MUMBAI, India, May 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517038089 A) filed by The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, on April 21, for 'enhanced hydration beverages with improved taste.'

Inventor(s) include Prakash, Indra; Gao, Zhu; and Noleto, Debora.

The application for the patent was published on May 9, under issue no. 19/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed herein are enhanced water beverages comprising sucralose and monk fruit extract (MFE), as well as methods of improving the taste or off-taste of enhanced water beverages utilizing a sweetener system comprising sucralose and MFE. Also disclosed are methods of preparing enhanced water beverages having impr...