ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,491, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to ROQUETTE FRERES (Lestrem, France).

"Method for producing D-allulose crystals" was invented by Baptiste Boit (La Gorgue, France), Geoffrey Lacroix (Lille, France) and Laurent Rossi (Arras, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new method for producing D-allulose crystals that allows for a continuous production process and ensures a high yield. Also, new D-allulose crystals. Further, the use of a nanofiltration unit in a method for producing D-allulose crystals to improve the yield and/or quality of the resulting crystals."

The patent was filed on March 1, 2024, under Application No. 18/593,52...