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Enhancing kit for comestible productsRelated Patent Categories: Food Or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, And Products, Packaged Or Wrapped Product, Having Nonedible Spacer To Segregate All Units Of Multiunit Food Product, Diverse FoodEnhancing kit for comestible products description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060240156, Enhancing kit for comestible products. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to the following applications, which were filed in the United States Patent Office on the same day hereof: "LOW CALORIE, PALATABLE SUGAR SUBSTITUTE WITH ENHANCED SWEETNESS" {Attorney Docket MSP 5026}; "KIT FOR PROVIDING SWEETENERS HAVING NON-STANDARD SWEETNESS LEVELS," {Attorney Docket MSP 5027}; and "METHODS FOR PROMOTING COMESTIBLE PRODUCTS" {Attorney Docket MSP 5028}. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to a kit for enhancing the flavor, color, nutritional content and/or the like of comestible products, and a method for selling comestible products using such a kit. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] Consumers often add different types of flavors to the foods they consume in order to customize the taste to their personal preferences. One of the most commonly added flavor is sweetness. Sweeteners are typically added to beverages such as coffees and teas, on cereals, on fruits, as toppings on baked goods, and the like. The appeal of a product is typically increased as a result of sweetening. This preference is generally apparent in many cultures, but is particularly prevalent in western cultures. [0006] One type of known sweetener is the "nutritive sweetener," which not only provide sweetness but also are absorbable into the human bloodstream and are metabolized, thereby providing energy for immediate use or storage as fat. Examples of nutritive sweeteners include, but are not limited to sucrose, dextrose (glucose), and fructose. Consumers often flavor their foods with nutritive sweeteners in the form of sucrose (table sugar), crystalline glucose, fructose, molasses, and syrups such as corn syrup. [0007] A well-known alternative to nutritive sweeteners is the high intensity sweeteners ("HIS"), which provide a means for sweetening products without the caloric burden and other metabolic impacts associated with nutritive sweeteners. Examples of high intensity sweeteners include, but are not limited to sucralose and aspartame. [0008] Both nutritive and high intensity sweeteners are readily available in convenient unit dose packages containing free flowing powders, granules, crystals, agglomerate, particles, syrups, and solutions. Examples of such unit dose packaging include, but are not limited to packets, stick packets, sachets, and the like. Typically, such commercially available unit dose packaging contains a sweetener having the equivalent sweetness of 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar; however, such packages may contain other useful quantities as disclosed in the aforementioned related patent applications. [0009] Such unit dose packages of sweeteners are typically sold to consumers in multi-pack units. For example, containers with 50, 100, 200, 400, 400, and 2000 individual packets of SPLENDA.RTM. No Calorie Sweetener product are commercially available from McNEIL NUTRITIONALS, LLC. These unit dose packages are also available from multi-pack containers and dispensers in most restaurants, coffee shops, and the like. A single, unit dose package of sweetener is not only available at retail establishments, but is sometimes sent to consumers as single unit dose package samples. [0010] Fruit is one type of food that is frequently sweetened by consumers. Many types of fruit, such as grapefruits and strawberries, are typically sweetened in locations, such as an office or mobile setting, where the sweetener of choice is not conveniently available. Although fruits and similar products could be presweetened, this is not done typically as the sweetness level preference differs from one person to another. [0011] It would be desirable to provide consumers with a customizable kit for enhancing the flavor, color nutritional content, and/or the like of comestible products that would be available at all points of use. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0012] The invention provides a kit for enhancing comestible products comprising a container for containing an edible composition comprised of an enhancing agent, such as a sweetener, wherein such container is removably attached to the comestible product or packaging therefor as described in the claims. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0013] It is believed that one skilled in the art can, based upon the description herein, utilize the present invention to its fullest extent. The following specific embodiments are to be construed as merely illustrative, and not limitative of the remainder of the disclosure in any way whatsoever. [0014] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention belongs. Also, all publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference. As used herein, all percentages are by weight unless otherwise specified. [0015] As used herein, "kit" shall mean a set or collection of items that are packaged in a manner that allows for carrying the items together, e.g. as a single unit. [0016] As used herein, "calorie(s)" shall refer to Kcal(s). [0017] As used herein, a gram (or other given amount) of "Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness" shall mean the amount of HIS needed to be added to an 8 ounce glass of water in order to provide the same sweetness as an independent 8 ounce glass of water containing 1 gram (or that other given amount) of sucrose. For example, 1/200 g of aspartame will equal about 1 gram of Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness because aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than sucrose. Similarly, about 1/500 g to about 1/600 g of sucralose will provide one gram of Sucrose Equivalent Sweetness because sucralose is about 500 to about 600 times sweeter than sucrose. [0018] One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a kit for enhancing the flavor, color, nutritional content, and/or the like of comestible products comprised of, consisting of, and/or consisting essentially of a comestible product having an optional outer package and at least one container with a portion for containing an edible composition comprising at least one enhancing agent, wherein the container is removably attached to the surface of the comestible product or to its optional outer package. [0019] As used herein, a "comestible product" is an edible food or dietary supplement product that is desirable by consumers to flavor or otherwise enhance at a point of use. [0020] Examples of suitable comestible products include, but are not limited to, fruits such as strawberries, grapefruit, tomatoes, mangos, bananas and the like; vegetables, such as carrots, broccoli, squash, and the like; cereals, oatmeal, instant coffee, powdered milk, powdered soft drinks, yogurts, and the like. Continue reading about Enhancing kit for comestible products... Full patent description for Enhancing kit for comestible products Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Enhancing kit for comestible products patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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