# US 11,998,030 B2 · Non-dairy drink with rice and pea proteins

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- Number: US 11,998,030 B2
- Document ID: US11998030B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/276,287
- Filed: 2019-09-17
- Published: 2022-10-06
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-17
- Assignees: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
- Applicants: Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.
- Inventors: Judith Cramer; Delphine Egli; Danica Anja Jaggi-Kuypers; Monika Rapp; Delphine Bernadette Salvatore; Constantijn Ferdinand Willem Sanders; Herve Vancheri
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998030B2

## CPC

- A23L 2/66: Proteins
- A23L 33/115: Fatty acids or derivatives thereof; Fats or oils
- A23L 33/125: containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols; containing starch hydrolysates (indigestible substances A23L33/21)
- A23L 33/15: Vitamins
- A23L 33/16: Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements
- A23L 33/175: Amino acids
- A23L 33/185: Vegetable proteins
- A23L 33/40: {Complete food formulations for specific consumer groups or specific purposes, e.g. infant formula}
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a non-dairy drink including rice and pea proteins, such as to provide an appropriate nutritional profile and suitable taste.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A non-dairy drink comprising a protein component consisting of a mixture of pea proteins and hydrolysed rice proteins and optionally free amino acids, wherein the pea proteins are present in an amount of 60 to 90 wt %, based on the total weight of the protein component.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The non-dairy drink according to claim 1, wherein the pea proteins are present in an amount of 60 to 80 wt %, based on the total weight of the protein component.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The non-dairy drink according to claim 1, wherein the protein component consists of the pea proteins and the hydrolysed rice proteins.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The non-dairy drink according to claim 1 comprising a fat component and a carbohydrate component.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The non-dairy drink according to claim 1, comprising starch.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The non-dairy drink according to claim 1, comprising L-Lysine and/or L-Methionine.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The non-dairy drink according to claim 1, wherein the pea proteins are pea protein isolate, the hydrolysed rice proteins are rice protein hydrolysate, and the protein component consists of the pea protein isolate, the rice protein hydrolysate, and free amino acid L-lysine; and the non-dairy drink further comprises:
vegetable oil;
lecithin;
a digestible carbohydrate;
a fibre;
minerals; and
vitamins.

### Claim 8

A method to improve sensory properties of a non-dairy drink, the non-dairy drink comprising hydrolysed rice proteins, the method comprising adding pea proteins to the non-dairy drink which comprises the hydrolysed rice proteins, wherein the pea proteins are used in an amount of at least 10 wt %, based on total protein content in the non-dairy drink.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein the pea proteins are used in an amount at least 20 wt %, based on the total protein content in the non-dairy drink.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein the pea proteins and the hydrolysed rice proteins form the whole protein content of the non-dairy drink.