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(43) Date of publication: 24.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/47 (21) Application number: 97953907.0 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 1/ 307( . ) A23L 1/ 0522( . ) A23L 1/ 24( . ) A23L 1/ 05( . ) A23L 1/ 0562( . ) A23L 1/ 39( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1997/007244 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/031240 (23.07.1998 Gazette 1998/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 14.01.1997 US 19970783255 (71) Applicant: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. 1800 Vevey (CH)	(72) Inventors: GUERRERO, Arturo New Milford, CO 06776 (US) KING SOLIS, Luis Roberto Quito (EC) KRUMHAR, Kim, Carleton Carlsbad, CA 92009 (US) MOFFITT, Kenneth, Richard Brookfield, CT 0684 (US)