TWI401035B - A new beverage containing granules and its process - Google Patents

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A new beverage containing granules and a process thereof

The invention is a process for preparing a packaged beverage containing granules, in particular, the pipeline transportation of the granule raw material unadjusted equipment and the sterilizing equipment can improve the integrity of the granule. The present invention is also a packaged beverage containing granules comprising a granule body, a sugar, a colloid, and the like. In particular, after the product is frozen, the consumer can make a smoothie containing the particles.

In the past, when making packaged drinks containing granules such as coix seed, oatmeal, etc., or celestial, coconut, fruit, etc., most of them will be used in two ways: "one filling process" and "two times (multiple times). ) Filling process". The "one-time filling process" can be further divided into two types. The first type of liquid and granular raw materials are first mixed in a mixing tank for preparation, and the mixed liquid containing the particles is sterilized by the tube sterilizer into the finished barrel to determine the specifications, and finally the filling is completed. As the final product; the second liquid part is prepared before a mixing tank, and then the granular raw material is fed from the feeding port of the sterilizing equipment pipeline to the prepared liquid, and then sterilized into the finished barrel through the tube sterilizer to determine the specification. Finally filled as the final product. The disadvantage of a filling process is that the particles need to be transported through the mixing device and then sterilized together with the liquid through the sterilization device, while the frequency of the motor of the mixing device and the sterilization device is high, the generated pipeline pressure is too high, and the residence time of the particles in the overall process Too long, the integrity of the particles is poor and the taste is poor.

"Secondary (multiple) filling process" means separating the liquid from the particulate raw material by a tube sterilizer. After sterilizing, the liquid and the granule raw materials are respectively entered into the liquid finished product barrel and the granular finished product barrel, respectively, and the specifications are respectively determined and then filled into In the packaging material. The disadvantage of the secondary (multiple) filling process is that it is necessary to add a particle sterilizer (such as a tube sterilizer), a granule filling motor, a pipe and a filling port, increase the equipment cost, and control the particle filling amount to increase the production operation difficulty. degree.

Whether it is a filling process or a secondary (multiple) filling process, the pellet raw materials are sterilized by a tube sterilizer. Because of the higher frequency of the motor used in the mixing equipment and the sterilizing equipment, the pipeline flow rate is faster, and the height of the tube is generated. Road pressure, as well as the retention time of the granules in the overall process, can destroy the texture and integrity of the granules. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of making a beverage that avoids damaging the mouthfeel of the granules during blending and sterilization.

Further, the present invention is a packaged drink containing granules. In particular, after freezing the product, the consumer can easily make the smoothie containing the particles without the need for other tools. It is an innovative product that has never been seen before.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of making a packaged beverage containing granules comprising at least the following steps: pouring the granule material into a granule sterilizing barrel; sterilizing the granule material in the granule sterilizing barrel; and sterilizing the sterilized liquid Delivered to the granule sterilization bucket; mix the liquid in the granule sterilization bucket with the particulate raw material, determine the specification, and finally fill the packaging container.

In the method of the present invention, the granules may be cereals such as coix seed, oat, pearl, and the like, as well as grass, coconut, fruit, or any other food granule.

In the method of the present invention, the conditions in which the particulate raw material is sterilized are heated to 90 ° C to 100 ° C for 20 to 60 minutes, and then cooled to 20 ° C or lower.

In the method of the present invention, the particle sterilization barrel may have an interlayer outside, which may be heated by steam or hot water in the interlayer; and cooled by ice water to sterilize the particle portion. In addition, the particle sterilization barrel can be equipped with a stirrer, and the agitator is operated during sterilization and mixing. When the granular material is granules such as fruit, coconut, and grass, the stirrer rotation speed is preferably 50 rpm to 100 rpm; when the granule raw material is cereal granules such as oat, coix seed, pearl wheat, etc., the stirrer rotation speed is 50 rpm. 600 rpm is best.

In the method of the present invention, at least one dissolution tank can be used to dissolve the soluble powdery material including colloid, sugar, milk powder and the like. A dissolver can be included in the dissolution tank to help the material dissolve quickly, with an optimum stirring speed of 1500 rpm to 2000 rpm. After the raw materials are dissolved, they can be sterilized. Sterilization methods and conditions can be used in any conventional manner, such as tube sterilization, sheet sterilization, sterilization, steam spray, and the like. Finally, the sterilized liquid is delivered to the liquid product barrel for use.

In the method of the present invention, the liquid in the liquid product barrel is conveyed to a granule sterilizing barrel and mixed with the sterilized and cooled granule raw material to form a mixed liquid. The mixture can be used to determine the specifications. The determining the specification comprises determining the volume of the mixed liquor, and checking the viscosity, sugar content, acidity, pH, etc. of the mixed liquor or determining its product specifications in a conventional manner of other food processing. Finally, the product containing the granules is directly filled by the granule sterilization bucket to obtain the final product.

In the method of the present invention, the particulate material is not subjected to any pipeline transportation except for the final filling, which helps to ensure the integrity and distribution uniformity of the particles.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a packaged beverage containing granules prepared by the above method.

According to the manufacturing method of the present invention, a packaged beverage containing granules may be provided, wherein the granule raw material accounts for about 3% to 15% (w/w); and the sugar content ranges between about 10° Brix and 20° Brix. Its sugar content is provided by fructose, sugar, lactose, maltose, trehalose, oligosaccharides or other sugars. In addition, the packaged beverage may be added with a colloid comprising a group consisting of gellan gum, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, and sodium alginate. One or a combination of two or more. The addition amount of the gellan gum may be 0.02% to 0.08% (w/w); the amount of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose may be 0.1% to 0.6% (w/w); the amount of carrageenan may be 0.01% to 0.05% (w/w); sodium alginate may be added in an amount of 0.04% to 0.1% (w/w).

According to the manufacturing method of the present invention, a packaged drink containing granules can be provided. In addition to being able to drink directly, the packaged beverage containing granules can enjoy the rich taste of the granules. It can also be placed in a freezer (-5°C to -20°C) to completely freeze it, and then the frozen product. It can be made into granule-containing smoothies by whipping in a juicer or a smoothie machine. If there is no juice machine, the product can be placed in the freezer and not completely frozen, and then shaken, which is the smoothie containing particles.

The invention is illustrated by the following examples with reference to the accompanying drawings. The examples are merely illustrative and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Example 1 Preparation of packaged drinks containing granules

Figure 1 is a flow chart for preparing a packaged beverage containing granules. Referring to Fig. 1, first, the grain of coix seed, oat, pearl, or the like, or any other food material such as grass, coconut, fruit, and the like is poured into a granule sterilizing barrel, and then the granule raw material in the granule sterilizing barrel is sterilized. The sterilization conditions are heated to 90 ° C to 100 ° C for 20 to 60 minutes and then cooled to below 20 ° C. The sterilized liquid is then transferred to a granule sterilization bucket. Next, the mixture of the liquid in the granule sterilization tank and the particulate raw material is mixed. In the step of sterilizing and mixing, a stirrer can be used to help. If the granule raw material is granules of fruit, coconut, parsley, etc., the stirrer rotation speed is optimal from 50 rpm to 100 rpm; when the granule raw material is oatmeal, For cereal grains such as coix seed and pearl wheat, the stirrer rotation speed is preferably from 50 rpm to 600 rpm.

The specification can be determined after mixing, and determining the specification includes determining the volume of the mixed solution, and checking the viscosity, sugar content, acidity, pH value, etc. of the mixed liquid or other conventional methods of food processing to determine the product specifications. Finally, the product containing the granules is directly filled by the granule sterilization bucket to obtain the final product.

Example 2 Preparation of Liquid Part in Packaged Drinks Containing Granules

Figure 2 is a flow chart for preparing a packaged beverage containing granules. Referring to Fig. 2, the process further comprises at least one dissolution tank for dissolving a soluble powdery material comprising colloid, sugar, milk powder, etc., as described in Example 1. A dissolver can be included in the dissolution tank to help the material dissolve quickly, with an optimum stirring speed of 1500 rpm to 2000 rpm. After the raw materials are dissolved, they can be sterilized. Sterilization methods and conditions can be used in any conventional manner, such as tube sterilization, sheet sterilization, sterilization, steam spray, and the like. Finally, the sterilized liquid is delivered to the liquid product barrel for use.

Example 3 Particle integrity and distribution uniformity process test.

In order to demonstrate that the present invention does ensure particle integrity and distribution uniformity, process testing is particularly performed. This test uses the highest integrity granules - coconut. In this test, the dosage of coconut raw materials was 3% (30 kg/ton), 8% (80 kg/ton) and 15% (150 kg/ton), respectively, and the solid content of coconut raw materials was 80%. Therefore, the content of coconut fruit in the product range is 3.0±1%, 8.0±1% and 15.0±1% respectively; the content of coconut fruit in the packaging before, during and after packaging is as follows: Tables 1 to 3:

Note: A, B, C are triple oversampling

From the test data of Tables 1 to 3, the content of coconut in the front, middle and back of the package is in line with the specification range of the original formula design (3.0±1%, 8.0±1% and 15.0±1%). The coconut fruit in the product produced by the present invention has a good uniform distribution.

The coconut fruit integrity of the product produced by the present invention, as shown in Annex I, shows that the integrity of the coconut is quite good, still retaining the intact and squared particle shape of the coconut and the original hardness and chewiness.

Example 4 Making a granulated cantaloupe milkshake

A granulated cantaloupe milkshake having a sugar content of 10.8° Brix having a sugar content of fructose, granulated sugar, lactose, maltose, trehalose, oligosaccharide or other saccharide was prepared by the processes of Example 1 and Example 2. In addition to sugars, the granule-containing cantaloupe milkshake is formulated as: 8% (w/w) of coconut granules; 0.075% (w/w) of cyanidin; 0.15% (w/w) of sodium carboxymethylcellulose ; emulsion stabilizer 0.33% (w / w); milk powder 6.5% (w / w); cantaloupe juice 1.5% (w / w).

According to actual tests, the coconut granules in the granule-containing cantaloupe milkshake have a complete shape and a uniform distribution.

Example 5 Making a Granulated Mango Smoothie

A granule-containing mango milkshake having a sugar content of 14.6° Brix and a sugar content of fructose, granulated sugar, lactose, and malt was prepared by the processes of Example 1 and Example 2. Sugar, trehalose, oligosaccharides or other sugars are provided. In addition to sugars, the granule-containing mango milkshake is formulated as: coconut fruit granules 15% (w/w); glutinous gum 0.055% (w/w); carrageenan 0.045% (w/w); alginic acid Sodium 0.095% (w/w); emulsion stabilizer 0.72% (w/w); milk powder 7.5% (w/w); mango juice 2% (w/w).

According to actual tests, the coconut granules in the granule-containing mango milkshake have a complete shape and a uniform distribution.

Example 6 Preparation of granule-containing pomegranate juice

A granulated barkberry juice having a sugar content of 19.2° Brix having a sugar content of fructose, granulated sugar, lactose, maltose, trehalose, oligosaccharide or other saccharide was prepared by the processes of Example 1 and Example 2. In addition to sugars, the formulation of the granule-containing Barman's juice is: 3% (w/w) of coconut granules; 0.0025% (w/w) of cyanobacteria; 0.55% of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (w/w) ); carrageenan 0.15% (w / w); sodium alginate 0.045% (w / w); mango juice 1% (w / w); pail juice 1.5% (w / w); orange juice 1% (w /w).

According to actual tests, the coconut granules in the granule-containing barkang juice have a complete shape and a uniform distribution.

Example 7 converts a granulated packaged beverage into a granulated smoothie.

The packaged beverage containing granules produced according to the manufacturing method of Example 1 has a sugar content ranging from 10° Brix to 20° Brix, and in addition to being directly drinkable, enjoying the rich taste brought by the granules, the product can also be placed. In the freezer (-5 ° C to -20 ° C), it is completely frozen, and then the frozen product is whipped in a juice machine or a smoothie machine to prepare a smoothie containing particles. If there is no juice machine, the product can be placed in the freezer and not completely frozen, and then shaken, which is the smoothie containing particles. Such as Annex II (Hazelnut Smoothie), Annex III (Mango Smoothie).

Figure 1 is a main flow chart for preparing a packaged beverage containing granules.

Figure 2 is a complete flow chart for preparing a packaged beverage containing granules.

Claims (19)

A method for preparing a packaged beverage containing granules, the method comprising: pouring the granule raw material into a granule sterilization barrel; sterilizing the granule raw material in the granule sterilization barrel; and conveying the sterilized liquid to the granule sterilization barrel; The mixture of the liquid and the particulate raw material in the granular sterilization barrel is mixed, the specification is determined, and finally filled into the packaging container; the particle sterilization barrel has a stirrer; the stirrer rotates at a speed of 50 rpm to 600 rpm. The method for producing a granulated packaged beverage according to claim 1, wherein the granule raw material is sterilized by heating to 90 ° C to 100 ° C for 20 to 60 minutes and then cooling to 20 ° C or lower. The method for producing a packaged beverage containing granules according to claim 1, wherein the granule sterilization barrel has an interlayer outside, can be heated by steam in the interlayer, heated by ice water, and cooled by ice water. The pellet raw material is sterilized. The method of producing a granulated packaged beverage according to claim 1, wherein the sterilized liquid system is pre-stored in a liquid finished product. The method for producing a granulated packaged beverage according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the sterilized liquid system dissolves the soluble raw material in at least one dissolution tank, sterilizes, and delivers to the liquid finished product barrel . A method of producing a packaged beverage containing granules according to claim 5, wherein the dissolution tank has a stirrer therein. A method of producing a packaged beverage containing granules according to claim 6, wherein the agitator rotates at a speed of from 1,500 rpm to 2000 rpm. The method for producing a packaged beverage containing granules according to claim 1, wherein the granules may be cereals such as coix seed, oat, pearl, and the like, and grass, coconut, fruit, and the like. The method of producing a granulated packaged beverage according to claim 1, wherein the determining the specification comprises determining the volume of the mixed solution, and checking the viscosity, the sugar content, the acidity, the pH value, and the like of the mixed liquid. A granulated packaged beverage prepared by the method of any one of claims 1 to 9. For example, in the packaged beverage containing granules of claim 10, the granule raw materials account for 3% to 15% (w/w). A packaged beverage containing granules as claimed in claim 11 has a sugar content ranging from 10° Brix to 20° Brix. The granulated packaged beverage of claim 12, wherein the sugar content is provided by fructose, granulated sugar, lactose, maltose, trehalose, oligosaccharide or other sugars. A packaged beverage containing granules according to claim 12, wherein the composition comprises gellan gum, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, sodium alginate (sodium) Alginate) A combination of one or more of the group consisting of. The granulated packaged beverage according to claim 14, wherein the gellan content is 0.02% to 0.08% (w/w). The granulated packaged beverage of claim 14, wherein the sodium carboxymethylcellulose content is from 0.1% to 0.6% (w/w). The granule-containing packaged beverage according to claim 14, wherein the carrageenan content is 0.01% to 0.05% (w/w). The granulated packaged beverage according to claim 14, wherein the sodium alginate content is from 0.04% to 0.1% (w/w). For example, the packaged beverage containing granules in the scope of claim 11 is frozen and poured into a juicer or a smoothie machine for whipping; or if it is shaken without being completely frozen, it can be directly converted into a smoothie containing granules.