ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,045, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to PepsiCo Inc. (Purchase, N.Y.).
"Compositions and comestibles" was invented by Zena Bell (Hartsdale, N.Y.), Thomas Lee (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and Gregory Yep (New Canaan, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "D-psicose/erythritol compositions comprise, in combination, D-psicose and erythritol as sweeteners together with one or more other edible ingredients. Comestibles are provided, including beverage products and other food products, comprising the novel D-psicose/erythritol compositions. D-psicose and erythritol may each be present in a comestible in a concentration sufficient independently of the oth...