Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
  • A23G9/00—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor
  • A23G9/32—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
  • A23G9/42—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23F—COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
  • A23F3/00—Tea; Tea substitutes; Preparations thereof
  • A23F3/16—Tea extraction; Tea extracts; Treating tea extract; Making instant tea
  • A23F3/163—Liquid or semi-liquid tea extract preparations, e.g. gels or liquid extracts in solid capsules
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23F—COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
  • A23F3/00—Tea; Tea substitutes; Preparations thereof
  • A23F3/34—Tea substitutes, e.g. matè; Extracts or infusions thereof
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
  • A23G9/00—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor
  • A23G9/04—Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream
  • A23G9/045—Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream of slush-ice, e.g. semi-frozen beverage
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF
  • A23L2/00—Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L2/02—Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Preparation or treatment thereof containing fruit or vegetable juices
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF
  • A23L2/00—Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L2/385—Concentrates of non-alcoholic beverages
  • A23L2/39—Dry compositions
  • A23L2/395—Dry compositions in a particular shape or form
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF
  • A23L2/00—Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Preparation or treatment thereof
  • A23L2/52—Adding ingredients
  • A23L2/58—Colouring agents

Definitions

• This invention relates to a method for use in preparing a drink, to a product of the method, and to a drink employing the product.
• the substances are generally material from plants, and include leaves, seeds and fruits.
• Colourings are also known to be introduced into beverages to render these more attractive to a customers.
• the quality, variety and selectability of such known colourings is disadvantageously limited.
• One method to be described below includes the steps of introducing a herbal, and/or vegetable and/or fruit substance into a liquid, which is at an elevated temperature, for a period of, for example, five minutes, allowing the product of the infusion to cool, and then freezing the cooled infused liquid into easily separable ice blocks.
• the liquid comprises water which is heated to attain boiling point prior to the addition of the said substance.
• the infusion is then filtered prior to use in the formation of the ice blocks.
• the ice blocks, so formed may be used to make an instant drink by adding them to hot water, or they may be used to cool a drink which has been prepared separately.
• the ice blocks can advantageously be employed to impart colouring to the liquid to which they are added as and when required.
• the ice blocks can be employed to impart fragrance to a beverage.
• a mixture of herbal substances is added to a container of pure spring water, which has been boiled and cooled to a temperature of 90° C., the infusion so produced being strained from the container and fed into ice-cube moulds, where it is frozen and kept in a refrigerator until it is needed for use in cooling a drink.
• the ratio of the infused product to liquid for forming the ice blocks is 100 ml to 2.2 litres.
• the step of filtration is conducted by means of a cotton filter, and preferably a 100% cotton filter.
• the infusions may, in another illustrative method, be bottled and sold in retail shops for customers to use in making ice cubes.
• the temperature of the liquid in which the substances are infused may be adjusted to suit the substance in order to bring out colours and, if necessary, the oils and flavours to the best advantage.
• the ice blocks provide means for colouring a drink in a particularly creative and aesthetic manner.
• a variety of ice blocks can be readily selected by a consumer for addition to a liquid in any order and/or combination required so as to arrive at an attractive drink.
• the ice blocks of the present invention do not add any taste to the beverage whatsoever, although if required some degree of taste can also be imparted.
• the range and intensity of the colours can be controlled through manipulation of the filtration process and infusion time employed.

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• Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
• Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
• Botany (AREA)
• Non-Alcoholic Beverages (AREA)
• Coloring Foods And Improving Nutritive Qualities (AREA)
• Compounds Of Unknown Constitution (AREA)
• Food Preservation Except Freezing, Refrigeration, And Drying (AREA)

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