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EP 1 364 587 A8 |
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CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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published in accordance with Art. 158(3) EPC |
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Corrigendum issued on: |
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12.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/20 |
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Date of publication: |
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26.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/48 |
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Date of filing: 27.02.2002 |
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International application number: |
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PCT/JP2002/001804 |
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International publication number: |
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WO 2002/067702 (06.09.2002 Gazette 2002/36) |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
27.02.2001 JP 2001051433
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Applicant: San-Ei Gen F.F.I., Inc. |
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Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0828 (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- TAMIYA, Toshinaga c/o SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-8588 (JP)
- HIRAO, Kazutaka c/o SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-8588 (JP)
- ICHIMIYA, Makiko c/o SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.
Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-8588 (JP)
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Representative: Smyth, Gyles Darren |
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Marks & Clerk, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS
London WC2A 3LS (GB) |
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(57) A carbonated drink having both the rich taste of a plant-derived component(s) such
as fruit juice(s) and the stimulating and refreshing feel of carbonic acids is provided.
The carbonated drink contains 10 to 80% by weight of the plant-derived component(s)
and 2% by volume or ,more of carbon dioxide, has a soluble solids content of not more
than 8 degree as indicated by a refractive saccharometer, contains high intensity
sweetener(s), the sweetness due to which is not less than 25% by weight( on the sucrose
equivalent basis), and has an entire sweetness equivalent to the sweetness of a sucrose
content of 8 to 14% by weight. Furthermore, it contains sucralose as at least one
high intensity sweetener, with the sweetness due to sucralose accounting for not less
than 50 % of the sweetness due to all high intensity sweetener (s) on the sucrose
equivalent basis.