[EN] BEVERAGES AND THEIR PREPARATION ;

GREBENKAEMPER KAI; KOHLUS REINHARD; PETKOV VELIKOV KRASSIMIR; COCA COLA CO; LEVER HINDUSTAN LTD; SLIM FAST FOODS CO DIVISI; SLIM FAST FOODS COMPANY DIVISI; UNILEVER N V; UNILEVER PLC

[EN] BEVERAGES AND THEIR PREPARATION ;

GREBENKAEMPER KAI (Inventor)
, KOHLUS REINHARD (Inventor)
, PETKOV VELIKOV KRASSIMIR (Inventor)
, COCA COLA CO (Inventor)
, LEVER HINDUSTAN LTD (Inventor)
, SLIM FAST FOODS CO DIVISI (Inventor)
, SLIM FAST FOODS COMPANY DIVISI (Inventor)
, UNILEVER N V (Inventor)
, UNILEVER PLC (Inventor)

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Source: US2005158443 AA [EN] A process for making a powdered precursor for preparing an acidic beverage upon admixture of the powdered precursor with a liquid, the process comprising the steps: (a) preparing a first slurry comprising a protein source and a stabiliser, said first slurry having a neutral or an acidic pH; (b) adjusting the pH of the first slurry, if necessary, to a value in the range of from 2 to 6, preferably from 3.5 to 4.2; and (c) spray drying the first slurry after step (a) or step (b). ;

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2005

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Claims(US2005158443AA): [EN] 1. A process for making a powdered precursor for preparing an acidic beverage upon admixture of the powdered precursor with a liquid, the process comprising the steps: (a) preparing a first slurry comprising a protein source and a stabiliser, said first slurry having a neutral or an acidic pH; (b) adjusting the pH of the first slurry, if necessary, to a value in the range of from 2 to 6, preferably from 3.5 to 4.2; and (c) spray drying the first slurry after step (a) or step (b). 2. The process according to claim 1, wherein a second slurry is prepared comprising the protein source, a third slurry is prepared comprising the stabiliser and the second and third slurries are then mixed to form said first slurry. 3. The process of claim 1, wherein carbohydrate is added to at least one slurry, preferably the second slurry. 4. The process of claim 1, further comprising the step of subjecting the slurry or any of the slurries, as appropriate to a heat treatment, preferably in the range of from 40 degrees centigrade to 80 degrees centigrade 5. The process of claim 1, further comprising the step of homogenising first slurry. 6. The process of claim 1, further comprising agglomerating the spray dried product of step (c). 7. The process of claim 1, wherein in step (a) the first slurry has a pH below the isoelectric point of the protein, preferably a pH below 3.9. 8. The process claim 1, wherein in step (a) the first slurry has a pH above the isoelectric point of the protein. 9. The process according to claim 2, wherein the stabiliser in the third slurry is neutral or is negatively charged. 10. The process of claim 1, wherein the protein source comprises a plant protein, an animal protein or mixtures thereof. 11. The process of claim 10, wherein the plant protein is selected from soy protein, pea protein or lupin protein or mixtures thereof, and/or the animal protein is dairy protein. 12. The process of claim 1, wherein the stabiliser is selected from pectins, carboxymethylcelluloses, soybean polysaccharides or glycol alginate esters or mixtures thereof. 13. The process of claim 12, wherein the stabiliser is a pectin. 14. The process of claim 2, wherein the amount of stabiliser in the third slurry is from 0.01 to 20 wt percent, preferably from 0.1 to 20 wt percent. 15. The process of claim 1 wherein in step (d) one or more further ingredients are added to the mixture of slurries, these ingredients preferably being selected from fat, emulsifiers and organic acids. 16. An acidic beverage made by the admixture of a liquid, preferably an aqueous liquid and a powdered precursor made by a process for making a powdered precursor for preparing an acidic beverage upon admixture of the powdered precursor with a liquid, the process comprising the steps: (a) preparing a first slurry comprising a protein source and a stabiliser, said first slurry having a neutral or an acidic pH; (b) adjusting the pH of the first slurry, if necessary, to a value in the range of from 2 to 6, preferably from 3.5 to 4.2; and (c) spray drying the first slurry after step (a) or step (b). 17. The acidic beverage of claim 16, which contains stabiliser at a level of from 0.05 to 10 wt percent. 18. The acidic beverage of claim 16, which contains protein at a level of from 0.5 to 10 wt percent. 19. The acidic beverage of claim 16, which is in powder form and which can be made into a drink by the addition of a liquid. 20. The acidic beverage of claim 16 in admixture with a liquid, preferably an aqueous liquid. 21. The drinkable acidic beverage of claim 20, which has a viscosity of from 5 to 60 mPas, preferably from 5 to 50 mPas at a shear rate of either 0.1 s-1 or 10 s-1.

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