ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,604, issued on July 28, was assigned to Mizkan Holdings Co. Ltd. (Aichi, Japan) and Mizkan Co. Ltd. (Aichi, Japan).
"Acetic acid-containing food or drink" was invented by Shinsuke Mochimaru (Aichi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acetic acid-containing food or drink and a method for producing the acetic acid-containing food or drink are provided. The acetic acid-containing food or drink contains 0.02 w/v % or more of acetic acid and at least one member selected from 2-butanone (component A) and 3-methylbutanal (component B). The acetic acid-containing food or drink may further contain butyl propionate (component C), isoamyl a...