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EP 3 046 427 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 27.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/30 (21) Application number: 14845720.3 (22) Date of filing: 19.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 27/30(2016.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/056451 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/042344 (26.03.2015 Gazette 2015/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 19.09.2013 US 201314031290 (71) Applicant: Purecircle Usa Inc. Oak Brook, IL 60523-1492 (US)	(72) Inventors: MARKOSYAN, Avetik Yerevan 375064 (AM) PURKAYASTHA, Siddhartha Lombard, IL 60148 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB  Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München 81675 München (DE)