CZ11046U1 - Refreshing soft drink - Google Patents

Description

Refreshing soft drink

Technical field

The technical solution relates to a refreshing non-alcoholic beverage containing gel particles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A variety of refreshing beverages are currently produced which contain various ingredients to stabilize the beverage or to provide a suitable beverage texture.

WO 97/03576 discloses a stable beverage product comprising an oil in water emulsion wherein the oil particle size is 0.1 to 0.3 µm and fruit juice.

CN 1056991 discloses a carbonated water-containing juice beverage with suspended fruit granules, which are made from sliced fruit.

JP 8131097 discloses an alcoholic beverage with gel particles which is formed from a Japanese food powder konjac in water in an alkaline medium having a pH of about 11.

JP 580055173 discloses a beverage comprising capsules filled with an edible substance that is coated with a film of alginic acid or methoxypectin and a polyvalent metal such as Ca.

Furthermore, beverages intended predominantly for athletes with intense and enduring performance of the body are known, such as ionic beverages containing sucrose as a sweetener and, among other substances such as citric acid, flavorings and ascorbic acid, mineral salts containing sodium, potassium and magnesium ions.

There are no widespread beverages in our market, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, which contain particles floating in the volume of the drink that cause a pleasant mouth-swallowing effect.

The essence of the technical solution

Said problem may be partially solved by a refreshing soft drink according to the invention comprising water, fruit juice or flavoring, optionally a coloring agent, preservatives and minerals, which comprises 0.001 to 0.5 wt. % of texturizing additives and at least 0.01 wt. % of the floating gelatin particles, based on the total weight of the beverage, wherein the gelatin particles are 0.01 to 10 wt. % of a gelling agent, 0.001 to 10 wt. % of the flavoring agent and the respective colorant; and up to 99.989 wt. water from the weight of gelatin particles.

The refreshing soft drink may contain up to 1.0 wt. % of citric acid, based on the total weight of the beverage, also up to 15 wt. sugar or other sweetener.

The texture additive is added to the beverage to provide a suitable texture and to provide a pleasant mouthfeel. As the texture additive, substances such as pectin, gelan gum, carrageenan, carboxymethylcellulose and the like can be used. The same or similar substances can also be used to make gelatin particles into a beverage.

This refreshing soft drink can also be carbonated, at least 3 g CO ₂ per liter of drink.

Examples

Example 1

Citrus drink with gelatin particles

-1 CZ 11046 Ul

Bead-shaped gelatin particles containing citrus flavor and the respective dye were prepared by dissolving 1 kg of pectin in 99 liters of hot water at 85 ° C. Citrus flavor and yellow dye were then added in an amount of 0.2 g, this solution was cooled to 25 ° C and added dropwise to 6 wt. calcium lactate solution. After a few minutes, the particles separated from the lactate solution.

By mixing the following ingredients, a solution was prepared containing:

water sucrose 62% solution in water sodium benzoate sorbitan potassium calcium lactate 5H ₂ O citrus aroma

50% citric acid solution wt. = 60 liters 9.2 wt.

0.01 wt.

0.01 wt.

0.12 wt.

0.002 wt.

0.748 wt.

0.11 wt.% Pectin was further added to the solution thus prepared. dissolved in 27.3 wt. water.

To this beverage was added 2.5 wt. bead-shaped gelatin particles prepared in the first step of the process.

The beverage was pasteurized at 90 ° C for 30 seconds and after cooling to 25 ° C was bottled.

The drink had a pleasant citrus taste, and the yellow gelatin particles in the shape of spheres did not settle but floated throughout the volume of the drink.

Example 2

Gelatin apple juice drink

First, gelatin particles were prepared similar to Example 1 except that gelatin gum and apple flavor were used.

Apple juice 98.688% by weight was used to prepare the beverage. % containing 10 wt. % of apple extract to which 0.12 wt. gelatin gums as texture additives dissolved in water and the whole blended together. Subsequently, 0.022 wt. % of calcium chloride and a 50% citric acid solution in an amount of 0.17 wt.

The gelatin particles prepared in the first step in an amount of 1 wt. and the beverage was pasteurized at 90 ° C for 30 seconds and bottled. The pH of the beverage was 3.4.

The beverage was yellow-brown in color and the gelatinous particles did not settle in the beverage but floated throughout the volume of the beverage.

Claims (4)

PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS A refreshing non-alcoholic beverage comprising water, fruit juice or flavoring, optionally a coloring agent, preservatives and minerals, characterized in that it contains 0.001 to 0.5% by weight of water. % of texturizing additives and at least 0.01 wt. % of the floating gelatin particles, based on the total weight of the beverage, wherein the gelatin particles are 0.01 to 10 wt. % of a gelling agent, 0.001 to 10 wt. % of the flavoring agent and the respective colorant; and up to 99.989 wt. water by weight of gelatin particles and their size is 0.1 to 20 mm. -2GB 11046 Ul A refreshing non-alcoholic beverage according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains up to 1.0 wt. citric acid, based on the total weight of the beverage. A refreshing non-alcoholic beverage according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it contains up to 15 wt. sugar or other sweetener. A refreshing non-alcoholic beverage according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that it is saturated with at least 3 g CO ₂ per liter of beverage.