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(43) Date of publication: 11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41 (21) Application number: 03796204.0 (22) Date of filing: 18.12.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 1/39(2006.01) A23B 7/06(2006.01) A23L 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2003/006063 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/067739 (28.07.2005 Gazette 2005/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: FR GB (71) Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH New Delhi 100 001 (IN)

(72) Inventors: MYSORE, Nagaraja R.R., Ctrl Food Tech. Res. Inst. 570 013 Karnataka (IN) MYSORE, A.K., Ctrl Food Tech. Res. Inst. 570 013 Karnataka (IN) VIJAYLAKSHMI, M.R., Ctrl Food Tech. Res. Inst. 570 013 Karnataka (IN) VANAJAKSHI, Vasudeva, Ctrl Food Tech. Res. Inst. 570 013 Karnataka (IN) MYSORE, Ramaswamy A., Ctrl Food Tech. Res. Inst. 570 013 Karnataka (IN) (74) Representative: van Westenbrugge, Andries  Nederlandsch Octrooibureau Postbus 29720 2502 LS Den Haag 2502 LS Den Haag (NL)