ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,756, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Mars Inc. (McLean, Va.).
"Flavor compositions containing potassium salts" was invented by John P. Munafo (Hackettstown, N.J.), John Didzbalis (Hackettstown, N.J.), Jadwiga Leonczak (Hackettstown, N.J.) and Monika Tomaszewski (Hackettstown, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flavor composition containing at least one, two, or more potassium salt(s) that can be used to enhance an alkalized cocoa flavor profile of edible compositions including sweet goods, such as fat-based confections comprising chocolate or chocolate liquor."
The patent was filed on Oct. 14, 2021, under Application No. 17/501,...