ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,220, issued on May 5, was assigned to ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD. (Tokyo).
"Method for producing plant-based milk-fermented liquid" was invented by Hirosuke Sugahara (Ibaraki, Japan), Sayaka Nagaosa (Ibaraki, Japan) and Keitaro Nagayama (Ibaraki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a method for producing a plant-based milk-fermented liquid having reduced plant smell. The method includes bringing a plant-based milk into contact with a lactic acid bacterial strain(s) including at least one selected from the group consisting of the Lactobacillus fermentum CP1299 strain, the Lactobacillus fermentum CP3024 strain, the Lactobacill...