ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,333, issued on Sept. 23.

"Method for crystallising aqueous carbohydrate-containing substances and crystallized product obtained" was invented by Isaac Andrade Gonzalez (Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico), Luis Valentino Ramirez Cortes (Guadalajara, Mexico), Alejandra Chavez Rodriguez (Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico) and Vania Sbeyde Farias Cervantes (Tonala, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for crystallizing aqueous carbohydrate-containing substances, comprising: purifying the aqueous substance containing carbohydrates; mixing said aqueous substance with a water-absorbing medium; distributing the above mixture in a layer on a...