BE1022529B1 - BEVERAGES, DRINKING GLASS AND SOFT DRINK BOTTLE FILLED WITH THE DRINK AND USE OF THE DRINK - Google Patents

Abstract

Beverage, mainly consisting of a decoction of vegetables, herbs, meat, fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans, the drink being free of solids derived from the ingredients of the decoction, the drink having a temperature between 2 and 20 ° C and in which the drink contains salt in a concentration between 1 g / 1 and 10 g / l or contains a salt substitute in a concentration that gives the same salt experience as NaCl in a concentration between 1 g / 1 and 10 g / 1 or from a dilute concentrate of such a decoction with, after dilution, said salt content.

Description

Beverage, drinking glass and soda bottle filled with the drink and use of the drink.

The present invention relates to a beverage, drinking glass, and soda bottle filled with the beverage and use of the beverage.

More specifically, the invention is intended to offer an alternative, especially in a cafe or similar environment for social reasons, for the well-known soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.

It is known that the consumption of alcoholic beverages can have a negative impact on health and can affect the ability to drive and to judge.

For this reason, many wish to consume no or only limited quantities of alcoholic beverages.

The alternative, soft drinks in many known variants, is also often unattractive, because they can give a feeling of satiety after a few glasses due to the large amount of sugar or alternative sweetener and because they are often drunk faster by most people than alcoholic beverages so that these drinks people have an empty glass when others are still drinking.

So there is a problem related to the normal rate at which soft drinks are consumed and the normal rate at which alcoholic beverages are consumed, so that socially uncomfortable situations can arise for people who drink soft drinks in a group where predominantly alcoholic beverages are consumed.

The great sweetness of the well-known soft drinks is also not appreciated by many, especially adults.

Furthermore, the known soft drinks, unlike beers and wines, are not attractive to drink with a meal because they obscure the taste of the meal instead of accentuating it.

The present invention has for its object to provide a solution to the aforementioned and other disadvantages in that it provides a drink which consists essentially, that is to say for more than half, of a decoction of one or more vegetables and / or one or more herbs and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans in water, the drink being essentially free of undissolved solids derived from the ingredients of the decoction, the drink having a temperature between 2 and 20 ° C and wherein the beverage contains salt, i.e. NaCl, in a concentration between 1 g / l and 10 g / l.

In this context, salt is also understood to mean a salt substitute in a concentration that gives the same salt experience as NaCl in a concentration between 1 g / 1 and 10 g / 1.

Such a beverage can, better than the known beverages, replace the social and meal-guiding function of alcoholic beverages, because the beverage can be made in many variants, does not taste sweet and has a complex taste.

For the sake of completeness, it is noted that a decoction also means a again diluted concentrate of a decoction.

Thanks to the salt, the drinking speed can be limited, and a more interesting and complex taste experience can be obtained.

The characteristic that the beverage is essentially free of undissolved solid means that it is clear or only slightly cloudy. To this end, preferably the solid substance derived from the ingredients of the decoction constitutes less than 0.5% by weight and preferably less than 0.1% by weight of the beverage, so that the beverage appears as a single phase to the person who drink the drink.

For an attractive appearance, the beverage contains no fats or contains fats in a lower concentration than the solubility of the fats at any temperature above 5 ° C and preferably above 2 ° C. As a result, in practice, no fat eyes or fat globules can be formed in the drink.

This is preferably achieved by filtration and / or combined with centrifugation. As a result, a clear, or almost clear, beverage will be obtained. The filtration is preferably carried out in such a way that a clear drink is obtained.

In a preferred embodiment, the beverage is essentially free of undissolved solids derived from the ingredients of the decoction because it has undergone filtration after preparation of the decoction.

The drink is preferably alcohol-free. As a result, the beverage naturally does not have the disadvantages of alcoholic beverages

It should be noted here that the beverage according to the invention must be distinguished from juice that can be obtained by squeezing or otherwise from vegetables and / or herbs and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans.

The beverage preferably contains less than 2 g / l, and preferably less than 0.5 g / l of added sugar, i.e. no sugar that does not come from the said vegetables and / or herbs and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans.

In a preferred embodiment, the decoction is a decoction of one or more vegetables and optionally of one or more herbs and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans. This means that in this embodiment vegetables are certainly used in the preparation of the drink.

The invention further relates to a drinking glass, that is to say a glass which is generally used to drink out individual portions of drink, which is filled with a drink as described above.

The invention also relates to a soft drink bottle filled with a drink as described above.

Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of a beverage according to the invention as an alternative to soft drinks or alcoholic beverages, especially as an alternative in situations in which people drink socially or as an accompanying beverage with a meal.

The invention also relates to the beverage according to the invention for use in preventing harmful physical consequences of drinking alcoholic beverages, in particular of drinking alcoholic beverages in situations where there is a social pressure to drink alcoholic beverages, in particular in particular, by drinking a beverage according to the invention instead of an alcoholic beverage.

With the insight to better demonstrate the characteristics of the invention, a number of preferred embodiments of the beverage according to the invention are described below as an example without any limiting character.

These are grouped into 4 groups, namely: • the traditional flavors of examples 1 to 6; • the flavors based mainly on herbs from examples 8 to 12; • the flavors mainly based on vegetables from examples 13 to 24; The flavors of examples 25 to 29 based primarily on fish or meat or shellfish.

Example 1

The following ingredients are brought together and brought to a boil: · 1 l of water; finely chopped vegetables, more specifically 1 yellow pepper, 1 red pepper, 1 green pepper, 400 g tomatoes, 1 zucchini, 100 g green celery; 200 g sliced bacon; 4 tablespoons of crushed sun-dried olives; 3 cloves of garlic; 2 tablespoons of a mixture of bay leaf, basil, thyme and oregano; 3 g of sea salt; · 15 ml of lemon juice;

This is boiled for 15 minutes and then cooled to 6 ° C. Then the obtained decoction is filtered to a more or less clear drink.

The beverage is kept in a cool place, preferably in a soda bottle, and served at 8 ° C in a drinking glass to be consumed as an alternative to soda and / or alcoholic beverage. This eliminates the negative physical consequences of drinking alcoholic beverages, but allows a person to easily drink at the same rate as others who drink alcoholic beverages, and enjoy a wide variety and subtlety of taste sensations.

Example 2

The following ingredients are brought together and brought to a boil: 0.5 1 of water; 300 g finely chopped parsley; 100 g finely chopped chives; 100g finely chopped green celery; 100 g finely chopped onion; 2 pickles pickled in vinegar; 50 gr capers; 1 clove of garlic; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 g of sea salt; 15 ml of lemon juice.

This is boiled for less than 1 minute and then rapidly cooled to 6 ° C. The resulting decoction is then filtered into a more or less clear drink and further processed and used as in Example 1.

Examples 3 to 6

Table 1 lists a number of other compositions of ingredients that are brought together and cooking times that are used, where the abbreviation 'tl' stands for teaspoon or teaspoons, 'el' for tablespoon or tablespoons and 't' for cloves or cloves. 1 liter of water is used each time.

The processing after cooking and the use of the obtained beverage is as described in Example 1.

Example 7

The following ingredients are brought together and brought to a boil: 1 l of water; finely chopped vegetables, more specifically 1 green pepper and 300 g mushrooms; 100 g of fresh coriander leaf; 3 g of sea salt; 150 g dried herbs: juniper, clove and nutmeg;

Some sniff black, white and cayenne pepper.

This is cooked for 15 minutes. While the mixture is still hot, 150 g of pureed ginger is added, after which the mixture is cooled to 6 ° C. The resulting mixture of decoction and ginger puree is then filtered into a more or less clear drink and further processed and used as in Example 1.

Because of its spicy taste, obtained mainly through ginger and coriander, this drink is especially similar to spirits and therefore very suitable for use in a social context when others drink spirits.

Examples 8 to 12

Table 2 lists a number of other compositions of ingredients that are brought together and cooking times that are used, where the abbreviation 'tl' stands for teaspoon or teaspoons, 'el' for tablespoon or tablespoons and 't' for cloves or cloves. 1 liter of water is used each time.

The post-cooking processing of Examples 8 and 10 to 12 and the use of the resulting beverage is as described in Example 1.

The post-cooking processing of Example 9 and the use of the obtained beverage is as described in Example 7.

Examples 13 to 18

Table 3 lists a number of other compositions of ingredients that are brought together and cooking times that are used, where the abbreviation 'tl' stands for teaspoon or teaspoons, 'el' for tablespoon or tablespoons and 't' for cloves or cloves. 1 liter of water is used each time. .

The processing after cooking and the use of the obtained beverage is as described in Example 1.

Examples 19 to 24

Table 4 lists a number of other compositions of ingredients that are brought together and cooking times that are used, where the abbreviation 'tl' stands for teaspoon or teaspoons, and 'el' for tablespoon or tablespoons. 1 liter of water is used each time.

The processing after cooking and the use of the obtained beverage is as described in Example 1.

Examples 25 to 29

Table 5 lists a number of other compositions of ingredients that are brought together and cooking times that are used, where the abbreviation 'tl' stands for teaspoon or teaspoons, 'el' for tablespoon or tablespoons and 't' for cloves or cloves. 1 liter of water is used each time.

The post-cooking processing of Examples 25 to 27 and 29 and the use of the resulting beverage is as described in Example 1.

The post-cooking processing of Example 28 and the use of the resulting beverage is as described in Example 7.

The present invention is by no means limited to the exemplary embodiments, but a beverage according to the invention can be made in all kinds of variants without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (17)

Conclusions. 1. - Beverage consisting essentially of a decoction of one or more vegetables and / or one or more herbs and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans in water, the drink being essentially free of undissolved solid substance derived from the ingredients of the decoction, where the drink has a temperature between 2 and 20 ° C and where the drink contains salt in a concentration between 1 g / 1 and 10 g / 1 or contains a salt substitute in a concentration which gives a similar salt experience as NaCl in a concentration between 1 g / l and 10 g / l or from a diluted concentrate of such a decoction with, after dilution, the said salt content or the said concentration of a salt substitute. Beverage according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains no fats or contains fats in a lower concentration than the solubility of the fats at any temperature above 2 ° C. Beverage according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the solid substance derived from the ingredients of the decoction is less than 0.5% by weight and preferably less than 0.1% by weight. Beverage according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the beverage contains less than 2 g / l, and preferably less than 0.5 g / l, of added sugar. Drink according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the decoction is a decoction of one or more herbs and optionally of one or more vegetables and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans. Drink according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the decoction is a decoction of meat and / or fish and / or shellfish and crustaceans and optionally one or more one or more herbs and optionally one or more vegetables and / or vegetables. Drink according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the decoction is a decoction of one or more vegetables and optionally of one or more herbs and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans. Beverage according to claim 7, characterized in that the decoction is a decoction of one or more vegetables and optionally of one or more herbs and / or meat and / or fish and / or shellfish or crustaceans, the amount for the decoction used vegetables is at least 200 g per liter of water. Drink according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the decoction constitutes at least 80%, and preferably at least 90%, of the drink. Beverage according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is essentially free of undissolved solid that comes from the ingredients of the decoction because it has undergone filtration after preparation of the decoction. A beverage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a temperature between 4 and 14 ° C and preferably between 6 and 11 ° C. 12. Beverage according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the beverage contains salt in a concentration between 1.5 g / l and 8 g / l or contains a salt substitute in a concentration that gives the same salt experience as NaCl in a concentration between 1.5 g / l and 8 g / l. A beverage according to claim 12, characterized in that the beverage contains salt in a concentration between 2 g / l and 7 g / l or contains a salt substitute in a concentration that gives the same salt experience as NaCl in a concentration between 2 g / l and 7 g / l. Drinking glass filled with a drink according to one of the preceding claims. A soft drink bottle filled with a drink according to any of claims 1 to 13. Use of a beverage according to any of claims 1 to 13 as an alternative to soft drinks or alcoholic beverages. A beverage according to any of claims 1 to 13 for use in preventing harmful physical consequences of drinking alcoholic beverage in situations where there is a social pressure to drink alcoholic beverage by in such a situation a beverage according to the invention to drink instead of an alcoholic beverage.