ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,275, issued on March 31.
"Beverages composed of fruit and/or vegetable components" was invented by Susanne Gardner (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are beverages composed of components derived from fruits and/or vegetables by way of percolation and/or maceration with alcoholic beverages. The inventive beverages include additional additives such as one or more sweeteners, glycerol, sugar alcohols, herbs, spices, vitamins, antioxidants, flavoring agents, acids, or any combination thereof. The methods described herein maximize the isolation of bioactive nutrients present in fruits and vegetables and form unique ...