CN1722970A - Flavor coated drinking straw or other article and coating methods therefor - Google Patents
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Methods and coating compositions are provided for producing an acid coated drinking straw or confectionery article. Acid coated drinking straws and acid coated confectionery articles are also provided. The method includes heating a food grade acid composition to a temperature sufficient for the acid composition to become fluid; applying the fluid acid to a surface of a drinking straw or confectionery substrate; and then cooling the acid coated drinking straw or acid coated confectionery substrate to a temperature sufficient to immobilize the acid composition on the surface. The food grade acid composition can comprise, for example, about 40 to 100 weight percent food grade acid (such as citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid, or a mixture thereof), 0 to about 5 weight percent surface tension reducing agent, 0 to about 30 weight percent plasticizer, 0 to about 20 weight percent bulk agent, and 0 to about 30 weight percent water.
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Background technology
The present invention generally speaking belongs to the drinking straw field, the production method of a kind of drinking straw of more specifically saying so, and a surface of wherein said drinking straw is added with sapidity ingredient, the invention still further relates to the composition of this sapidity ingredient.
The drink manufacturing merchant constantly catches up with the market conditions of innovation day by day, so that strengthen consumer's liking specific products.Through investigation for many years, using the drinking straw of band local flavor is one of this market.Show that the consumer likes the drinking straw with local flavor though have no lack of evidence, because the difficulty of manufacturing, packing and storage aspect makes the market of these goods be restricted.
Disclose the example of some structures in the US patent 5,094,861 (D ' Auguste etc.), these structures make in all sorts of ways and make local flavor be fixed on drinking straw inside.An embodiment is the drinking straw with powdery local flavor layer, and wherein said powdery flavouring agent layer is laminated in the inner surface.In another embodiment, drinking straw comprises the plug-in unit of being separated by, and these plug-in units are honeycomb structures, wherein contains the local flavor material.PCT WO 99/09871 (Schleider) provide a kind of drinking straw, and the outer surface of this straw has the granular coating that the generation local flavor is used.This coating contains powdered granule flavouring agent and melting vector resin, and it is used to coating is sticked on the outer surface of drinking straw.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides the drinking straw of producing spreading acid or spreading acid confectionery products method and be coated with the application composition.The present invention also provides the drinking straw of spreading acid and the confectionery products of spreading acid.
In one embodiment, described method comprises that (a) is heated to food grade acid composition the temperature that is enough to make the acid composition fluidify; (b) the fluid acid composition that step (a) is obtained is applied to the surface of drinking straw or confectionery matrix; And (c) the confectionery matrix of the drinking straw of the spreading acid composition that step (b) is obtained or spreading acid is cooled to and is enough to make acid composition to be fixed on described lip-deep temperature.In various embodiments, contain the food grade acid that is selected from citric acid, adipic acid, fumaric acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof in the acid composition.
In one embodiment, described method also comprises, in step (a) before, preparation contain have an appointment 40 to about 99.99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 step to the food grade acid composition of about 30wt% water.In an example of the present embodiment, acid composition contain have an appointment 79 to about 99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 1wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 5wt% plasticizer and about 0.79 to about 15wt% water.In another example, acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.In a preferred embodiment, acid composition contains the food grade acid that is selected from citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid and composition thereof.In one embodiment, surface tension reducer is wetting agent, emulsifying agent or surfactant.For example, surface tension reducer can be selected from diacetyl tartrate, glyceride, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, polyglycerol ester, polysorbate, stearoyl-2-sodium lactate, sorbitan ester, sugar ester of monoglyceride, Diglyceride, acetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol ester, lecithin, monoglyceride and composition thereof.In one embodiment, plasticizer is selected from glycerine, D-sorbite, propane diols, maltitol, mannitol and composition thereof.In one embodiment, extender is selected from cellulose fibre, hydrocolloid, low molecular weight carbohydrate, food grade cataloid and composition thereof.
In one embodiment, the acid composition in the step (a) contain the 40-100wt% food grade acid of having an appointment, 0 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.
In one embodiment, the coating of the fluid acid composition in the step (b) is to be undertaken by coextrusion in the manufacture process of drinking straw.In another embodiment, the coating of the fluid acid composition in the step (b) is by the fluid acid composition is sprayed on drinking straw or the confectionery matrix.In another embodiment, the coating of the fluid acid composition in the step (b) is by drinking straw or confectionery matrix being immersed in the fluid acid composition or by allowing drinking straw or confectionery matrix through curtain coater.
In a preferred embodiment, described method step is to be applied to drinking straw.For example, preferably applying coating is given the inner surface of drinking straw.In one embodiment, the drinking straw of spreading acid has the about 50 sour filling doses to about 5000 milligrams of acid/straws, and for example about 100 to about 1000 milligrams/straw, or about 200 to about 700 milligrams/straw.
In another embodiment, described method step is to be applied to confectionery matrix.In various embodiments, confectionery matrix is selected from candy, chewing gum, beverage agitator, spoon, spatula, plastic construction, cereal, puffed rice, fruit and nut.
In one embodiment, described method also is included in coating second coating on the fixed acid coating after step (c).For example, can form second coating by allowing the powdery composition contact with the acid coated tacky surfaces of fixing.In various embodiments, the powdery composition is selected from additional food acids, sugar, foaming agent, colouring agent, probio, vitamin, herbal medicine and flavouring agent.
In a specific embodiments of described method, the method that is used to produce the drinking straw of spreading acid may further comprise the steps: (a) preparation contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 food grade acid composition to about 10.5wt% water; (b) acid composition is heated to the temperature that is enough to make the acid composition fluidify; (c) the fluid acid composition that step (b) is obtained is applied to the surface of drinking straw; And (d) drinking straw of the spreading acid composition that step (c) is obtained is cooled to and is enough to make acid composition to be fixed on described lip-deep temperature.In an example, this method obtains having about 50 drinking straws to the spreading acid of the sour filling dose of about 5000 milligrams of food grade acid/straws.In a preferred embodiment, food grade acid comprises the mixture that contains in citric acid, phosphoric acid or the malic acid two or more.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of on matrix, formation, may further comprise the steps: (a) will contain the composition heating of two or more food grade acid mixtures, and form the melt flow stream acid blend from the acid coated method of adhesiveness; (b) coating of the melt flow stream acid blend that applying step (a) obtains on the surface of solid matrix; And (c) coated substrate that step (b) is obtained is cooled to is enough to make acid blend to be fixed on temperature on the solid matrix.In one embodiment, the matrix in the step (b) is polymer pipe.In an example of this method, the coating of the coating in the step (b) is by the melt flow stream acid blend is sprayed on the inner surface of pipe along with pipe is extruded.In another example, the cooling in the step (c) is undertaken by pipe is immersed in the cooling water.In another example, in step (c) process or afterwards, will manage and stretch and cut into drinking straw in step (c).In another embodiment, matrix is selected from candy, chewing gum, beverage agitator, spoon, spatula, plastic construction, cereal, puffed rice, fruit and nut.
On the one hand, the invention provides a kind of goods that are used for giving the spreading acid of local flavor again to the user.In one embodiment, described goods contain the coating carrier that comprises drinking straw or confectionery matrix; And be coated in the immobilization food grade acid composition that be used to give acid local flavor of coating on the carrier surface, wherein the acid composition coating is enough to make the acid composition fluidify by acid composition is heated to, the fluid acid composition is applied to the surface, acid composition is cooled to acid composition is fixed on the surface of coating carrier form then.In the various embodiments of goods, acid composition contains the acid that is selected from citric acid, adipic acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, fumaric acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof.
In a preferred embodiment, the coating carrier is to comprise elongating the drinking straw drink pipe, and wherein said elongation is drunk pipe and had inner surface and outer surface and formed by fluid impermeability material.In one embodiment, the sour filling dose of drinking straw is about 50 to about 5000 milligrams of acid/straws, for example about 100 to about 1000 milligrams/straw or about 200 to about 700 milligrams of every straws.In a preferred embodiment, the inner surface of drinking pipe is coated with acid composition.
In the embodiment of goods of coating, acid composition contain have an appointment 40 to about 99.99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.In a preferred embodiment, acid composition contains and is selected from citric acid, phosphoric acid, the acid of malic acid and composition thereof.Surface tension reducer can be, for example, and wetting agent, emulsifying agent or surfactant.In various embodiments, surface tension reducer is selected from diacetyl tartrate, glyceride, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, polyglycerol ester, polysorbate, stearoyl-2-sodium lactate, sorbitan ester, sugar ester of monoglyceride, Diglyceride, acetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol ester, lecithin, monoglyceride and composition thereof.In various embodiments, plasticizer is selected from glycerine, D-sorbite, propane diols, maltitol, mannitol and composition thereof.In various embodiments, extender is selected from cellulose fibre, hydrocolloid, low molecular weight carbohydrate, food grade cataloid and composition thereof.
In another embodiment of goods of coating, acid composition contain have an appointment 79 to about 99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 1wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 5wt% plasticizer and about 0.79 to about 15wt% water.
In another embodiment of goods of coating, acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.
In an embodiment of the goods that apply, the coating carrier is the confectionery matrix.In various embodiments, confectionery matrix is selected from candy, chewing gum, beverage agitator, spoon, spatula, plastic construction, cereal, puffed rice, fruit and nut.
In one embodiment, the goods of coating also contain second coating that is coated on the food acids composition.In an example, second coating contains and sticks to the lip-deep powdery composition of food acids composition coating.For example, the powdery composition can be selected from food acids, sugar, foaming agent, colouring agent, probio, vitamin, herbal medicine and flavouring agent.
In one embodiment, provide a kind of drinking straw of spreading acid, it contains and has inner surface and outer surface and drink pipe by the elongation that fluid impermeability material forms; And be coated at least one lip-deep food grade acid composition, be used to give acid local flavor, wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.In a variation scheme of this drinking straw, by being heated to, acid composition is enough to make acid composition to become the temperature of fluid, the fluid acid composition is coated at least one surface, then with composition cools, so that acid composition is fixed at least one surface, come the coating of spreading acid composition, at least one surface that forms thus drinking straw is from the coating that adheres to.In an example, sour filling dose is about 50 to about 5000 milligrams of acid/straws.In a preferred embodiment, food grade acid contains in citric acid, phosphoric acid or the malic acid mixture of two or more.
In a specific embodiment, a kind of drinking straw of spreading acid is provided, it contains and has inner surface and drink pipe by the elongation that fluid impermeability material forms; And be coated in food grade acid composition on the inner surface, wherein acid composition contains 88 to the about 98wt% food grade acids that are selected from citric acid, adipic acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, fumaric acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof of having an appointment; About 0.01 to the about 0.5wt% diacetyl tartrate that is selected from monoglyceride, Diglyceride, acetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol ester, lecithin, monoglyceride, glyceride, dioctyl amber sodium sulfosuccinate, polyglycerol ester, polysorbate, stearoyl-2-sodium lactate, sorbitan ester, sugar ester and composition thereof are delivered the surface tension depressant; About 0.2 to about 1wt% is selected from the plasticizer of glycerine, D-sorbite, propane diols, maltitol, mannitol and composition thereof; With about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.In a preferred examples, food grade acid is selected from citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid and composition thereof; Surface tension reducer is a monoglyceride; And plasticizer is a glycerine.Preferably, the sour filling dose of the drinking straw of spreading acid is about 50 to about 5000 milligrams of acid/straws.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of beverage kit utility, this kit utility comprises the container that contains beverage; With the drinking straw of at least one spreading acid, wherein said drinking straw is applicable in the insertion container and gives tart flavour to beverage that when by the straw beverage drinking straw wherein contains the food grade acid composition that is coated on the drinking straw inner surface.In one embodiment, beverage comprises fruit syrup or fruit beverage.
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The present invention has developed goods at the drinking straw of producing spreading acid or other spreading acid and has been used for giving coating method and the composition that acid taste or tart flavour use.Be coated with one or more food grade acids that the application composition contains high concentration, and advantageously do not have adhesive in the presence of can adhere to certainly drinking straw the surface or other matrix on.On the contrary, the conventional application composition that is coated with uses the granular local flavor particle that is suspended in the carrier adhesive, cause giving the less local flavor of consumer or former thereby fill water in large quantities, thus for making the immobilization difficulty have to carry out excessive evaporation process for flowability.
Herein term " contain ", open, the non-limiting term of " containing ", " comprising " and " comprising " expression, unless clear and definite opposite explanation is arranged.
The acid coating composition
Food grade acid composition (" acid composition ") can contain or be made up of any food grade acid of processing characteristics of the present invention that can provide.The example of suitable food grade acid comprises citric acid, adipic acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, fumaric acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof.In preferred embodiments, food grade acid is citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid or its mixture.In one embodiment, be coated with the application composition and contain in citric acid, phosphoric acid and the malic acid mixture of two or more.For the surface of drinking straw wherein and acid composition is that food grade acid can be unique component of acid composition in the compatible embodiment.
In one embodiment, acid composition contains various ingredients and preparation before heating.Fluidised acid composition can be the form of solution, slurries or emulsion, and this depends on component.The component that combines need produce the fluid acid composition when being heated to specified temp, wherein said temperature is lower than the fusing point of matrix, the fluid impermeability material that described matrix is for example used in forming drinking straw.In one embodiment, fluidised acid composition has the viscosity less than about 2000 centipoises.After being applied to the surface of matrix, multi-component acid composition needs cooling fast so that fix, form acid coated.In one embodiment, the acid composition that satisfies these conditions contain have an appointment 40 to about 99.99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.In another embodiment, acid composition contain have an appointment 79 to about 99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 1wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 5wt% plasticizer and about 0.79 to about 15wt% water.In another embodiment, acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.
These multi-component embodiments are specially adapted to apply the drinking straw of being made by fluid impermeability material of commercially available acquisition, and for example waxed paper or plastics comprise polypropylene and polyethylene.The surface of these impermeability materials is incompatible with the food acids composition usually, causes the coating difficulty, but it is found that the use surface tension reducer can make acid composition easier surface spreading along drinking straw in applying step.Preferably, surface tension reducer is wetting agent, emulsifying agent or surfactant.The example that is suitable for comprises diacetyl tartrate, glyceride, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, polyglycerol ester, polysorbate, stearoyl-2-sodium lactate, sorbitan ester, sugar ester of monoglyceride, Diglyceride, acetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol ester, lecithin, monoglyceride and composition thereof.In a preferred embodiment, surface tension reducer comprises monoglyceride.
Use plasticizer to increase the pliability of coating, prevent thus after cooling and the fracture before using.The example of suitable plasticizer comprises glycerine, D-sorbite, propane diols, maltitol, mannitol and composition thereof.In a preferred embodiment, plasticizer comprises glycerine.
Can not necessarily use extender as main filler.For example, when producing the drinking straw of large diameter spreading acid, extender is effective.The example of suitable extender comprises cellulose fibre (chemical cellulose fiber for example, can AviCel from FMC Biopolymer, Philadelphia, PA obtains), hydrocolloid (for example guar gum and gum arabic), low molecular weight carbohydrate (for example corn syrup and maltodextrin), food grade cataloid and composition thereof.
In coating process, can in acid composition, add water, increase flowability.Yet if add, it is desirable adding limited amount water, in order that farthest reduce necessary subsequently machining energy (for example, cooling off and/or evaporate the water that is added).In one embodiment, the amount of water is 0 to about 30wt%, and preferred 0.79 to about 15wt%, and more preferably 1.79 to about 10.5wt%.
Above-mentioned composition is specially suitable to the coating of polymer drinking straw, for applying other matrix shape or material, can change the ratio of component.For example, food grade acid composition can contain the 40-100wt% food grade acid of having an appointment, 0 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.In one embodiment, composition contains 100% food acids, and it can be the mixture of independent a kind of food acids or two or more food acids.
The acid coating method
The invention provides method with acid composition coated articles of the present invention.In one embodiment, the method that is used to produce the confectionery products of the drinking straw of spreading acid or spreading acid may further comprise the steps:
(a) food grade acid composition is heated to is enough to make acid composition to become the temperature of fluid;
(b) the fluid acid composition that step (a) is obtained is applied on the surface of drinking straw or confectionery matrix; With
(c) the confectionery matrix of the drinking straw of the spreading acid that step (b) is obtained or spreading acid is cooled to and is enough to make acid composition to be fixed on described lip-deep temperature.
Can use various technology to come the coating fluid acid composition.In one embodiment, the coating of fluid acid composition is to be undertaken by coextrusion in the manufacture process of drinking straw.In another embodiment, the coating of fluid acid composition is by the fluid acid composition is sprayed on drinking straw or the confectionery matrix.In another embodiment, the coating of fluid acid composition is by drinking straw or confectionery matrix are immersed in the fluid acid composition.In another embodiment, allow drinking straw or confectionery matrix pass curtain coater, the coated goods of desire are passed on the weir and flow and because the mobile lamella of the fluid composition that gravity falls (that is, act) therein.Along with passing this lamella, goods are coated.Can use conventional coating device or repacking, so that with fluid acid composition of the present invention dip-coating, spraying or curtain coating drinking straw and confectionery matrix.
In a preferred embodiment, can prepare acid composition and being applied on the interior and/or outer surface of drinking straw.Preferably, acid composition is applied to the inner surface of drinking straw.Various coating methods are included in the production process of straw the coextrusion of fluid acid composition, in the production process of straw the fluid acid composition are sprayed/applies/and be injected on the inner surface of straw, straw is immersed in the fluid acid composition, and fluid acid composition pump is taken out through straw.Title discloses several preferred coating methods for the US patent application publication number 2003/0168772 of " being used for applying the method and apparatus of straw inner surface ".
In a specific embodiment of the straw of making spreading acid, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) preparation contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 food grade acid composition to about 10.5wt% water;
(b) acid composition is heated to is enough to make acid composition to become the temperature of fluid;
(c) the fluid acid composition that step (b) is obtained is applied to the surface of drinking straw; With
(d) drinking straw of the spreading acid that step (c) is obtained is cooled to and is enough to make acid composition to be fixed on described lip-deep temperature.
In the preferred various variation schemes of the method, food grade acid contains in citric acid, phosphoric acid or the malic acid mixture of two or more, and the sour filling dose of every straw is about 50 to about 5000 milligrams.Can be to all or part of of outer surface, inner surface or inside and outside two surfaces with applying coating.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of be used on matrix to form from the acid coated method of adhesiveness, this method may further comprise the steps:
(a) composition that will contain two or more sour mixtures heats, and forms the melt flow stream acid blend;
(b) coating of the melt flow stream acid blend that applying step (a) obtains on the surface of solid matrix; With
(c) matrix of the coating that step (c) is obtained is cooled to and is enough to make acid blend to be fixed on the lip-deep temperature of solid matrix.
In one embodiment, matrix is polymer pipe.In a concrete method, the coating of coating is by the melt flow stream acid blend is sprayed on the inner surface of pipe along with pipe is extruded.In a concrete method, cooling is undertaken by pipe is immersed in the cooling water.Also can use the air cooling.In one embodiment, in step (c) process or afterwards, will manage and stretch and cut into drinking straw, it can be packed subsequently in step (c).
In another embodiment, the matrix of selection is the confectionery matrix.For example, matrix can be selected from candy, chewing gum, beverage agitator, spoon, spatula, plastic construction, cereal, puffed rice, fruit or nut.
In another embodiment of coating method of the present invention, in coating second coating to the small part of fixed acid coating.A kind of mode is, forms second coating by the powdery composition is contacted with the surface of fixed acid coating, and the surface of wherein said fixed acid coating is very sticking at first.The example of suitable powdery composition comprises food acids, sugar, colouring agent, foaming agent (for example, sodium acid carbonate), probio, vitamin, herbal medicine or other flavouring agent, and they can strengthen tart flavour or nutritive value, perhaps produce the combination of peculiar flavour/acid.In one embodiment, allow the powdery composition through the drinking straw of (for example, blowing over) spreading acid with the form of the dispersion in air or other gas, therein particle stick to viscosity acid coated on.
Being used for the another kind of coating method that is coated with the application composition of the present invention comprises and is applied to confectionery matrix or straw with being coated with the application composition, wherein fluid application contains with composition and dissolvedly (for example separates or be dispersed in volatile solvent, water) food acids in, then volatile solvent is evaporated, so that composition is fixed on matrix or the straw, but this method is not preferred usually concerning the applied plastic drinking straw.In such method, heating and cooling are dispensable so that reach the fluidisation and the immobilization that are coated with the application composition respectively.
The drinking straw of spreading acid and the goods of other spreading acid
On the other hand, the invention provides the goods of the spreading acid that is used to give local flavor.In preferred embodiments, described goods contain the coating carrier that comprises drinking straw or confectionery matrix; With the lip-deep immobilization food grade acid composition that is used to give acid local flavor that is coated in the coating carrier.The coating carrier for example can be, drinking straw or its part, or confectionery matrix.
In one embodiment, the coating carrier is to comprise elongating the drinking straw drink pipe, and wherein said elongation is drunk pipe and had inner surface and outer surface and formed by fluid impermeability material.For example, goods can be the drinking straws of spreading acid, and (for example, inner surface) is coated with food grade acid composition on its a surface, is used to give acid local flavor.All embodiment preferred of above-mentioned food grade acid composition generally are equally applicable to the embodiment of goods.
In another embodiment, the drinking straw of spreading acid is provided, the drinking straw of this spreading acid comprises having inner surface and outer surface and drink pipe by the elongation that fluid impermeability material forms, with be coated in a lip-deep food grade acid composition that is used to give acid local flavor, wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water; And do not have adhesive in the presence of from adhering on the surface of drinking straw.
In another embodiment, the drinking straw of spreading acid is provided, the drinking straw of this spreading acid comprises having inner surface and drink pipe by the elongation that fluid impermeability material forms, with do not have adhesive in the presence of be coated in food grade acid composition on the inner surface, wherein acid composition contains 88 to the about 98wt% food grade acids that are selected from citric acid, adipic acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, fumaric acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof of having an appointment; The surface tension reducer of about 0.01 to the about 0.5wt% diacetyl tartrate that is selected from monoglyceride, Diglyceride, acetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol ester, lecithin, monoglyceride, glyceride, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, polyglycerol ester, polysorbate, stearoyl-2-sodium lactate, sorbitan ester, sugar ester and composition thereof; About 0.2 to about 1wt% is selected from the plasticizer of glycerine, D-sorbite, propane diols, maltitol, mannitol and composition thereof; With about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.
Be the sufficient acid local flavor that the consumer is brought by the drinking straw of spreading acid in acceptable time time limit enteroception, food grade acid composition be with about 50 to about 5000 milligrams, preferred about 100 to about 1000 milligrams, more preferably from about the 200 sour filling doses to about 700 milligrams/straw exist.The sour filling dose of food grade acid composition is meant the acid constituents that is coated on each straw, and (that is) amount, food grade acid is in milligram.
Preferably, be coated with the mixture that the application composition contains two or more food acids on the drinking straw,, it is believed that mixture can reduce breaking of coating or peels off from straw because with respect to the composition that uses independent a kind of acid.In one embodiment, after being applied to composition on the straw, it is desirable keeping coating to stick to basically on the straw for a long time.For example, desirable is that the shelf-life of product reaches at least about 60 days, 180 days or about 1 year or longer.
The drinking straw of spreading acid further can be processed and packed in order to using in the future.For example, can be with straw individual packaging or grouping package, and/or for single sale or sell in groups and pack.Perhaps, can be together with the beverage packaging of one or more straw and packing.For example, can the drinking straw of spreading acid is subsidiary to serving container, as aluminium pot, glass or plastic bottle, carton, bag or juice box.
In another embodiment of goods, the coating carrier comprises confectionery matrix.Term " confectionery matrix " refers to other any edible or not edible structure except that drinking straw herein, and it is compatible with acid composition of the present invention, and can promptly, can be used for realizing the interpolation of local flavor as the storage and the transfer medium of acid composition.The example of edible confectionery matrix comprises candy (for example, lollipop), chewing gum, puffed rice, nut, cereal and fruit (fresh or dehydration).Can not sugar the example of food matrix (for example comprise the beverage agitator, wooden or sticking plaster or pipe), spoon, spatula, decoration with skewer (for example, be used for olive, fruit in the drink of bar) and other plastic construction (for example, by polyethylene, polypropylene, PET or poly-naphthoic acid second diester), for example, it can mix in novelty or the interactive candy, and children are had special interest.In various embodiments, plastic construction is a bottle.
Because the acid composition of coating can glue when beginning in the extreme, thereby also can use other powdery composition, for example acid, sugar, colouring agent, foaming agent, probio, herbal medicine, vitamin or flavouring agent, allow its through or blow over the carrier of spreading acid, form additional coating so that strengthen the tart flavour, nutritive value of the carrier of spreading acid or the combination of unique local flavor/acid.
The purposes of the straw of spreading acid or the goods of other spreading acid
The drinking straw expectation of spreading acid is used with beverage, described beverage for example fruit juice, fruit drink, water, dairy products, carbonating and non-carbonated soft drink, contain pure and mild alcoholic beverage and the sports drink of not containing, the effect of acid taste or tart flavour is desirable in these beverages.Drink by the drinking straw of spreading acid or the process of the beverage of sipping in, the acid composition of coating will be dissolved in the liquid that flows away and give consumer's tart flavour or acid taste.Acid concentration/the intensity of rate of dissolution, the duration of tart flavour and the liquid that flows away of the acid composition of coating depends on the local flavor, pH, temperature, liquid flow velocity, the material/size/design of straw, surface area, uniformity, weight and the thickness of coating of composition, the beverage of acid.
The purposes of the confectionery products of various spreading acids depends on specific goods.For example, acid coated directly consumption (for example, the spatula of spreading acid from matrix, lollipop, chewing gum, boiled goods), can (for example be consumed with matrix, the candy of spreading acid, puffed rice, nut), perhaps can allow coating (for example from matrix, to be dissolved in beverage or the food, the beverage agitator of spreading acid, spoon is decorated with skewer or the like).
By with reference to following non-limiting embodiment, can further understand above-mentioned method and composition.
Embodiment 1: apply straw with citric acid composition
To drinking straw coating citric acid composition.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Material
Weight (g)
Percentage
Anhydrous citric acid 3620g 90.5%
Deionization (DI) water 352g 8.8%
Glycerine (USP level) 20g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 8g 0.2%
4000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 4kg fusion citric acid solution in batches.At first, 352g DI water and 1800g anhydrous citric acid are added in 3L stainless steel (" the SS ") flask, place it in above the flat plate heat.With the citric acid slurries, mix with three blade mixers on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 110 ℃.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches about 110 ℃, the remaining citric acid solid of 1820g slowly is added in these slurries.These citric acid slurries that concentrate are about 125-130 ℃ of complete hydration down, and solution becomes gets transparent.Then, 20g glycerine and 8g monoglyceride are added in the transparent citric acid solution.Because monoglyceride can not be dissolved in citric acid solution fully, thereby need the stirring of appropriateness to guarantee that it is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, make the straw of coating.Use 100 straws that are of a size of the long 0.4cm diameter of 15.9cm to prepare the straw that applies citric acid.New straw is clamped with tweezers and slowly immersed the several seconds in the acid solution.Straw with spreading acid takes out from acid solution then.Because citric acid solution is bathed and to be maintained at about 130 ℃, it is very hot and sticking when beginning to be coated in citric acid solution on the straw.Be the coating weight of control straw, allow the acid solution drop of excessive coating is fallen, and purge the straw several seconds of coating with nitrogen so that cool off the temperature of the acid solution in the straw fast, from very hot to warm.Therefore, the viscosity of warm citric acid coating increases fast and forms the coating of solid, transparent and viscosity.The straw of these spreading acids is at room temperature stored about two hours, be transferred in the polybag then and store.After the applying step, with the straw cooling of coating.Along with it is cooled to room temperature, the coating of observing on the straw experiences the opaque structure that is transformed into citric acid and citric acid monohydrate compound from transparent configuration gradually.Spend the night store after, the citric acid coating of straw outside is removed, obtain the straw of the coating that is used to estimate.The scope of the sour filling dose of every straw is the 150-650 milligram.
Test the straw of coating then.Form one six people's taste and estimate group.Estimate of the influence of the straw of spreading acid to different flavor fruit drink taste.The local flavor of being estimated is fruit juice bland (Fruit Punch), pure cherry beverage, apple beverage and cider and berry bland.The conclusion of taste evaluation group is, several mouthfuls of fruit drinks of sipping for the first time feel that preliminary tart flavour strengthens, the acid strength of feeling most of fruit drink of extremely sipping for the third time for the second time peaks, acid taste sensation is tending towards continuing to sip seven to ten mouthfuls of fruit drinks, and the composition of fruit drink and local flavor play a crucial role in the details sense of taste of the sour straw of decision.Generally speaking, it is found that the fruit-like flavour of bland is compatible with sour straw fine.
Embodiment 2: with the composition coating straw of citric acid and 7.5% phosphoric acid
Composition coating drinking straw with citric acid and phosphoric acid.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage (%)
Anhydrous citric acid 3272g 81.8%
Phosphoric acid (75wt%) 400g 10.0%
DI water 300g 7.5%
Glycerine (USP level) 20g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 8g 0.2%
4000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 4kg melting mixing acid solution in batches.At first, 300g DI water and 1700g anhydrous citric acid are added in the 3L SS flask, place it in above the flat plate heat.With the citric acid slurries, mix with three blade mixers on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 110 ℃.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches 110 ℃, the remaining citric acid solid of 1572g is added in these slurries lentamente.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches about 125 ℃, the 75wt% phosphoric acid solution that 400g is remaining is added in these slurries lentamente.These citric acid/phosphoric acid slurries that concentrate become transparent under about 125 ℃.Then, 20g glycerine and 8g monoglyceride are added in the so far transparent acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, make the straw of coating.Use 100 straws that are of a size of the long 0.4cm diameter of 15.9cm to prepare the straw of coating citric acid/phosphoric acid.Use and embodiment 1 described identical dip-coating, cooling, drying and the step of removing superficies, provide to have opaque citric acid/the internally coated straw of phosphoric acid monohydrate.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 150-600 milligram.
Test the straw of coating then.Eight people's taste evaluation groups estimate the influence of the straw of spreading acid to fruit drink.The local flavor of being tested is tart apple, strawberry and tropical fruit (tree).Generally speaking, in several mouthfuls of beginning, straw is introduced the strong acid flavor to product.About two to five mouthfuls, obtain maximum intensity, and tart flavour continues about ten mouthfuls.Yet influence is depended on the local flavor of beverage and difference.
Embodiment 3: with the composition coating straw of citric acid and 3.75% phosphoric acid
Composition coating drinking straw with citric acid and phosphoric acid.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage (%)
Anhydrous citric acid 3440g 86.0%
Phosphoric acid (75wt%) 200g 5.0%
DI water 332g 8.3%
Glycerine (USP level) 20g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 8g 0.2%
4000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 4kg melting mixing acid solution in batches.At first, 332g DI water and 1700g anhydrous citric acid are added in the 3L SS flask, place it in above the flat plate heat.With the citric acid slurries, mix with three blade mixers on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 110 ℃.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches 110 ℃, then the remaining citric acid solid of 1740g is added in the slurries lentamente.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches about 125 ℃, the 75wt% phosphoric acid solution that 200g is remaining is added in these slurries lentamente.These citric acid/phosphoric acid slurries that concentrate become transparent at about 125 times.Then, 20g glycerine and 8g monoglyceride are added in the so far transparent acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, make the straw of coating.Use 100 straws that are of a size of the long 0.4cm diameter of 15.9cm to prepare the straw of coating citric acid/phosphoric acid.Use and embodiment 1 described identical dip-coating, cooling, drying and the step of removing superficies, provide to have opaque citric acid/the internally coated straw of phosphoric acid monohydrate.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 150-600 milligram.
Six people estimate the influence of the straw of group assessment coating citric acid/phosphoric acid to fruit drink.The local flavor of being tested is the fruit juice bland.Generally speaking, in several mouthfuls of beginning, straw is introduced the strong acid flavor to product.About two to five mouthfuls, obtain maximum intensity, and tart flavour continues about seven to ten mouthfuls.
Embodiment 4: use commercially available straw extruder to apply straw with citric acid composition
Apply straw with citric acid composition.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage (%)
Anhydrous citric acid 15100g 90.5%
DI water 1470g 8.8%
Glycerine (USP level) 84g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 33g 0.2%
16687g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 16.7kg fusion citric acid solution in batches.At first, 1470g DI water and 8000g anhydrous citric acid are added into 5 gallons of SS containers, place it in above the flat plate heat.With the citric acid slurries, mix with blade mixer on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 110 ℃.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches about 110 ℃, the remaining citric acid solid of 7100g slowly is added in these slurries.These citric acid slurries that concentrate are about 125-130 ℃ of complete hydration down, and solution becomes gets transparent.Then, 84g glycerine and 33g monoglyceride are added in the transparent citric acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, use commercially available straw extruder to make the straw of coating, described extruder is made by Norel (Sweden, model NX75-25D-SOL), improve with new extruder head and nozzle, it is described in US patent application publication number 2003/0168772 (Palaniappan etc.) to some extent.Use accurate gear pump then, with the fusion citric acid solution at about 125 ℃ of following pumps to improved continuous straw extruder head and nozzle, the acid solution flow velocity is about 4L/min for about 200g/min and air velocity.When the flow velocity of acid solution reaches stable state, begin to produce the straw of spreading acid.Continuously after about 10 minutes of the processing, reach about 80,000 straws (in average straw length 15.9cm)/hour the straw productivity ratio of spreading acid.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 300-900 milligram.Produce the straw of the spreading acid of about 1 km, then its further processing and packing are used for using with beverage.
Embodiment 5: with the composition coating straw of citric acid and 20% phosphoric acid
Composition coating drinking straw with citric acid and phosphoric acid.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage (%)
Anhydrous citric acid 2704g 72.5%
Phosphoric acid (75wt%) 1067g 26.7%
Glycerine (USP level) 20g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 12g 0.3%
4000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 4kg melting mixing acid solution in batches.At first, 1067g phosphoric acid (75wt%) and 1500g anhydrous citric acid are added into 3L SS flask, place it in above the flat plate heat.With citric acid/phosphoric acid slurries, mix with three blade mixers on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 110 ℃.When the temperature of citric acid/phosphoric acid slurries reaches about 110 ℃, the remaining citric acid solid of 1204g is added in the slurries lentamente.When the temperature of slurries reaches about 130 ℃, 20g glycerine and 8g monoglyceride are added in this acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.Next, make the straw of coating.Use 100 straws that are of a size of the long 0.4cm diameter of 15.9cm to prepare the straw of coating citric acid/phosphoric acid.Use and embodiment 1 described identical dip-coating, cooling, drying and the step of removing superficies, the undercoating straw with opaque citric acid/phosphoric acid monohydrate is provided.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 150-600 milligram.
Six people estimate the influence of the straw of group assessment coating citric acid/phosphoric acid to fruit drink.The local flavor of being tested is the fruit juice bland.Generally speaking, in several mouthfuls of beginning, straw is introduced the strong acid flavor to product.About two to five mouthfuls, obtain maximum intensity, and tart flavour continues about seven to ten mouthfuls.
Embodiment 6: with the composition coating straw of citric acid and 25% malic acid
Composition coating drinking straw with citric acid and malic acid.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage (%)
Anhydrous citric acid 2714g 67.9%
Anhydrous malic acid 1000g 25.0%
DI water 262g 6.5%
Glycerine (USP level) 20g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 4g 0.1%
4000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 4kg melting mixing acid solution in batches.At first, 262g DI water and 1500g anhydrous citric acid are added in the 3L SS flask, place it in above the flat plate heat.With the citric acid slurries, mix with three blade mixers on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 110 ℃.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches about 110 ℃, remaining citric acid of 2214g and malic acid solid are added in the slurries lentamente.When the temperature of slurries reaches about 120 ℃, 20g glycerine and 8g monoglyceride are added in the acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, make the straw of coating.Use 100 straws that are of a size of the long 0.4cm diameter of 15.9cm to prepare the straw of coating citric acid/malic acid.The step of using embodiment 1 described dip-coating (115 ℃), cooling, drying and removing superficies provides to have the internally coated straw of opaque citric acid/malic acid.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 150-650 milligram.
Embodiment 7: with malic acid composition coating straw
With malic acid composition coating drinking straw.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage
Anhydrous malic acid 3852g 96.3%
Deionization (DI) water 120g 3.0%
Glycerine (USP level) 20g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 8g 0.2%
4000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 4kg fusion malic acid solution in batches.At first, 120g DI water and the anhydrous malic acid of 250g are added in the 3L SS flask, place it in above the flat plate heat, with the malic acid slurries, mix with three blade mixers on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 110 ℃.When the temperature of malic acid slurries reaches about 110 ℃, the remaining malic acid solid of 3602g is added in the slurries lentamente.These malic acid slurries that concentrate are in about 115 ℃ of complete hydrations down, and solution becomes gets transparent.Then, 20g glycerine and 8g monoglyceride are added in the transparent malic acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, make the straw of coating.Use 100 straws that are of a size of the long 0.4cm diameter of 15.9cm to prepare the straw that applies malic acid.The step of using embodiment 1 described dip-coating (115 ℃), cooling, drying and removing superficies provides to have the internally coated straw of opaque malic acid.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 150-650 milligram.
Form one six people's taste and estimate group, estimate of the influence of the straw of spreading acid different flavor fruit drink taste.The local flavor of being estimated is fruit juice bland, pure cherry beverage, apple beverage and cider and berry bland.The conclusion of taste evaluation group is, several mouthfuls of fruit drinks of sipping for the first time feel that preliminary tart flavour strengthens, the acid strength of feeling most of fruit drink of extremely sipping for the third time for the second time peaks, acid taste sensation is tending towards continuing to sip seven to ten mouthfuls of fruit drinks, and the composition of fruit drink and local flavor play a crucial role in the details sense of taste of the sour straw of decision.Generally speaking, it is found that the fruit-like flavour of bland is compatible with sour straw fine.
Embodiment 8: use the composition coating straw of commercially available straw extruder with malic acid and citric acid
Composition coating drinking straw with malic acid and citric acid mixture.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage (%)
Anhydrous malic acid 21420g 71.4%
Anhydrous citric acid 7140g 23.8%
DI water 1200g 4.0%
Glycerine (USP level) 150g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 90g 0.3%
30000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 30kg fusion malic acid and citric acid solution in batches.At first, 1200g DI water and 4000g anhydrous citric acid are added into 5 gallons of SS containers, place it in above the flat plate heat.With the citric acid slurries, mix with blade mixer on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 100 ℃.When the temperature of citric acid solution reaches about 100 ℃, the remaining citric acid solid of 3140g slowly is added in the solution.When the temperature of citric acid slurries reaches about 100 ℃, the 21420g malic acid slowly is added in these slurries.Malic acid that this concentrates and citric acid slurries are in about 110 ℃ of complete hydrations down, and solution becomes gets transparent.Then, 150g glycerine and 90g monoglyceride are added into transparent malic acid and citric acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, use commercially available straw extruder to make the straw of coating, described extruder is made by Norel (Sweden, model NX75-25D-50L), improve with new extruder head and nozzle, it is described in US patent application publication number 2003/0168772 (Palaniappan etc.) to some extent.Use then accurate gear pump with this fusion malic acid and citric acid solution at about 110 ℃ of following pumps to improved continuous straw extruder head and nozzle, the acid solution flow velocity is about 4L/min. for about 250g/min and air velocity.When the flow velocity of acid solution reaches stable state, begin to produce the straw of spreading acid.Continuously after about 100 minutes of the processing, reach about 85,000 straws (in average straw length 14cm)/hour the straw productivity ratio of spreading acid.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 170-400 milligram.Produce the straw and the packing of about 100,000 spreading acids.After, the straw of about 5,000 packaged spreading acids attached separately in independent portion contain in the beverage bag of Minute Maid fruit juice bland.
Embodiment 9: with the composition coating straw that contains malic acid, citric acid and phosphate mixture
Mixture coating drinking straw with citric acid, malic acid and phosphoric acid.Preparation has the coating solution of following prescription:
Raw material
Weight (g)
Percentage
Anhydrous malic acid 3212g 80.3%
Anhydrous citric acid 400g 15.0%
Phosphoric acid (85w/w%) 235.3g 5.9%
Deionization (DI) water 124.7g 3.1%
Glycerine (USP level) 20g 0.5%
Monoglyceride 8g 0.2%
4000g 100.0% altogether
Preparation 4kg melting mixing acid solution in batches.At first, 124.7g DI water and 400g anhydrous citric acid are added in the 3L SS flask, place it in above the flat plate heat.With the citric acid slurries, mix with three blade mixers on the limit, and the limit is heated to about 112.When the temperature of citric acid solution reaches about 112 ℃, the malic acid solid that 3212g is remaining slowly is added in the slurries.Malic acid that this concentrates and citric acid slurries are in about 115 ℃ of complete hydration and fusions down, and solution becomes gets transparent.Then, 235.3g 85% phosphoric acid, 20g glycerine and 8g monoglyceride are added in this transparent malic acid and citric acid solution.Use to stir and guarantee that monoglyceride is evenly distributed in the solution.
Next, make the straw of coating.Use 100 straws that are of a size of the long 0.4cm diameter of 15.9cm to prepare the straw of coating citric acid/malic acid/phosphoric acid.The step of using embodiment 1 described dip-coating (112 ℃), cooling, drying and removing superficies provides to have the internally coated straw of opaque malic acid/citric acid/phosphoric acid.Every straw acid filling dose scope is the 150-550 milligram.
Form one three people's taste and estimate group.Estimate of the influence of the straw of spreading acid to different flavor fruit drink taste.The local flavor of being estimated is fruit juice bland and pure cherry beverage.The conclusion of taste evaluation group is, several mouthfuls of fruit drinks of sipping for the first time feel that preliminary tart flavour strengthens, the acid strength of feeling most of fruit drink of extremely sipping for the third time for the second time peaks, acid taste sensation is tending towards continuing to sip five to ten mouthfuls of fruit drinks, and the composition of fruit drink and local flavor play a crucial role in the details sense of taste of the sour straw of decision.Generally speaking, it is found that the fruit-like flavour of bland is compatible with sour straw fine.
From above-mentioned work embodiment, generally speaking find, compare the composition that uses independent a kind of acid, use the mixture of two or more food acids can strengthen coating bonding to straw, use a kind of composition of acid to seem easier and break and from straw, peel off.
Embodiment 10: with malic acid composition coating confectionery products
With fusion malic acid composition coating confectionery products.Be prepared as follows 1kg in batches be coated with the application composition, it is made up of 100% anhydrous malic acid.
At first, the anhydrous malic acid of 100g is added in the flat glass flask of 1L, places it in above the flat plate heat.The malic acid powder is heated to about 140 ℃ gradually.When the temperature of malic acid reaches about 140 ℃, the malic acid powder melts becomes transparency liquid.The remaining malic acid of 900g slowly is added in the fusion malic acid, carries out agitation as appropriate simultaneously.
Next, apply various confectionery products with the fusion malic acid.Select the lollipop and the boiled goods of several commercially available acquisitions to be used as confectionery matrix.These goods are immersed in the malic acid down at about 135 ℃, be cooled to room temperature then, obtain the confectionery products of spreading acid.The sour filling dose scope of every confectionery is about 50 to about 10,000 milligrams.
The coating amount of every goods can be controlled by surface area and the temperature selected or adjust matrix, perhaps repeats coating process after coating immobilization by in front or the sclerosis and repeatedly controls.
Open source literature and material that this paper is mentioned specifically are incorporated herein by reference.By preceding detailed description,, all be conspicuous for a person skilled in the art at improvement and the variation that methods described herein and equipment are done.These improvement and variation all belong to the scope of appending claims.
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1, the method for the confectionery products of a kind of drinking straw of producing spreading acid or spreading acid may further comprise the steps:
(a) food grade acid composition is heated to the temperature that is enough to make the acid composition fluidify;
(b) the fluid acid composition that step (a) is obtained is applied to the surface of drinking straw or confectionery matrix; With
(c) the confectionery matrix of the drinking straw of the spreading acid composition that step (b) is obtained or spreading acid is cooled to and is enough to make acid composition to be fixed on described lip-deep temperature.
2, the method for claim 1, wherein acid composition contains food grade acid, and described food grade acid is selected from citric acid, adipic acid, fumaric acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof.
3, the process of claim 1 wherein that acid composition contains the food grade acid that is selected from citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid and composition thereof.
4, the method for claim 1, also comprise the step for preparing food grade acid composition before in step (a), described food grade acid composition contain have an appointment 40 to about 99.99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.
5, the method for claim 4, wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 79 to about 99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 1wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 5wt% plasticizer and about 0.79 to about 15wt% water.
6, the method for claim 4, wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.
7, the method for claim 4, wherein food grade acid is selected from citric acid, adipic acid, fumaric acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof.
8, the method for claim 4, wherein food grade acid is selected from citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid and composition thereof.
9, the method for claim 4, wherein surface tension reducer is wetting agent, emulsifying agent or surfactant.
10, the method for claim 4, wherein surface tension reducer is selected from diacetyl tartrate, glyceride, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, polyglycerol ester, polysorbate, stearoyl-2-sodium lactate, sorbitan ester, sugar ester of monoglyceride, Diglyceride, acetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol ester, lecithin, monoglyceride and composition thereof.
11, the method for claim 4, wherein surface tension reducer comprises monoglyceride.
12, the method for claim 4, wherein plasticizer is selected from glycerine, D-sorbite, propane diols, maltitol, mannitol and composition thereof.
13, the method for claim 4, wherein plasticizer comprises glycerine.
14, the method for claim 4, wherein extender is selected from cellulose fibre, hydrocolloid, low molecular weight carbohydrate, food grade cataloid and composition thereof.
15, the method for claim 1, also comprise the step for preparing food grade acid composition before in step (a), described food grade composition contain the 40-100wt% food grade acid of having an appointment, 0 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.
16, the process of claim 1 wherein that the coating of the fluid acid composition in the step (b) is to be undertaken by coextrusion in the manufacture process of drinking straw.
17, the process of claim 1 wherein that the coating of the fluid acid composition in the step (b) is by the fluid acid composition is sprayed on drinking straw or the confectionery matrix.
18, the process of claim 1 wherein that the coating of the fluid acid composition in the step (b) is by with drinking straw or confectionery matrix immerses in the fluid acid composition or by making drinking straw or confectionery matrix through curtain coater.
19, the process of claim 1 wherein that described step application is in drinking straw.
20, the method for claim 19, wherein the surface of drinking straw is the inner surface of drinking straw.
21, the process of claim 1 wherein that described step application is in confectionery matrix.
22, the method for claim 21, wherein confectionery matrix is selected from candy, chewing gum, beverage agitator, spoon, spatula, plastic construction, cereal, puffed rice, fruit and nut.
23, the method for claim 1 also is included in fixing acid coated coating second coating that goes up afterwards in step (c).
24, the method for claim 23, wherein second coating is to form by the powdery composition is contacted with the acid coated surface of fixing.
25, the method for claim 24, wherein the powdery composition is selected from food acids, sugar, foaming agent, colouring agent, probio, vitamin, herbal medicine and flavouring agent.
26, the method for drinking straw that is used to produce spreading acid of claim 1 may further comprise the steps:
(a) preparation contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 food grade acid composition to about 10.5wt% water;
(b) acid composition is heated to the temperature that is enough to make the acid composition fluidify;
(c) the fluid acid composition that step (b) is obtained is applied to the surface of drinking straw; With
(d) drinking straw of the spreading acid composition that step (c) is obtained is cooled to and is enough to make acid composition to be fixed on described lip-deep temperature.
27, a kind of formation on matrix from the acid coated method of adhesiveness may further comprise the steps:
(a) composition that will contain two or more food grade acid mixtures heats, and forms the melt flow stream acid blend;
(b) coating of the melt flow stream acid blend that applying step (a) obtains on the surface of solid matrix; With
(c) matrix of the coating that step (b) is obtained is cooled to and is enough to make acid blend to be fixed on the lip-deep temperature of solid matrix.
28, the method for claim 27, wherein the matrix in the step (b) is polymer pipe.
29, the method for claim 28, wherein the coating of the coating in the step (b) is by the melt flow stream acid blend is sprayed on the inner surface of pipe along with pipe is extruded.
30, the method for claim 29, wherein the cooling in the step (c) is undertaken by pipe is immersed in the cooling water.
31, the method for claim 29 wherein in step (c) process or in step (c) afterwards, will be managed and stretch and cut into drinking straw.
32, the method for claim 26, its mesostroma are selected from candy, chewing gum, beverage agitator, spoon, spatula, plastic construction, cereal, puffed rice, fruit and nut.
33, a kind of goods that are used for giving the spreading acid of local flavor to the user, described goods contain:
The coating carrier that comprises drinking straw or confectionery matrix; And
Be coated in the immobilization food grade acid composition that is used to give acid local flavor on the coating carrier surface,
Wherein the acid composition coating is to be enough to make the acid composition fluidify by acid composition is heated to, the fluid acid composition is applied to the surface, acid composition is cooled to acid composition is fixed on the surface of coating carrier form then.
34, the goods of the coating of claim 33 wherein apply carrier and are and comprise and elongate the drinking straw of drinking pipe, and wherein said elongation is drunk pipe and had inner surface and outer surface and formed by fluid impermeability material.
35, the goods of the coating of claim 34, wherein the sour filling dose of drinking straw is about 50 to about 5000 milligrams of acid/straws.
36, the goods of the coating of claim 34, wherein the sour filling dose of drinking straw is about 100 to about 1000 milligrams/straw.
37, the goods of the coating of claim 34, wherein the sour filling dose of drinking straw is about 200 to about 700 milligrams/straw.
38, the goods of the coating of claim 34, the inner surface of wherein drinking pipe is coated with acid composition.
39, the goods of the coating of claim 33, wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 40 to about 99.99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.
40, the goods of the coating of claim 33, wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 79 to about 99wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 1wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 5wt% plasticizer and about 0.79 to about 15wt% water.
41, the goods of the coating of claim 33, wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.
42, each the goods of coating of claim 33 and 39-41, wherein food grade acid is selected from citric acid, adipic acid, acetate, ascorbic acid, fumaric acid, gluconolactone, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, tannic acid, butanedioic acid, lactic acid and composition thereof.
43, each the goods of coating of claim 33 and 39-41, wherein food grade acid is selected from citric acid, phosphoric acid, malic acid and composition thereof.
44, each the goods of coating of claim 39-41, wherein surface tension reducer is selected from diacetyl tartrate, glyceride, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, polyglycerol ester, polysorbate, stearoyl-2-sodium lactate, sorbitan ester, sugar ester of monoglyceride, Diglyceride, acetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol ester, lecithin, monoglyceride and composition thereof.
45, each the goods of coating of claim 39-41, wherein plasticizer is selected from glycerine, D-sorbite, propane diols, maltitol, mannitol and composition thereof.
46, each the goods of coating of claim 39-41, wherein plasticizer comprises that glycerine and surface tension reducer comprise monoglyceride.
47, the goods of the coating of claim 39, wherein extender is selected from cellulose fibre, hydrocolloid, low molecular weight carbohydrate, food grade cataloid and composition thereof.
48, the goods of the coating of claim 33, wherein food grade acid composition contain the 40-100wt% food grade acid of having an appointment, 0 to about 5wt% surface tension reducer, 0 to about 30wt% plasticizer, 0 to about 20wt% extender and 0 to about 30wt% water.
49, the goods of the coating of claim 33, wherein applying carrier is the confectionery matrix.
50, the goods of the coating of claim 49, wherein confectionery matrix is selected from candy, chewing gum, beverage agitator, spoon, spatula, plastic construction, cereal, puffed rice, fruit and nut.
51, the goods of the coating of claim 33 also comprise second coating that is coated on the food acids composition coating.
52, the goods of the coating of claim 51, wherein second coating contains and sticks to the lip-deep powdery composition of food acids composition coating.
53, the goods of the coating of claim 52, wherein the powdery composition is selected from food acids, sugar, foaming agent, colouring agent, probio, vitamin, herbal medicine and flavouring agent.
54, the goods of the coating of claim 33, it is the drinking straw of spreading acid, contains:
Have inner surface and outer surface and drink pipe by the elongation that fluid impermeability material forms; With
Be coated at least one lip-deep food grade acid composition that is used to give acid local flavor,
Wherein acid composition contain have an appointment 88 to about 98wt% food grade acid, about 0.01 to about 0.5wt% surface tension reducer, about 0.2 to about 1wt% plasticizer and about 1.79 to about 10.5wt% water.
55, the drinking straw of the spreading acid of claim 54, wherein the acid composition coating applies by following steps: acid composition is heated to is enough to make acid composition to become the temperature of fluid, the fluid acid composition is coated at least one surface, then with composition cools so that acid composition is fixed on described at least one surface, described at least one surface that forms thus drinking straw is from the coating that adheres to.
56, the drinking straw of the spreading acid of claim 54, its sour filling dose are about 50 to about 5000 milligrams of acid/straws.
57, the drinking straw of the spreading acid of claim 54, wherein food grade acid comprises the mixture that contains in citric acid, phosphoric acid or the malic acid two or more.
58, a kind of beverage kit utility, this kit utility comprises with lower member:
The container that contains beverage; With
The drinking straw of at least one spreading acid, wherein said drinking straw are applicable in the insertion container and give tart flavour to beverage that when by the straw beverage wherein drinking straw contains the food grade acid composition that is coated on the drinking straw inner surface.
59, the beverage kit utility of claim 58, wherein beverage comprises the beverage of fruit syrup or fruit-like flavour.
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