PH neutral beta-lactoglobulin beverage preparation
AssigneeArla Foods Amba
InventorsSøren Bang Nielsen, Tanja Christine Jæger, Kasper Bøgelund Lauridsen, Kåre Søndergaard, Guilherme De Moura Maciel, Hans Bertelsen, Behnaz Razi Parjikolaei
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a new packaged, heat-treated beverage preparation having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0. The invention furthermore relates to a method of producing a pack-aged, heat-treated beverage preparation and to different uses of the packaged heat-treated beverage preparation.
Claims23
A sterile, packaged, heat-treated beverage having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, the beverage comprising
- a total amount of protein of 4 to 20% w/w relative to the weight of the beverage, wherein at least 92% w/w of the protein is beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) and at least 50% w/w of the total amount of protein comprises protein nanogels,
- optionally, sweetener and/or flavour,
- wherein the beverage has been subjected to a heat treatment, which involves sterilization.
A method of producing a sterile packaged, heat-treated beverage having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, comprising the following steps:
- a) providing a liquid solution comprising:
- a total amount of protein of 4.0 to 20% by weight, wherein at least 92% w/w of the protein is beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, and at least 50% w/w of the total amount of protein comprises protein nanogels;
- optionally, sweetener and/or flavour
- b) packaging the liquid solution,
- wherein the liquid solution of step a) and/or the packaged liquid solution of step b) is subjected to a heat treatment which involves sterilization.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.