	US 12,458,045 B2
	Compositions and comestibles
Zena Bell, Hartsdale, NY (US); Thomas Lee, Scarsdale, NY (US); and Gregory Yep, New Canaan, CT (US)
Assigned to PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/468,877.
Application 18/468,877 is a continuation of application No. 15/941,927, filed on Mar. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,800,883.
Application 15/941,927 is a continuation of application No. 13/894,216, filed on May 14, 2013, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156132 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23L 2/385 (2006.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01); A23L 2/60 (2006.01); A23L 2/68 (2006.01); A23L 27/30 (2016.01); A23L 29/30 (2016.01)

CPC A23L 2/385 (2013.01) [A23L 2/56 (2013.01); A23L 2/60 (2013.01); A23L 2/68 (2013.01); A23L 27/34 (2016.08); A23L 27/36 (2016.08); A23L 29/37 (2016.08)]

18 Claims

1. A ready-to-drink beverage product comprising:

carbonated water,

D-psicose in an at least a sweetening amount, but not more than 2.1 wt. %,

erythritol in an at least a sweetening amount, but not more than 3.5 wt. %,

acidulant comprising at least one acid,

rebaudioside M in a concentration between about 50 ppm and about 600 ppm,

a sweetening amount of rebaudioside D,

a sweetening amount of rebaudioside A, and

wherein the beverage product has a pH between 3.0 and 3.5.