.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.09.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 3/ 36( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1997/004879 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/012937 (02.04.1998 Gazette 1998/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE Designated Extension States: LT LV SI (30) Priority: 26.09.1996 EP 19960810634 (71) Applicant: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. 1800 Vevey (CH)	(72) Inventors: MORAND, Alfred F-60112 Milly sur Therain (FR) LAFFONT, Jérôme F-60000 Beauvais (FR) MARIAUD, Thu-Thao F-60430 Warluis (FR) (74) Representative: Wavre, Claude-Alain, et al  55, avenue Nestlé 1800 Vevey 1800 Vevey (CH)