DE3431470A1 - Small food article in a patterned shape - Google Patents

Abstract

A small article made of a food composition in a patterned shape has a property such that, when placed in a beverage, it can be drunk together with the beverage.

Description

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Small items in the form of motifs, e.g. in the form of hearts, signs of the zodiac, Humans, animals, etc. have a stimulating effect on the human imagination. you will be therefore also used in connection with food, for example as a plastic additive in a mixture with candies, in powdered drinks cans and similar foods or as fruit gum candies, e.g. in the form of bears.

The invention, as it is characterized in the claims, has the object of providing a small article in To create a form of motif that unfolds a stimulating effect on the consumption of drinks.

The article according to the invention is preferably made of gelatin. However, other masses can also be used as long as they are in a drink, i.e. in water and / or aiko, and SInO _{7 is physiologically harmless}

in addition to gelatine, for example also carboxymethyl cellulose, pectin, gum arabic, maltodextrin, methyl cellulose, Agar, alginate, tragacanth, carrageenate or locust bean gum.

As a rule, it is essential that the article is tasteless is so as not to change the taste of the drink. If desired, however, it can also contain flavorings or from a food mass - Own taste exist. Furthermore, it is generally a prerequisite that the article remains on for long periods of time gQ the air is stable and does not become sticky. The edibility of the article according to the invention should be such that the enjoyment of drinking is not impaired. He should So essentially only develop an optical effect, i.e. dissolve in a drink or, if it dissolves there rin does not dissolve, has such a consistency and dimensions that it cannot be felt when drinking. For this reason, the article according to the invention is also preferably tasteless. Under the term "smaller

Article "is to be understood as an article that can easily be put into a normally filled drinking vessel can.

The article according to the invention can, for example, consist of a A thin film of the food mass can be punched out. If it is a gelatine film, this can be made from the same gelatin mass produced, for example, for the production of drug capsules is used. Instead of a pure punching process, the article according to the invention can also be combined with a Stamping / embossing process can be produced, whereby the surface of the article is made more natural by profiling will.

If the food mass is insoluble in the drink, that is, the article is drunk as a whole together with the drink is to be, the food mass is preferably colored with an insoluble dye. With one in that However, beverage soluble articles will generally be an uncolored or only slightly colored food mass Manufacture of the article according to the invention used in order not to change the natural color of the drink to which the item is to be resolved. But food coloring can also be incorporated into the mass, so that a certain color of the drink is achieved. Such a coloring may be desirable, for example, .if the article is to be put in a shower head or if the person ingesting the drink is a colored one

QQ The appearance of the drink prefers its natural color.

The article according to the invention can be used for self-entertainment. It unfolds its effect which inspires the imagination but especially with social angg permit. With certain motifs, such as hearts, lucky symbols, e.g. chimney sweeps and the like, depending on the social occasion a sociable effect can be achieved.

It is also possible to use the article according to the invention as To use additive items to beverages. For example, champagne bottles are now available in stores that contain a plastic cork with a cavity closed by a cap, the cavity e.g. for storage small coins or colored stones is used as an add-on item. The article according to the invention can therefore if dimensioned accordingly, they can also be placed in the cavity of such a plastic cork. 10

Claims (7)

Haft · Berngruber · Czybülka: - :: -:: ..: "" Patent Attorneys 11210 ch Eberhard Faita, 8229 Ainring; Franz Schneider, 8229 Ainring Small food item in the form of a motif Patent claims 1. Small food item in the form of a motif, characterized in that that it consists of a mass of food and, given in a drink, together with the Drink is drinkable. 2. Article according to claim 1, characterized in that it is dissolved or dissolved in a drink. 3. Article according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the food mass is tasteless. 4. Article according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the food mass is substantially consists of gelatin. -5. Article according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in characterized in that it is punched out of a film of the food mass or gelatin. 6. Article according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has an insoluble or soluble Food coloring is colored. 7. Article according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has an embossed surface.